Labs is where creativity meets innovation. Participants design, prototype, and test new ideas—turning imagination into impact through hands-on exploration and collaboration.
Through The Lumen Foundation Labs, learners are developing creative confidence and designing real-world solutions that inspire change. Every project begins with curiosity — and ends with purpose.
150+ youth and young adults have participated in innovation challenges and creativity labs
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30+ prototypes and community projects launched through LUMEN Ignite Labs
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70% of participants report higher confidence in creative problem-solving and design thinking
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# About This Pillar
Empowering Creativity With Purpose
The Lumen Foundation Labs is the foundation’s innovation and incubation hub—where ideas evolve into real-world solutions. Through hands-on workshops, technology integrations, and creative development labs, participants explore the power of imagination to drive transformation.
Labs fosters curiosity, cross-disciplinary exploration, and the courage to build something new.
Who We Serve:
Innovators, makers, and creators
Students exploring STEAM and design thinking
Organizations seeking to prototype new community solutions
# Featured Programs
Turning knowledge into opportunity — and opportunity into legacy.
Luminary Labs
Luminary Labs signature youth workshop series that sparks creativity, confidence, and career curiosity through hands-on exploration. Each session blends leadership, innovation, and self-expression — inviting students to experiment with ideas, discover new skills, and build their voice in a supportive, peer-centered space. Workshops rotate through themes like creative storytelling, emerging technology, team collaboration, and career discovery, offering fresh, real-world insight each time. Led by mentors and industry guests, Luminary Labs helps youth connect their imagination with purpose and possibility — one illuminating session at a time.