Global Challenges Innovation

Global
Challenges
Innovation
Lab

Where Global Challenges Meet Creative Solutions

Featured Innovations

Frontida Records

Creates customized, cloud-based health documentation for resource-poor settings

Kozom

Revolutionizes online education for students with personalized AI-enhanced interactive tools

BioFlare

Turning trash into clean cooking gas

Duet

Pairs donors and refugees through specific, meaningful item-based donations.

Remedy

Remedy combats medication theft among the unhoused with secure, temperature-controlled pouches and pill containers, ensuring consistent access to lifesaving treatments.

Raise a Glass

Uses AR and wine to share inspiring stories, with profits donated to humanitarian aid efforts

Torch

Torch Global Inc. offers low-cost, heat-regulating solutions that enhance comfort in outdoor shelters, providing warmth or cooling while maintaining ventilation.

SkyGuard

Revolutionizes civilian safety with drone-integrated mine detection technology worldwide

Ignite

Transforms storytelling through immersive exhibits, igniting empathy and driving action

Air Vitalize

Pioneers efficient, filterless outdoor air pollution capture technology for all

A new generation of

Problem
Solvers

The Lab is dedicated to developing innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. We combine technology with social innovation, empowering young innovators to create a spectrum of solutions, from low-tech to high-tech, that address critical challenges from local to global. This approach equips them with the technical expertise, strategic and ethical thinking, and the communication skills necessary to tackle real-world challenges with creativity and effectiveness.

A Multi-Stakeholder Approach

Our approach is rooted in collaboration. We partner with a diverse array of stakeholders, including affected communities, industry leaders, NGOs, and government agencies. This multi-stakeholder strategy ensures that our projects are well-informed, contextually relevant, and destined for sustainable impact. By engaging various perspectives and expertise, we foster a holistic understanding of the challenges at hand and cultivate solutions that are inclusive and effective.

Global Reach
and Impact

The Lab extends its impact beyond local boundaries, addressing challenges on a global scale. Our innovators work on diverse projects across continents, from improving education and healthcare access in underserved regions to developing technologies that promote sustainability and peacebuilding.

Awards and Recognition

Students in our lab have gone on to win prestigious awards and recognitions for their groundbreaking work and innovative contributions to the field.

Interdisciplinary
Integration

We believe that the best solutions emerge from the convergence of multiple disciplines. We encourage teamwork across fields like computer science, business, public policy, filmmaking and health sciences. This interdisciplinary strategy ensures that our solutions are not only innovative but also practical and effective.

Innovation Rooted in
Practical Solutions

Our lab is a center for pioneering developments in areas like artificial intelligence, sustainable technologies, and the built environment. Students don't just study these innovations; they apply them to real-world challenges, creating solutions that make a tangible difference. Each project is grounded in practicality, focusing on turning theoretical knowledge into actionable strategies that improve lives and address pressing global issues.

With our Emmy-winning documentary Lives Not Grades airing on PBS, we have ignited a movement that transcends the classroom, turning education into a force for global change. Our vision is to expand this impact by sharing and replicating our model worldwide. By 2025, we aim to create a global network of institutions committed to our approach—where innovation is lived, not just taught. We are building a future where education inspires ethical leadership, critical thinking, and bold innovation.