CauseLabs Resources

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Why are many nonprofit digital programs youth focused?

Youth and technology are intertwined. Today’s young people navigate a world brimming with digital programs and possibilities. From smartphones to smart classrooms, technology is as integral to their daily lives as play and learning. This deep integration makes them adept at using new tools and ideal candidates for projects that push the technological envelope. Investing […]

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Creative Application of Learning Management Systems in Education to Amplify Impact

When it comes to educational innovation, the spotlight often shines on pedagogical strategies and teaching methodologies. However, sometimes it’s a tool—a digital one—that transforms these strategies into widespread impact. This is the story of how Reading In Motion, a stalwart in literacy education, found a powerful ally in technology by building a unique learning management […]

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Two innovation hacks you can implement immediately

My friend’s forehead was creased, his consternation visible at the intersection of his caved-in eyebrows. “I have to get out of this building to innovate. I can’t do it here. The technology, the dress code, the culture. It can’t get us where we need to go, and even if it could, it wouldn’t do it fast enough.”

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How a simple list of emergent themes can save you time and money in digital innovation work

Emergent Themes tries to draw signal from all the beautiful innovation noise, that flurry of empathetic activity that characterizes innovation. Most importantly, these plain-language terms help us have a conversation to answer a key question: “What piece of this problem should we focus on first as we start prototyping?

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One discipline that can make or break a healthy start to your digital innovation project

Let’s talk about why empathy is a crucial part of any healthy digital innovation process.

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A Digital Innovator Starter Guide to New Innovation

How do you go from the desire to innovate to creating a process for digital innovation that everyone can rally around?

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