A Case Study in Strategic Planning for Growth
The Grinnell Area Chamber of Commerce in Grinnell, Iowa has an active membership and a unique community. It has a vibrant historic...
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A Case Study in Education & Student Engagement
Wahlert Catholic High School, a private high school located in Dubuque, Iowa, has approximately 500 students and is a part of the Holy...
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A Case Study in Community Innovation
Alliant Energy provides regulated electric and natural gas services to approximately 975,000 electric and approximately 420,000 natural...
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The Innovation Lab in Dyersville Celebrates Grand Opening
On December 14, we celebrated the launch of our newest Innovation Lab location in Dyersville. Check out the partnerships that made it...
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A Case Study in Internal Communication
St. Mark Youth Enrichment is a nonprofit organization serving hundreds of children in Northeast Iowa through before- and after-school and...
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Iowa Venture School Spring Cohort
Venture School is an innovative training program focused on real-world experimentation, customer discovery, and Lean LaunchPad...
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A Case Study in Community Engagement & Public Art
THE CHALLENGE The city of Muscatine, Iowa has an active arts community. They had the opportunity to utilize public spaces to create new...
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A Case Study in Strategic Planning
MercyOne is a connected system of healthcare facilities, with 20,000 employees in Iowa and Nebraska. MercyOne in Dubuque is the leading...
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A Case Study in Product Improvement
THE CHALLENGE A large, global manufacturing company was experiencing a product issue that they estimated was costing them $11 million...
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Alliant Energy Uses Innovation Process to Create Unique Solutions
The Innovation Lab partnered with Alliant Energy to host multiple IDEAthons that created unique solutions for their company, area...
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Venture School Companies Make Their Pitch at Launch Day
Five companies participated in the Innovation Lab’s fall cohort of Venture School, a seven-week accelerator program offered in...
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A Case Study in Literacy and Engagement
Clarinda Community Schools, located in southwest Iowa, is a rural public school system with approximately 1,200 students in PreK through...
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Community Innovation Session Generates Solutions for St. Mark Youth Enrichment
The Innovation Lab recently hosted a Community Innovation Session with St. Mark Youth Enrichment. Participants from multiple area...
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Cascade Innovation Luncheon Generates Ideas Around Recruitment and Retention
In September, Cascade community members came together at the Innovation Lab to generate ideas on attracting and retaining a quality...
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Meet our Coworkers: Molly Knuth
Molly Knuth, owner of Molly Knuth Media, is a member of the Innovation Lab Coworking Community. Find out why she chooses the Innovation...
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Iowa Venture School Fall Cohort
Venture School is an innovative training program focused on real-world experimentation, customer discovery, and Lean LaunchPad...
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The Innovation Lab in Cascade Fills a Diverse Need
It was a Tuesday morning in July and the Innovation Lab located in Cascade, Iowa was buzzing with remote workers, entrepreneurs, and...
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A Strategy for Supporting Rural Economic Development through Coworking Spaces
One in five Americans lives in rural communities. In Iowa, many of those communities are struggling to grow their economy and retain...
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Meet our Coworkers: Danielle Stowell
Danielle Stowell, owner of Wicked River Event Production, is a member of the Innovation Lab Coworking Community. Find out why she chooses...
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Using Collaboration to Bolster Innovation
A recent article from the Washington Post titled, “How better collaboration can boost innovation and success in the new normal”,...
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