Innovation in Social Action
What happens when 1000 innovators and community leaders get together? Great things can! For the last few years, InnovationLabs has partnered with CFED, an organization that has for more than…
The Future of Business Education
There has been a lot written about the rate of change and how the speed of change isn't going to slow down any time soon. One of the impacts of…
Don’t Let the Collaborative Event Tail Wag the Project Dog
I've been facilitating and supporting face to face collaborative events for over 25 years and sometimes have to watch against an event-centric approach in my work. Of course a major…
We’re at the Bottom of the Top (Alltop)!
This blog is now listed on Alltop.Not familiar with Alltop? Check out their site - they aggregate news and blogs under specific topic headings. It's a great service for busy…
Remote Collaboration – the video version
This 8 minute video provides insight into the virtual collaboration methodology that is evolving from Ilabs F2F experience. It is worth watching the progression - and how Jay positions the…
A Virtual Collaborative Design Process
Based on these inputs, here is a possible model for a Virtual Collaboration Process.1. Assemble a Core TeamInstead of gathering 50 or 100 or more participants for a multi-day session,…
Conceiving of “Virtual Collaboration”
There are two possible approaches for exploring "virtual collaboration". The first is to add digital tools to existing processes or to recreate face-to-face experiences digitally. This seems to be the…
Buckminster Fuller Called for a Design Revolution
Over the last 20+ years InnovationLabs has worked with large groups to accelerate and enhance their ability to learn, collaborate, and produce results. This work increases the productivity of the…
Engaging Gen Xers at Work
In my white paper about the theory of business and getting work done I made a small case for how collaborative co-creation could be very important for a young generation…