Luminary Labs
A New York City–based strategy and innovation consultancy (founded 2009) that designs and operates open-innovation programs, incentive prizes, accelerators, and strategic design engagements for government, nonprofit, and corporate clients. Services include program design and delivery, design research and user experience, communications and insights, partnership and coalition building, convening and stakeholder engagement, and sector-focused work across health, education, climate, scientific discovery, and infrastructure.
Industries
Nr. of Employees
small (1-50)
Services
Strategy and innovation consulting
Advisory engagements that produce strategic plans, innovation roadmaps, and go‑to‑market advice for new initiatives.
Open-innovation program design and management
Design and run prize competitions, challenge frameworks, RFIs, and open calls including application processes, judging, awards administration, and mentorship.
Biomedical prize competition design and management
Design and administer multistage biomedical prize programs that support partnerships between product developers and delivery-technology makers and provide resources for preclinical and Phase I clinical demonstrations.
Accelerator and mentorship services
Virtual and in-person accelerator programming including curriculum, mentorship, bootcamps, and demo-day orchestration.
Design research and experience design
User research, prototyping, workshop facilitation, and UX design to shape solutions and experiences for target users.
Communications, content, and insights services
Research synthesis, reporting, editorial strategy, and public-facing communications to surface insights and share outcomes.
Strategy and innovation consulting
Advisory engagements that produce strategic plans, innovation roadmaps, and go‑to‑market advice for new initiatives.
Open-innovation program design and management
Design and run prize competitions, challenge frameworks, RFIs, and open calls including application processes, judging, awards administration, and mentorship.
Biomedical prize competition design and management
Design and administer multistage biomedical prize programs that support partnerships between product developers and delivery-technology makers and provide resources for preclinical and Phase I clinical demonstrations.
Accelerator and mentorship services
Virtual and in-person accelerator programming including curriculum, mentorship, bootcamps, and demo-day orchestration.
Design research and experience design
User research, prototyping, workshop facilitation, and UX design to shape solutions and experiences for target users.
Communications, content, and insights services
Research synthesis, reporting, editorial strategy, and public-facing communications to surface insights and share outcomes.
Expertise Areas
- Open innovation and incentive prize design
- Accelerator and virtual accelerator management
- Strategy and innovation consulting
- Design research and human-centered design
Key Technologies
- Incentive prize mechanisms and pull mechanisms
- Crowdsourcing and open-innovation platforms
- Digital health platforms
- Telehealth platforms