RLabs has become a global leader in community transformation, with our model being studied by thousands of individuals, researchers, and organizations worldwide. Our Knowledge Exchange programs have welcomed visitors from more than 20 countries, offering them a deep dive into our methodologies and impact. Leaders in development, technology, and education come to RLabs to learn how we use tech-driven approaches to address social challenges, foster leadership, and create sustainable development in underserved communities.
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Our commitment to empowering communities through innovation has turned RLabs into a global hub of social change. Explore our research to see how our technology-driven model continues to transform lives and inspire communities across the world.
Stakeholders in a community project commonly include academics, businesses, and people from within the community. Community empowerment is a central motivation for community informatics; however it is debatable how the community is empowered and benefits from many community research projects.
Stakeholders in a community project commonly include academics, businesses, and people from within the community. Community empowerment is a central motivation for community informatics; however it is debatable how the community is empowered and benefits from many community research projects.
How and why do some impact-orientated projects scale, while others fail? Over the last eight years, much of our research at the LSE’s Innovation and Co-Creation Lab has focused on the question of how sustainable organisational models for large-scale impact can be developed.
Late one evening in 2006, Brent Williams returned to his parents’ house after a three-day binge. He went to the kitchen, rummaged around in the cutlery drawer, grabbed a knife, and headed to his parents’ bedroom. High and hallucinating, he wasn’t fully aware of what he was doing, but he had decided that he needed to make a name for himself—killing his mother seemed like a good way to get some attention.
