Elizabeth Hoffecker

Elizabeth leads the MIT D-Lab Local Innovation Group, which investigates how innovation happens in community-based contexts and the role that local innovation plays in sustainable development. From 2013 to 2017, she led the research program for the International Development Innovation Network (IDIN), a multi-university consortium led by MIT D-Lab and funded through a five-year agreement with USAID. She is a co-founder of the Lean Research initiative and designed and teaches D-Lab’s first graduate class, D-Lab: Field Research-Understanding Development Impact. Elizabeth holds a Masters degree from the International Development Group in MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning. Prior to joining D-Lab in 2012, she worked for ten years in the nonprofit and social enterprise sector as a consultant and strategist.

Publications

• Publication | Feb 01, 2021 | Elizabeth Hoffecker Understanding inclusive innovation processes in agricultural systems: a middle-range conceptual model
• Publication | Oct 08, 2020 | Marcelo Tedesco, Tania Serrano, Víctor Sánchez, Francisco Ramos, & Elizabeth Hoffecker Ecosistemas de Emprendimiento Basados en Innovación en Iberoamérica: Resumen ejecutivo Buenos Aires
• Publication | Oct 08, 2020 | Marcelo Tedesco, Tania Serrano, Víctor Sánchez, Francisco Ramos, & Elizabeth Hoffecker Ecosistemas de Emprendimiento Basados en Innovación en Iberoamérica: Resumen ejecutivo Ciudad de Madrid
• Publication | Oct 08, 2020 | Marcelo Tedesco, Tania Serrano, Víctor Sánchez, Francisco Ramos, & Elizabeth Hoffecker Ecosistemas de Emprendimiento Basados en Innovación en Iberoamérica: Resumen ejecutivo Ciudad de Santiago de Chile
• Publication | Oct 08, 2020 | Marcelo Tedesco, Tania Serrano, Víctor Sánchez, Francisco Ramos, & Elizabeth Hoffecker Ecosistemas de Emprendimiento Basados en Innovación en Iberoamérica: Resumen ejecutivo Ciudad de Sao Paulo
• Publication | Oct 07, 2020 | Marcelo Tedesco, Tania Serrano, Víctor Sánchez, Francisco Ramos, & Elizabeth Hoffecker Ecosistemas de Emprendimiento Basados en Innovación en Iberoamérica: Resumen ejecutivo Ciudad de México
• Publication | Sep 01, 2020 | Marcelo Tedesco, Tania Serrano, Víctor Sánchez, Francisco Ramos, Elizabeth Hoffecker Ecosistemas de Emprendimiento Basados en Innovación en Iberoamérica: Resumen ejecutivo Ciudad de Montevideo
• Publication | Jun 24, 2019 | Elizabeth Hoffecker, Molly Wenig Rubenstein Understanding Innovation Ecosystems: A Framework for Joint Analysis and Action
• Publication | Jun 29, 2018 | Kendra Leith, Mike McCreless, Editors Lean Research Field Guide
• Publication | May 31, 2018 | Elizabeth Hoffecker Local Innovation: What it is and why it matters for developing economies | NDIR Working Paper 01
• Publication | Jul 01, 2017 | Boru Douthwaite, Elizabeth Hoffecker Towards a complexity-aware theory of change for participatory research programs working within agricultural innovation systems