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Inclusive Innovation · Washington, DC

Tech education and inclusive innovation, headquartered in DC.

Luma Lab is the student-outreach and programs arm of Clearly Innovative — running coding workshops, school partnerships, and community programming alongside the In3 (Inclusive Innovation Incubator) on the edge of Howard University.

What we do

Three programs, one mission.

Continue to educate and inspire students in the DC area by growing our reach and partnership to more organizations and schools in our area.

School partnerships

Year-round mentoring and tech curriculum at Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science, Kraemer Middle School, KIPP Will Academy, and Washington School for Girls.

Saturday workshops

Open coding, hardware, and entrepreneurship workshops — including our Saturday series at Georgetown Day School. Application available as a downloadable PDF on our programs page.

In3 Incubator

Programming for under-resourced entrepreneurs at the In3 Inclusive Innovation Incubator at 2301 Georgia Avenue NW.

In3 — Inclusive Innovation Incubator

8,000 sq ft of co-working, classrooms, and community programming.

In3 opened on April 20, 2017 at 2301 Georgia Avenue NW — Washington, DC's first inclusive innovation incubator, built in partnership with Howard University and the Mayor's office. The space carries nearly 60 workstations, 11 private offices, and 5 classrooms across two floors. Designed by Wingate Hughes Architects.

  • Affordable co-working for under-resourced entrepreneurs
  • Black and Latino tech meetups
  • Pitch competitions and investor connections
  • Cisco DevNet and Networking Academy programming

Mayor Muriel Bowser, on inclusive innovation

“Make Washington, DC the capital of inclusive innovation.”

Opening of the In3 Inclusive Innovation Incubator · April 20, 2017