Lightbulb was founded in 2011 to support mission-driven organizations
in their work to achieve social impact.
Inspired by her role as a chief architect of the LEGO Idea Conference, Sarah Wolman understood the need to convene funders, thought leaders and practitioners and provide them with collective, interactive experiences.
Using the power of convening communities for transformative experiences, Lightbulb creates the conditions for collaborative decision-making, strategy development and innovation.
In 2024 Sarah joined forces with DEI expert Lisa Prince, bringing a deeper equity lens to the work and amplifying Lightbulb’s social impact mission.
Let’s Work Together!
Sarah Wolman
Founder & CEO
Sarah Wolman is a sector leader in education and early childhood philanthropy. She is a sought-after speaker, trainer and thought leader and who has spoken widely on the importance of hands-on, minds-on learning. Sarah’s work with the LEGO Foundation, particularly as one of the architects of the LEGO Idea Conference helped her build an understanding of how to create effective hands-on experiences to share learnings in the Learning Sector.
Lisa Prince
Partner
Prior to joining Lightbulb, Lisa led Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for Afiniti, a leading applied artificial intelligence and advanced analytics provider with over 1,800 employees worldwide. Prior to joining Afiniti, Lisa served as a Director, External Relations, D&I at Charter Communications/Spectrum.
Testimonials
“Sarah Wolman is completely unique—she has extensive knowledge about children and their development and she knows how to apply that knowledge so that it can be understood and heeded. She’s uniquely an expert on children and on communication. To add to that, She’s fast, brilliant, flexible, caring and a joy to work with.”
“Sarah makes sense of things – especially when others get caught up in complexities – and she does so with deft brilliance.”
It was such a pleasure (and a ton of fun) to work with Sarah to make a virtual meeting a more interactive experience. Meeting participants shared that they listened more attentively, had more fun, and appreciated that they were “walking the talk” of playful learning in this meeting compared to past meetings.
“Sarah is a gifted facilitator who creates a warm, safe space in which a team can ideate, brainstorm and engage in blue sky thinking. For our workshop she tailored an agenda that was engaging and interactive and put us on a path to achieve our goals. She is a delight to work with and definitely hope to work with her again”
Advisors
Sarah Bouchie, The LEGO Foundation
Nathaniel Foote, TruePoint
Meredith Halpern-Ranzer, Tinkercast
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Temple University
Ellen Lambert, EWLambert LLC
Amy Loughane, Kinetic Consulting
Mirjam Schoening, ViaEd
Jennifer Kotler-Clarke, Google