The Grinnell Area Chamber of Commerce in Grinnell, Iowa has an active membership and a unique community. It has a vibrant historic...

Wahlert Catholic High School, a private high school located in Dubuque, Iowa, has approximately 500 students and is a part of the Holy...

Alliant Energy provides regulated electric and natural gas services to approximately 975,000 electric and approximately 420,000 natural...

St. Mark Youth Enrichment is a nonprofit organization serving hundreds of children in Northeast Iowa through before- and after-school and...

THE CHALLENGE The city of Muscatine, Iowa has an active arts community. They had the opportunity to utilize public spaces to create new...

MercyOne is a connected system of healthcare facilities, with 20,000 employees in Iowa and Nebraska. MercyOne in Dubuque is the leading...

THE CHALLENGE A large, global manufacturing company was experiencing a product issue that they estimated was costing them $11 million...

The Innovation Lab partnered with Alliant Energy to host multiple IDEAthons that created unique solutions for their company, area...

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...

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

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...

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...

THE OPPORTUNITY IIW was looking for an offsite location to foster innovation, creativity, and teamwork among their 60+ employees. At the...