The Policy Innovation Lab (PIL) is an intensive, applied policy course at Heinz College that prepares students to become public interest technologists who are creative, ethical, inclusive, and responsive.

This is accomplished by teaching graduate students how to design and build public interest technology services with human-centered design, and by following an agile methodology. Working directly with a client from a government office or public service nonprofit, students aim to develop and deliver a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) with high-impact results.