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Diversity, equity, and inclusion impact stories
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Easing the path to employment for workers with disabilities
As the vice president of a large financial services firm, Max Wilson has seen first-hand the value of creating a more diverse workplace. That's why he teamed up with his fellow S-Lab students to help his company successfully hire and retain more people with disabilities.
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Attracting young families to Hutchinson, Kansas
The Hutchinson Community Foundation is a publicly supported philanthropic organization dedicated to ensuring a brighter future for Hutchinson, a salt mining city that is the seat of Reno County, Kansas. Recognizing that the population of Hutchinson is aging, the foundation recently tasked students in MIT Sloan’s USA Lab to explore ways to attract young, working families to the city.
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Decreasing time to diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in underrepresented populations
As part of MIT Sloan's Healthcare Lab, Biogen engaged students to promote health equity in underrepresented populations.
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Laying the groundwork for affordable housing investing
Wafra tasked Fin-Lab with conducting due diligence on a proposed private equity fund that would invest in affordable housing with the twin goals of providing both social impact and financial return.
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Expanding internet adoption in rural India
STL approached India Lab for help developing a business model for this for-profit initiative with the goal of expanding high-speed internet connectivity from 14 villages to 300,000 by 2024.
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Engaging minority-owned and women-owned businesses in Florida
The Tallahassee-Leon County Office of Economic Vitality tasked a team of USA Lab students with finding better ways to engage minority-owned and women-owned businesses.
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Benchmarking to support e-commerce company expansion in emerging markets
Copia, an e-commerce company focused on bringing low-priced, high-quality goods to middle and low-income investors in Kenya, approached G-Lab for help increasing revenue and net profits.
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Employing technology to facilitate DE&I initiatives
IDEO CoLab asked EM-Lab to develop a preliminary evaluation framework to assess potential users and customer segments for DE&I digital resource Flux's initial roll-out.
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