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Design, Innovation & Measurement

Empower What's Possible

Building creative solutions for a changing world.

As the needs of Minnesotans change, we need to do more than just keep up. We must leverage our expertise, experience and service data to lead through innovation.

Building on our entrepreneurial approach to mission-driven work for our neighbors, we envision an LSS that uses dedicated service design and measurement disciplines to rethink, reinvent, modernize and advance the next generation of our services.

The LSS Design Lab

The LSS Design Lab is our bold investment in transforming how social services are delivered. By combining innovation, data and accountability, we are finding the most effective and efficient ways to serve — reducing waste, improving outcomes, and leading the sector forward.

Two approaches. One purpose: discovering and scaling the most effective ways to serve.

Strategic Portfolio

A leadership-driven approach to designing, testing and scaling high-impact service models — guided by data, outcomes and community need. It will be advanced through youth pilots focused on mentorship, behavioral health, and financial stability and employment.

LSS Incubator

A bottom-up engine for innovation — listening to frontline service experts within LSS, then testing ideas from the ground up to drive real-world results.

Data Intelligence

The critical investment in data intelligence and measurement made possible through the Empower What’s Possible campaign will support LSS’ commitment to continuous improvement. By expanding our technological capabilities, building broader data-collection infrastructure and investing in human capacity, LSS will be able to prove service effectiveness in new and meaningful ways.

Inform Decision Making

Use data to guide decisions at all levels with accessible, sustainable and scalable practices.

Drive System Change

Apply data analytics to create more effective and efficient services in the social service sector.

Enhance Service Coordination

Develop holistic practices that better address the complex needs of those we serve by increasing coordination among our service lines.

Ensure Data Quality

Implement standardized, organization-wide data governance policies and procedures to ensure high-quality, measurable data.

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Goals

LSS Design Lab
$2.5M

  • Personnel to lead innovation and design processes
  • Funding to launch and test innovative projects

Data Intelligence
$3.5M

  • Technology solutions and personnel to implement a renewal of data infrastructure
  • Analytics model to evaluate and improve service delivery

Contact Us

If you have questions about how you can get involved and support Empower What’s Possible, please contact our development team at: Development@lssmn.org and 651.529.8899.

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