Launch: January 2026

Lakoom convened the first meeting of our national consortium focused on Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).  Critical actors from across the ecosystem were represented, including: 

Government & Defense: 
* Ministry of Defense – MAFAT, Heads of Rehabilitation Research and Resilience
* IDF – Representatives from the Casualty Division, Personnel Directorate, and “Continuing in Life” branch
* Ministry of Health - Rehabilitation Psychologist
Leading Medical Centers and Institutions 
* Sheba Medical Center (Tel HaShomer) – Neurology, Rehabilitation & Research
* Beit Lowenstein Rehabilitation Center – Brain Injury leadership teams
* Soroka Medical Center – Neurology and rehabilitation clinics
* Rambam - Psychiatric Department 
* Alyn Hospital - Assistive Technology
* Mergoza (Bar Ilan) - Rehabilitation Center for IDF Traumatic Brain Injury    
* Feuerstein Institute - Cognitive Development 
* Sabar Health Home Hospitalization
* HMOs - Calilit, Maccabi
NGOs & Innovation
* Kehilat Or – Community rehabilitation frameworks
* Israel (JDC) – National service design and scaling expertise
* Restart – Personalized recovery pathways
* TOM (Tikkun Olam Makers) – Open-source assistive technologiesJoint
Academia & Policy
* Tel Aviv University - Neurology Department 
* National Institute for Neuropsychological Rehabilitation – Clinical psychology leadership
* Ariel University – Assistive technology and rehabilitation research
Families & Veterans
* Latet Barosh – TBI family advocacy
* Forum of Reservists’ Wives – Representing frontline caregivers and daily rehabilitation realities

The group built a shared, holistic clinical problem map and identified several key domains where technology can serve as a true force multiplier in rehabilitation:
•    Community & Social Connectivity – reducing isolation and strengthening peer support
•    AI-Powered Smart Homes – safety monitoring and autonomous rehabilitation control
•    Meta-Cognitive Support – tools that increase awareness of limitations and prevent emotional decline
•    Vocational Placement – matching survivors’ strengths to meaningful employment and goal-setting
•    “Training Wheels” Technology – dynamic supports that scale back as independence grows
•    Integrated Care Coordination – synchronized data, therapists, and schedules for continuity of care

The Lakoom team will prepare and coordinate the next phase, and in 4-6 weeks, will convene focused expert working groups tasked with defining precise clinical needs and matching them with targeted technological solutions.  

This session marks the start of sustained, system-level work that will meaningfully improve rehabilitation outcomes at scale. At the end of the process, solutions will be validated in Lakoom’s Living Labs and the ideas deemed to have highest potential will be developed in the Foundry Venture Builder.