It feels like Summer! Luma Lab said a sad farewell to the last academic year cohort of the Spring 2017 Semester. We spent our day yesterday doing some of our favorite things: pitching, learning, laughing and talking about technology with DC’s best and brightest young minds. The College Success Foundation HEROS students showed up and showed out with pitch projects that were both innovative and inspiring. Our junior high Luma Lab participants used their lives as a roadmap for s

On Tuesday evening, In3 hosted POLITICO's inaugural Playbook University event, featuring cocktails and a conversation with Washington, DC's Mayor, Muriel Bowser, on current trends in technology and innovation. The free program was sponsored by the incredible folks over at Postmates delivery service. Starting at 5:30pm, registered guests flooded the In3 space and were greeted by flyers, free merch and opportunities to mingle before the event commenced. POLITICO Playbook co-aut

This past weekend, In3 hosted the first ever eBay Startup Cup in Washington, D.C. in partnership with the great folks from the eBay Foundation and GriffinWorx. Budding and seasoned entrepreneurs gathered to showcase, perfect and build upon existing and new ideas, all under the guidance of incredible and dedicated mentors. 110 participants took over In3 for a full weekend filled with ideation, innovation and hard work. With so much talent in the District, judges had their hand

Week of Welcome ended this past Sunday! The Inclusive Innovation Incubator, after much anticipation and hard work, opened it's doors on April 17th to start a 7 day long extravaganza. You can read about our #In3WoW here. We invited folks of all colors, sizes, ages, and professions to take part in all or any of the 36 fantastic programs we held. With youth programs courtesy of FLYE and Dent Education, fitness consultations with Ron Yorrick Fitness, Agile sessions with Deloitte

Exactly one year from our groundbreaking at Howard University, our SXSW announcement marked an incredible milestone on the road to In3. Just 365 days before we were in Austin, TX we stood in 8,000 square feet of potential (and very little else). Now? Now we're happy to say this 8,000 square feet will be open for coworking, private offices, events of every variety, training, and so much more. The week of April 17th - April 23rd marks our "Inclusive Innovation Incubator Week of

"movements are created by the people willing to take risk" Before I was entrenched in the massive amounts of work that a public private partnership entails, I would have casually perused a newspaper and not given the term a second thought. That’s changed. Not too long ago, on the heels of the inauguration, a group of DC stakeholders, affiliates of the city, and of Howard University met at the Akwaaba Bed and Breakfast (featured in the image above). What was the topic for disc

As we enter into the new year, we are taking a moment to look back at major milestones for Clearly Innovative. This list is in no particular order. 15 Highlights from 2015 15.) New Clearly Innovative Address Clearly Innovative Office: 1100 H St NW Our headquarters is now located in the City Center neighborhood at 1100 H Street NW Washington, D.C. 14.) 47th NAACP Image Awards: Another Mobile App and Bigger Expectations for 2016 Our first major push of 2015 was the 46th NAACP I