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JFFLabs

Driving innovation through insights, incubation, and investment.

Where big ideas launch and scale for big impact on the future of work and learning.

New technologies and models are radically transforming our workforce and education systems. These shifts create opportunity but also risk reinforcing systemic inequities. Promising solutions that maximize learner opportunity can face significant hurdles in expanding and scaling to make their work accessible.

JFFLabs is the innovation lab of ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ, providing the infrastructure to bring solutions from ideation to national-scale social impact. Our proven model provides market analysis, identifies trends, and invests in promising innovators so transformative solutions that drive equitable economic advancement are created, tested, and scaled.

Key Initiatives

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Insights

We help leaders understand and prepare for the emerging trends, technologies, and innovations shaping the future of work and learning. Learn more 

Incubation

We provide strategic guidance to visionaries, entrepreneurs, and businesses to co-design and scale their solutions. Learn more. Learn more

Investments

With investments and grants through JFFVentures, we support entrepreneurs building solutions and businesses with the potential to improve economic advancement for workers.
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Apply by February 29 to join the new JFFLabs Personal Financial Success Entrepreneurs in Residence cohort that will incubate startups offering tech-enabled tools and wraparound supports that promote financial wellness and create new wealth-building opportunities for people of all backgrounds.

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JFFLabs Announces Incubated Practices: Climate Innovation and Lifelong Learning

Five years ago, ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ (JFF) made a bold bet on the future of work and learning. We considered key questions posed by our partners across the field, the strength of our partnerships, and our own skills and expertise, and launched JFFLabs on a new and exciting premise: that the learn-and-work ecosystem was ready for powerful transformation that infused work and learning with technology, new models, and capital.

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CLIMATE INNOVATION

Mobilizing partners toward a climate-resilient workforce.

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Lifelong Learning

Mapping learning to work across systems, businesses, and education and training providers.

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ENTREPRENEUR INCUBATION

ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵing with mission-aligned entrepreneurs and companies to incubate new models and technology-based solutions.

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