Plant Futures Impact Lab

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Plant Futures Impact Lab →

The Plant Futures Impact Lab is a dynamic platform where students from our global network transform their passion for sustainable food into impactful action. This initiative complements our established Challenge Lab, offering students distinct opportunities for accelerated projects and hands-on experiences.

What Sets The Impact Lab Apart

The Impact Lab stands alongside our esteemed Challenge Lab, providing a different approach:

  • Global Collaboration: Open to students in the Plant Futures ecosystem worldwide, the Impact Lab promotes diverse perspectives and collaboration.

  • Accelerated Projects: Dive into the plant-based space through accelerated projects, gaining valuable insights and skills on shorter, intensive projects.

What Students Gain

Joining the Plant Futures Impact Lab offers students a host of valuable experiences:

  • Shape the Future of Food: Contribute to impactful projects that shape the future of food, leveraging your ideas to make a lasting difference.

  • Build Your Resume and Network: Gain hands-on experience that enhances your resume, while also networking with top executives in the food industry.

  • Hands-On Experience and Tangible Skills: The Impact Lab focuses on turning ideas into action, allowing students to develop tangible skills for a successful career in the sustainable food sector.

  • Be Part of a Team: Immerse yourself in the operations of small to large scale multinational institutions, contributing to projects that influence the sustainable food landscape.

Latest Projects

Collider x Plant Futures

In our inaugural Impact Lab project, we partnered with Collider Lab on a transformative venture in the dairy alternative space. Our students worked closely with Collider Lab consultants on a 5-week project to develop a brand positioning and product strategy for an international precision fermentation dairy brand entering the US market.

Read the full strategy project summary HERE→.

Student Testimonials

  • "My time during the Impact Lab has been nothing short of wonderful. As a business student, I was able to apply the positioning and branding frameworks I’d learned in my classes to an industry-relevant setting, developing valuable experience for the sustainable food space…I got to participate in every step of the project, including sitting in on focus group interviews, joining team brainstorming sessions, and contributing to the final client deliverable. …I am excited to say I landed a full-time offer for a strategy role at a food and beverage consultancy, utilizing the visual idea-mapping and deck-building skills I built through the project!"

    Alexa Zahlada, UC Berkeley

  • "This was an awesome exercise in product development, innovation and communication. It will definitely be a foundational experience for me to keep practicing designing innovative food products that promote planetary health."

    Claire Oh, UC Berkeley

  • "My involvement in Collider Lab’s dairy-alternative project through Impact Lab was not only a marvelous learning experience but also deeply resonated with my commitment to animal rights and making compassionate choices…Being mentored by Collider Lab’s team of strategists opened new perspectives for me, particularly in understanding the intricacies of market positioning and consumer engagement …Their approach of integrating competitive analysis and direct consumer feedback through focus groups was a masterclass in practical marketing, offering real-world learning experiences. My experience with the Impact Lab marks a pivotal point in my academic and professional journey, enhancing my readiness to contribute to the evolving world of food technology and marketing, with a keen focus on ethical and compassionate choices. This project was a significant milestone, equipping me with the skills and insights necessary to make a positive impact in the food industry."

    Anna Moulds, UCLA

  • "Working in the Collider Lab was such a new, unique experience! I enjoyed getting the opportunity to work with an experienced marketing team as well as other college students with varying interests and strengths. I was able to learn so much from the whole team, and seeing all of the work and ideas come together in the final presentation was so rewarding."

    Jessica Cohen, Cornell University