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Past Issues

07/30/2026 – What is the purpose of education?
06/25/2026 – Architecting our future
05/14/2026 – Working on what’s next
05/08/2026 – 3 themes shaping the future of education
04/30/2026 – Our downtown NYC favorites
04/23/2026 – Luminaries on the road
04/16/2026 – Training the future AI workforce
04/09/2026 – Spring 2026 Company Updates
04/02/2026 – The commitment economy
03/30/2026 – Small satellites, big implications
03/19/2026 – 36 sources for inspiration
03/13/2026 – Insights from the 2026 Health Tech Summit
03/05/2026 – Staying ahead of the content curve
02/26/2026 – Using simulation events to prepare for the future
02/19/2026 – Addressing literacy barriers in healthcare
02/12/2026 – The Neuromod Prize case study
02/05/2026 – Alumni Spotlight: Michelle Shevin
01/29/2026 – Measuring what matters
01/22/2026 – Building the future of K-12 education
01/15/2026 – 10 undercurrents shaping health and pharma
01/08/2026 – Janna Gilbert named CEO

12/18/2025 – Puzzles to ponder
12/12/2025 – Nowcasting — Who we trust
12/04/2025 – 2026 Conferences
11/21/2025 – Nowcasting — How we connect
11/13/2025 – The ROI of OI
11/06/2025 – Innovation at the speed of trust
10/30/2025 – Neuromod Prize announces Phase 3 winners
10/24/2025 – Nowcasting — How we power it all
10/16/2025 – A trillion-dollar educational opportunity
10/09/2025 – Bringing Veteran mental health to the fore
10/03/2025 – Nowcasting — How we work
09/25/2025 – Announcing 6 new federal contract vehicles
09/19/2025 – Open innovation outcomes, Climate Week, and more
09/11/2025 – The neuromodulation moment
09/04/2025 – Will we see you at conferences this fall?
08/21/2025 – Nowcasting — Who we are
08/14/2025 – Preparing CTE students for AI-driven careers
08/07/2025 – Celebrating ideas for the future of education
07/31/2025 – Catching up with Betty Chang
07/24/2025 – Why every leader needs nowcasting
07/17/2025 – Elevating Veterans’ experiences at BHT 2025
07/10/2025 – Accelerating climate and nature solutions using AI
06/27/2025 – Build your own virtual AI advisory board
06/20/2025 – LL awarded NASA Open Innovation Services contract
06/13/2025 – 3 big ideas to address global lead exposure
06/05/2025 – Which AI experts do you follow?
05/29/2025 – Leaning into summer
05/22/2025 – Bringing galactic opportunities to local economies
05/15/2025 – How applied AI could transform 3 industries
05/08/2025 – AI explainer index
05/01/2025 – Catching up with Christina Ward
04/25/2025 – What’s the difference between grants and prizes?
04/18/2025 – Imagine an abundant clean energy future
04/10/2025 – The new frontiers of fitness
04/04/2025 – Partnerships can unlock innovation in education
03/27/2025 – Shifting from promise to practice
03/20/2025 – 9 ways to build trust in science
03/14/2025 – Education at a crossroads
03/07/2025 – Reframing healthcare’s AI future
02/27/2025 – The building blocks of possibility
02/20/2025 – Partnerships to advance novel diagnostics
02/13/2025 – Coming soon to a city near you (winter 2025)
02/06/2025 – New ideas for disaster wayfinding and communication
01/30/2025 – A 2025 update from Luminary Labs
01/23/2025 – Advancing Lyme diagnostics and kidney care
01/16/2025 – Accelerating health innovation to improve lives
01/09/2025 – 2025 conferences

12/19/2024 – Moments Between Meals
12/12/2024 – Bridging gaps to ensure every student thrives
12/05/2024 – Tech innovation for urban resilience
11/21/2024 – What’s on your 2025 events calendar?
11/15/2024 – Luminary Labs at 15
11/07/2024 – At the intersection of climate and education
11/01/2024 – Reducing friction for federal prizes
10/25/2024 – Turning possibilities into tangible advancements
10/17/2024 – Insights from EdTech Week 2024
10/10/2024 – From lab to market
10/03/2024 – A cross-sector conversation about climate tradeoffs
09/26/2024 – Alumni Spotlight on Sean Riordan
09/19/2024 – Announcing the KidneyX Sustainability Prize
09/12/2024 – Your curated guide to Climate Week NYC
09/05/2024 – Intersections with equity
08/22/2024 – Will we see you at Climate Week NYC?
08/15/2024 – Developing local education ecosystems
08/08/2024 – Our clean energy future
08/01/2024 – Summer 2024 team announcements
07/25/2024 – Alumni Spotlight on Elizabeth Bowling Aldorsson
07/18/2024 – Bringing new edtech solutions to adult learners
07/11/2024 – An inside look at the future of health
06/27/2024 – Transforming learning for students
06/20/2024 – Alumni Spotlight on Lisa-Marie Pierre
06/13/2024 – A $100 million initiative to protect our planet
06/06/2024 – Shape the future of health
05/30/2024 – Spring 2024 team announcements
05/23/2024 – Nature in the city
05/16/2024 – New ways to address Lyme disease
05/09/2024 – Spotlight on the LL alumni community
05/02/2024 – Partnership is prerequisite
04/25/2024 – Prizable climate opportunities
04/18/2024 – AI for Climate and Nature Grand Challenge
04/11/2024 – The invisible $1 trillion economy
04/04/2024 – Accelerating new vaccine technologies
03/28/2024 – 7 healthcare organizations on opening up
03/21/2024 – Top takeaways from SXSW EDU
03/14/2024 – Protecting children from lead
03/07/2024 – Space innovation ideas from high schools
02/29/2024 – Bringing new solutions one step closer to patients
02/22/2024 – Future-ready K-12 education environments
02/15/2024 – Perspectives on pull mechanisms
02/09/2024 – Climate change and vector-borne diseases
02/01/2024 – Janna Gilbert named Partner at Luminary Labs
01/26/2024 – Celebrating the 300th issue of the Lab Report
01/18/2024 – Coming soon to a city near you
01/12/2024 – A new horizon of company growth
01/04/2024 – 2024 conferences

12/15/2023 – Kitchen Traditions
12/11/2023 – LL joins ARPA-H Investor Catalyst Hub spoke network
11/30/2023 – Enhancing testing for lead in children
11/16/2023 – State of Open Innovation 2023
11/09/2023 – Which conferences are you attending in 2024?
11/02/2023 – Developing the space workforce
10/26/2023 – Building an ecosystem of support for innovation
10/19/2023 – LL awarded BARDA contract
10/12/2023 – Top 10 takeaways from HLTH
10/05/2023 – Developing cybersecurity education ecosystems
09/28/2023 – Will we see you at HLTH?
09/22/2023 – Fall 2023 team announcements
09/14/2023 – Rural Tech Project announces grand-prize winner
09/08/2023 – FAQs for future Luminaries
08/21/2023 – LL to design and produce new CDC challenge
08/15/2023 – Our picks for SXSW 2024
07/28/2023 – Summer 2023 team announcements
07/20/2023 – Open source for science and society
06/29/2023 – LL to design and produce MagQuest Phase 4bc
06/22/2023 – AI ethics and policy
06/15/2023 – Synthetic biology at an inflection point
06/08/2023 – Spring 2023 team announcements
05/25/2023 – A Luminary guide to new summer experiences
05/19/2023 – State of Open Innovation 2023 survey
05/11/2023 – Prompts and provocations
05/04/2023 – Advancing next-gen Lyme disease diagnostics
04/27/2023 – Funding and accelerating suicide prevention solutions
04/20/2023 – 5 health investments to make in the year ahead
04/13/2023 – Intersections with infrastructure
04/06/2023 – Tracking digital health wearables
03/30/2023 – 5 important conversations in education
03/23/2023 – Connecting students with space careers
03/16/2023 – Future Finder Challenge announces finalists
03/09/2023 – Health 2025
03/02/2023 – The present and future of design
02/23/2023 – New suicide prevention solutions will save Veterans’ lives
02/16/2023 – Increasing access to CTE
02/09/2023 – LymeX Diagnostics Prize launches Phase 2 accelerator
02/02/2023 – Will we see you at SXSW EDU?
01/27/2023 – Advancing America’s bioeconomy
01/20/2023 – A 2023 glossary of design terms
01/12/2023 – 2023 conferences
01/06/2023 – The year behind and the year ahead

12/16/2022 – Heavy Rotation
12/08/2022 – IES announces Learning Acceleration Challenges finalists
12/01/2022 – Introducing new members of our team
11/17/2022 – Design is not optional
11/10/2022 – LymeX Diagnostics Prize announces Phase 1 winners
11/03/2022 – Synthetic data for real problems
10/27/2022 – Welcome, new Luminaries
10/20/2022 – A day in the life of a Senior Associate
10/13/2022 – LL to design Middle Grades CTE Accelerator
10/06/2022 – A pulse check on health tech innovation
09/29/2022 – Reimagining career navigation for adult learners
09/22/2022 – Mission Daybreak announces Phase 1 awards
09/15/2022 – A different approach to consulting
09/08/2022 – Welcome to the neighborhood
08/26/2022 – In our own words
08/19/2022 – The jobs of the future are here today
08/12/2022 – Behind the scenes with innovative CTE programs
08/05/2022 – IES launches Learning Acceleration Challenges
07/28/2022 – Supporting innovation and innovators
07/21/2022 – New roles filled by new Luminaries
07/15/2022 – Neuromod Prize announces Phase 1 winners
06/30/2022 – What it’s like to work at Luminary Labs
06/23/2022 – Ask us anything
06/16/2022 – A Luminary summer in NYC
06/09/2022 – Calibrating our shared compass
06/03/2022 – How pharma’s big bets on digital are changing
05/26/2022 – An opportunity to serve those who have served
05/19/2022 – 4 things to know about Lyme disease
05/12/2022 – Investing in sustainable systemic change
05/05/2022 – Spring 2022 event insights
04/28/2022 – Meet the newest members of our team
04/22/2022 – Driving development of upskilling and reskilling initiatives
04/14/2022 – LL to design and produce IES Learning Acceleration Challenges
04/08/2022 – Bringing private-sector talent to public-sector innovation
03/31/2022 – Every decision is a design decision
03/24/2022 – Inspiring transformational STEM learning experiences
03/17/2022 – Science, infrastructure, and American innovation
03/10/2022 – Beyond the pill, reconsidered
03/04/2022 – Health equity reading list
02/25/2022 – Piloting novel approaches to skills-based distance learning
02/17/2022 – 2022 conferences
02/11/2022 – New value propositions for the future of work
02/03/2022 – Networking, learning, and convening in 2022
01/27/2022 – Introducing the newest Luminaries
01/21/2022 – Neuromod Prize seeks groundbreaking uses of peripheral nerve stimulation
01/14/2022 – Health innovation presses forward
01/07/2022 – LymeX Diagnostics Prize to launch this spring

12/16/2021 – A very Luminary cookbook
12/09/2021 – Flipping failure upside down
12/03/2021 – 3 ideas education can borrow from other industries
11/18/2021 – The frontiers of open innovation
11/11/2021 – 6 innovators advancing artificial organs
11/04/2021 – Luminary Labs turns 12
10/28/2021 – Incubating a cybersecurity teacher professional development initiative
10/21/2021 – Luminary Labs to design and produce VA challenge
10/14/2021 – Solving 21st-century public health problems
10/07/2021 – Luminary Labs awarded ED ARPA contract
09/23/2021 – New hires, promotions, and job opportunities
09/16/2021 – Announcements, announcements, announcements
09/02/2021 – Join us in NYC
07/29/2021 – A new approach to our newsletter
07/22/2021 – 8 experts on pandemic-era innovation
07/15/2021 – The year of bold experiments
07/08/2021 – Digital health equity
06/24/2021 – New job openings
06/17/2021 – 5 questions to inform 2022 planning
06/10-2021 – Building a strong cybersecurity workforce
06/03/2021 – Students bring space missions to life
05/27/2021 – Future memories
05/20/2021 – Designing for speed and urgency
05/13/2021 – Redefining fast, accurate drug detection
05/06/2021 – Making meaningful connections
04/29/2021 – Solving urgent problems with open innovation
04/22/2021 – 5 schools prepare to launch prototypes
04/15/2021 – Looking back at the future
04/08/2021 – Identifying and sharing kidney care solutions
04/01/2021 – Updated list of 200+ must-read email newsletters
03/25/2021 – Digital health, decentralized trials, and all things virtual
03/18/2021 – Joining the club
03/11/2021 – 4 innovations that found their use case during the pandemic
03/04/2021 – What are this year’s must-read newsletters?
02/25/2021 – Using open innovation to address a crisis
02/18/2021 – Accelerating innovation in diagnostic testing
02/11/2021 – Using open innovation to source unexpected solutions
02/04/2021 – 4 organizations shaping healthcare’s virtual future
01/28/2021 – Making public prizes even more powerful
01/21/2021 – 21st-century skills for 21st-century learners
01/14/2021 – Education and future-of-work policy reading list
01/07/2021 – The work to be done

12/17/2020 – Food for thought
12/10/2020 – The year in open innovation
12/03/2020 – Science and technology policy reading list
11/19/2020 – A crowdsourced list of 2021 conferences
11/12/2020 – Improving kidney care and reducing risk during COVID-19
11/05/2020 – Expanding workforce opportunities
10/30/2020 – KidneyX Artificial Kidney Prize launched today
10/22/2020 – Virtual networking, learning, and convening
10/15/2020 – MagQuest awards $900,000 to Phase 3 winners
10/08/2020 – The agile 2021 business planner
10/01/2020 – Meet your post-pandemic customers
09/24/2020 – Breaking down barriers to apprenticeships
09/18/2020 – Why hardware is hard
09/10/2020 – From problem to prototype
09/03/2020 – Escape and recharge
08/27/2020 – Navigating long-term remote work
08/20/2020 – Bringing space missions to students
08/13/2020 – Adapting to a new version of normal
07/31/2020 – KidneyX awards $3 million to innovators redesigning dialysis
07/24/2020 – 5 pragmatic futurists on the forces affecting business today
07/17/2020 – Supporting the future of learning
07/10/2020 – A new $600,000 challenge to advance rural technology education
06/26/2020 – The pandemic pressure test
06/19/2020 – 3 ways companies can make it easier for employees to vote
06/12/2020 – Luminary Labs awarded NASA open innovation services contract
06/05/2020 – CovidX: a new look and a new way forward
05/29/2020 – An opportunity to reconsider the future
05/22/2020 – Summer will not be canceled
05/15/2020 – A conversation about reopening
05/08/2020 – When is your office reopening?
05/01/2020 – The coronavirus antibodies explainer
04/24/2020 – Antibody testing and why it matters
04/16/2020 – A ‘smart restart’ depends on data
04/09/2020 – 10 fundamental shifts accelerated by COVID-19
04/02/2020 – Science doesn’t stop
03/26/2020 – Introducing CovidX
03/19/2020 – How you can help right now
03/12/2020 – Placing big bets
03/05/2020 – COVID-19 reading list
02/27/2020 – Redefining growth and prosperity
02/20/2020 – Coming soon — State of Open Innovation 2020
02/13/2020 – Universal questions with no obvious answers
02/06/2020 – Standing up the Tool Foundry accelerator
01/30/2020 – Today’s policy, tomorrow’s reality
01/23/2020 – The power of stories
01/16/2020 – A crowdsourced list of 200+ conferences
01/09/2020 – 5 tips for conference attendees

12/19/2019 – End-of-year cheer
12/12/2019 – Prototyping high-tech solutions for detecting illicit opioids
12/05/2019 – The future of primary care
11/21/2019 – The case for kidney care innovation
11/14/2019 – 10 years of problems that matter
11/07/2019 – Hot topics at HLTH
10/31/2019 – Addressing one of America’s most important health challenges
10/24/2019 – Exploring new health frontiers — in space
10/17/2019 – On prototyping and piloting
10/10/2019 – What you need to know about voice tech in 2019
10/03/2019 – Space-based solutions for measuring Earth’s magnetic field
09/19/2019 – Building and scaling engagement with edtech for upskilling
09/12/2019 – Digital medicine: not just for doctors
09/05/2019 – 3 organizations, 3 approaches to upskilling
08/29/2019 – Open innovation reading list
08/22/2019 – 5 inventions you’ll hear about in the future
08/15/2019 – Algorithmic bias and health
08/08/2019 – You’re part of the space economy now
08/01/2019 – Connecting the dots between health, tech, and ethics
07/25/2019 – How big is the opportunity?
07/18/2019 – Expanding access to world-changing ideas
07/11/2019 – Janna Gilbert promoted to President of Luminary Labs
06/27/2019 – A crowdsourced list of 200+ must-read newsletters
06/20/2019 – Opening up to unexpected possibilities
06/13/2019 – Accelerating technology solutions to address the opioid crisis
06/06/2019 – Crowdsourcing a list of must-read newsletters
05/30/2019 – What does a ‘math person’ look like?
05/23/2019 – A new way to support long-term viability
05/16/2019 – The aging of America
05/09/2019 – New models, new tech, new questions
05/02/2019 – Small form factor, big innovation
04/25/2019 – Making a smarter bet on digital health
04/18/2019 – The evolution of accelerators
04/11/2019 – The innovation arc
04/04/2019 – A new accelerator to turn inventions into sustainable businesses
03/28/2019 – Building a thoughtful space economy
03/21/2019 – Advancing how we measure Earth’s magnetic field
03/14/2019 – ‘Perspectives on Impact’ book features Luminary Labs
03/07/2019 – Digital gets a seat at the table
02/28/2019 – Upskilling and reskilling America
02/21/2019 – Defining a $77 billion food safety problem
02/14/2019 – Bringing a “maker mindset” to the future of work
02/07/2019 – Socializing new ways of working
01/31/2019 – 100+ conferences to consider in 2019
01/24/2019 – A collaborative approach to better edtech development
01/17/2019 – The opioid crisis
01/10/2019 – Designing and launching the Illinois Digital Learning Lab
01/03/2019 – Novel collaborations in health and pharma

12/20/2018 – Long reads (and shortcuts)
12/13/2018 – Planning your 2019 conference schedule
12/06/2018 – Top stories of 2018
11/29/2018 – Top takeaways from TEDMED 2018
11/15/2018 – Affordable innovations with life-saving potential
11/08/2018 – Celebrating 9 years of problem-solving
11/01/2018 – The Silicon Alley movement that should be on your radar
10/25/2018 – 4 signs of a disruptive wave
10/18/2018 – Defining open innovation
10/11/2018 – 5 reflections on 10 years of digital health
10/04/2018 – The State of Open Innovation
09/27/2018 – The year of the voice-tech pilot
09/20/2018 – The missing piece in digital transformation
09/13/2018 – The one sure thing
09/06/2018 – Can you save a life?
08/30/2018 – Life in 2030
08/23/2018 – Getting real about lifelong learning
08/16/2018 – Is this tech’s seatbelt moment?
08/09/2018 – After the challenge
08/02/2018 – The one thing money can’t buy
07/26/2018 – Moving the needle in 2019
07/19/2018 – 3 questions to ask when you budget for voice tech
07/13/2018 – A first look at our new website
07/05/2018 – Luminary Listening
06/28/2018 – The new competitive advantage
06/21/2018 – Pushing the envelope while mitigating risk
06/14/2018 – The evolution of ‘smart cities’
06/07/2018 – Balancing speed, innovation, and ethics
05/31/2018 – New approaches to age-old problems
05/24/2018 – Robots, food, and the future of work
05/17/2018 – Making inclusion a priority
05/10/2018 – Imagining unintended consequences
05/03/2018 – Closing the gap between concept and viability
04/26/2018 – Building something that stands the test of time
04/19/2018 – Open innovation outcomes, by the numbers
04/12/2018 – How technology can help upskill displaced workers
04/06/2018 – Moving mountains? Start with a meaningful pitch.
03/29/2018 – Exploring the future of open innovation
03/22/2018 – Facebook, Uber, and the impending tech civil war
03/15/2018 – The rise of the health tech ethicist
03/08/2018 – What’s your plan for 2030?
03/01/2018 – Using non-traditional data in the pursuit of innovation
02/22/2018 – Taking the long view on digital health data
02/15/2018 – Voice-first tech, sustainable growth, and predicting biothreats