Lab Notes

Innovation labs have many challenges as they attempt to marshal ideas and resources to create authentically new solutions to recognized problems. Beyond the obvious need to develop new approaches there is the less often recognized […]

As we all look to become more innovative, there are various techniques that are employed to generate new ideas. A recent article in Fast Company, begins by discussing well known brainstorming techniques along with their […]

In a world where place is important for many dimensions of life it is not surprising that we have expectations related to where certain activities will take place. We find the familiarity of a hometown […]

Not everyone is cut out for remote work. Some people will just perform better when they come in to the workplace everyday. Carrie McKeegan who only hires remote workers has identified three characteristics of successful […]

As we explore the ways to enhance our capacities for working remotely, it is worth considering the range of tools now available to facilitate remote processes. With that in mind, check out Remote Tools, a […]

Adopting agile work practices requires a serious investment of time and attention as does maintaining and strengthening an agile workplace culture of support. But is the effort worthwhile? A column in Forbes reviews some recent […]

With the pace of change accelerating and technologies growing to global scale more rapidly than ever before, and with those emerging technologies carrying political implications, interest in more agile approaches to policy making appears to […]

Although there are significant benefits to distributed staff in terms of recruitment and enlarging the pool of available talent, there are also trade-offs in not having everyone in the same location. Nothing beats regular face-to-face […]

A recent article cites Bill Gates who several years ago predicted that in the search for talent it would be important for organizations to offer employees the flexibility that comes with working remotely. The article […]