Global Co Lab Network
Non-profit OrganizationsVirginia, United States11-50 Employees
The Global Co Lab Network operates as a virtual do-tank that focuses on inter-generational engagement, with an emphasis on teens and millennials. It incubates initiatives through informal gatherings described as living room salons and guided by mindfulness and design-lab ideas. The organization helps host and encourage others to convene small, informal dialogues around clearly identified challenges, inviting participants from diverse backgrounds and prioritizing input from younger generations to drive change. It maintains ten SDG-focused hubs addressing issues from mental health and climate to education and gender equality, and has created programs such as the Eco Teen Action Network in partnership with the Smithsonian Conservation Commons for conservation priorities, and Teens Dream, a global video contest aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Based in Arlington, Virginia, the organization operates as a small nonprofit that engages teens and young people through structured informal gatherings and SDG-focused initiatives. Notable recent activities include the May 2021 launch of A Peace of Science: Diplomacy with North Korea, a documentary exploring international exchanges with North Korean scientists, and participation in the Earth Optimism Summit in 2020.