Five companies participated in the Innovation Lab’s fall cohort of Venture School, a seven-week accelerator program offered in...

Clarinda Community Schools, located in southwest Iowa, is a rural public school system with approximately 1,200 students in PreK through...

The Innovation Lab recently hosted a Community Innovation Session with St. Mark Youth Enrichment. Participants from multiple area...

In September, Cascade community members came together at the Innovation Lab to generate ideas on attracting and retaining a quality...

Molly Knuth, owner of Molly Knuth Media, is a member of the Innovation Lab Coworking Community. Find out why she chooses the Innovation...

Venture School is an innovative training program focused on real-world experimentation, customer discovery, and Lean LaunchPad...

It was a Tuesday morning in July and the Innovation Lab located in Cascade, Iowa was buzzing with remote workers, entrepreneurs, and...

One in five Americans lives in rural communities. In Iowa, many of those communities are struggling to grow their economy and retain...

Danielle Stowell, owner of Wicked River Event Production, is a member of the Innovation Lab Coworking Community. Find out why she chooses...

A recent article from the Washington Post titled, “How better collaboration can boost innovation and success in the new normal”,...

The Innovation Lab has partnered with HODGE since 2018 to foster a culture of innovation with its leadership team and employees. Check...

Today is World Creativity and Innovation Day. To be honest, we didn't know there was such a thing. What we do know is that creativity and...

It didn’t take long for Dawn Eikamp to see the potential for a partnership with the Innovation Lab in Dubuque after she began working out...

The Spring 2021 cohort of Venture School is into its 6th week and 4 local entrepreneurs are working hard to bring their business ideas to...

As Dupaco moved into their new $37 million HQ in the Voices Building they started looking for ways to use the 1st floor of the historic...

Four entrepreneurs with ideas for new businesses (and a nonprofit) joined the Spring 2021 Venture School cohort, hosted by the Innovation...

Maybe you've been thinking about a new idea, a better way, a service or product people need. Maybe you've had this idea for months, or...

Fostering innovation among your team means practicing and using innovation processes on a regular basis with your team. During the...

Companies like HODGE are learning to blend effective innovation processes into their strategic planning. The result - a set of...

Thanks to our partnership with Dupaco and Iowa's Economic Development Authority we are opening a 3rd Innovation Lab location in...