Kickstarting businesses and development in emerging markets

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Join us for our first lot FastForward challenge on enabling cooled transport 🚛 in Western Kenya to reduce food loss: In Kenya as well as in many other African countries, the COVID-19 pandemic and measures to counteract its spread have created or exacerbated supply constraints... (read more)

🆕 Our new format will be called lot FastForward! ⚡️ Just like our original innovation process, lot FastForward addresses challenges in developing and emerging countries through business-driven solutions. ⏩ BUT this fast track starts with existing solutions... (read more)

A new lab of tomorrow process is coming your way! With our 10th challenge we want to enable Tunisian industry to use advanced manufacturing with a focus on a cleaner production 🤖 Stay tuned for further insights into the topic and application dates 🔜

During our third lot innovation process Maisha Meds developed a platform for point-of-sale data and product sourcing for pharmacies and clinics 💊 Now Maisha Meds launched a #COVID19 dashboard tracking demand and supply side factors influencing health commodity availability (read more)

📣 We are proud to announce that the lab of tomorrow will be presented at ispim virtual conference on “Innovating in Times of Crisis” by Sven-Uwe Mueller, Programme Leader at GIZ’s lab of tomorrow 📅 9th June 2020, 9:10-10:10 am ispim-virtual.com #ISPIMvirtual #innovation

UPDATE: Four venture teams from the 8th #laboftomorrow innovation process on decreasing plastic waste in Thailand are entering the Market Pilot phase 🎉 Congratulations to Happy Cup, Greenrise, Wayste to Success and Green Loop! 👏 (read more)

Check out our new #COVID19 page and get to know our fast track: lab-of-tomorrow.com/covid-19 🔔⏩ Join us in tackling COVID-19 challenges in developing and emerging countries by proposing a challenge or participating in our quick digital innovation process 💻

After 3 months of intensive work and coaching from Impact Hub Berlin the test phase of the 8th lab of tomorrow process that tackles single use plastic waste in Thailand has officially ended. Today, five Venture Teams with members from Thailand and Europe presented their results... (read more)

It’s always the right time to wish all the best, so: a happy 2020 from the lab of tomorrow-team! We are looking forward to a year full of new lot-processes to find sustainable business solutions for development challenges. Stay tuned & get in touch. #laboftomorrow

The first UPSTRIM-Hospitality Management Development training cycle has concluded! Yesterday the trainees received their certificates in a closing event at TÜV NORD GROUP in Hannover. During the last four months, the 18 hotel managers from Hurghada, Egypt have been trained (read more)

Six venture teams made it into the test phase of the 8th #laboftomorrow-process! During the next three months, the teams will receive coaching to refine their business ideas to reduce plastic waste in Thailand. They tackle the challange with a bandwith of business ideas (read more) #lot8challengeplastic

This sunday our venture UPSTRIM started a resources management skills training with participation of eight hotel chains in Hurghada. UPSTRIM offers a modular training programme for upper and middle management in hard and soft skills to prepare the staff for the future challenges of the hospitality sector in Egypt.

The energy of our venture teams was still vibrant as the 8th #laboftomorrow Innovation Workshop drew to a close. Our participants are visibly motivated to take the next steps for bringing their sustainable business models to life! #lot8challengeplastic #zerowaste #plasticfree

After specifying the business models ideated during the Innovation Workshop in Bangkok, six venture teams made it into the test phase of the 8th lab of tomorrow-process! During the next three months, the teams will receive coaching to refine their business ideas. (read more)