January 24, 2023 by coloradolab

Essential Elements: Making Connections and Risk for Reward

The Colorado Lab was established with a fundamental commitment to using data to develop sustained solutions that benefit Coloradans. Our ability to fulfill this rests on a collective commitment of Colorado decision-makers to generate and use research to inform policy and practice change. That commitment is made visible in progress like the 2013 SMART Act […]

24 January 2023
December 12, 2022 by coloradolab

Essential Elements: Bridge to the Research Community

Celebrating the Fifth Anniversary of the Colorado Evaluation and Action Lab! This post is part of our special blog series to mark the fifth anniversary of the Colorado Evaluation and Action Lab. In each post, we highlight elements that are essential to our work with a broad range of government and community partners. The effectiveness […]

12 December 2022
November 1, 2022 by coloradolab

Essential Elements: Prioritize Relationships & Learn Together

Early on, we learned the importance of meeting our partners where they are. We listen carefully, supporting them to unpack ideas and gain insights on factors—big and small—that might serve to accelerate or shut down learning, improvement, and change efforts. Surfacing these types of details requires trust, which is why our top priority—always—is relationship-building. Part […]

01 November 2022
October 11, 2021 by coloradolab

Call for External Research Partners

THIS OPPORTUNITY IS CLOSED. The Colorado Lab is looking for external researcher partners to support us in executing our deliverable-based projects with state and local partners and promoting knowledge-building through peer-reviewed publication and other scholarly dissemination. Tell us your interests. We want to ensure that we are cultivating mutually beneficial partnerships with the research community. […]

11 October 2021