Innovation Insights

Diamond Dumas, Training & Capacity Building Manager at Youth Collaboratory, discusses the Youth Catalyst Team’s (YCT) involvement with Launch, as well as Youth Collaboratory’s approach to authentic youth collaboration.

Elise Schuster, Co-Founder and Executive Director of OkaySo, discusses the benefits of the innovation accelerator model and how a similar program supported the founding of their company.

Brailey Faris, an Innovation Analyst at RTI Innovation Advisors and part of the Launch training team, provides an overview of the business model canvas, which can be used to help bring innovations to life.

Launch Project Director Katy Suellentrop reflects on how Launch came to be and gives a preview of what the initial cohort can expect over the 12-month program.