What Healthcare Technology Can We Implement Right Now?

How is healthcare technology changing?

How will Healthcare Technology Adapt in a COVID-19 World? Hi everybody. My name is Brad Hammond. I’m the Chief Strategy Officer at City Innovation Labs and today I’m going to talk to you about healthcare technology. Obviously, healthcare as an industry and healthcare organizations are facing an immensely challenging situation today with the response to […]

How to Work From Home (& BE PRODUCTIVE!)

how to work from home and stay productive!

This article was written pre-COVID. However, being productive at home is literally relevant to everyone still social distancing right now. Or at least physically distancing, we can still be social. With the possibility that work culture is going to change and that we all may be WFH for a while longer – we have some […]

What Does Your Remote Workspace Look Like?

My Remote Workspace

This whole working from home thing got me thinking about what everyone’s remote workspace might look like. Do they set themselves up in one spot or do they move around the house? Prior to the mandated shelter in place – I’d never thought about how or “where” they work. At CIL, we’re remote all the […]

How to Execute on Innovative Ideas in an Uncertain Time

Josh Barker Webinar on Innovative Ideas

Last week Josh hosted a webinar talking about FIVE innovative ideas in an era of uncertainty. He covered everything from a mindset shift to making sure you have the right people and processes in place. You can watch the video or find the full transcript below. FULL TRANSCRIPT – INNOVATIVE IDEAS INTRODUCTION 0:00: All right, […]

50+ Awesome Tips on How to Work Remotely

Getting Set up to Work Remotely

In unprecedented times, we do unprecedented things. We’re navigating through something we’ve never been through before. I’m sure some of you have questions on how to work remotely or working while your kids are at home. While we don’t have all the answers, we have some tips or tricks for you to get started. There […]

7 Reasons You Should Choose Open Innovation

Why Choose Open Innovation

As a project manager, I have found that it is hard to fully grasp what innovation truly is. Innovation is such a big word. Not having a true understanding of how I could contribute, I took a deeper dive into what can drive innovation within a company. Moreover, I stumbled upon the fascinating idea of […]

This is Why Empathy Needs to Drive Design Thinking

Having empathy is an important skill. Recently I learned the importance of employing empathy within Design Thinking. While I don’t have a background in design, I wanted to learn more about the process and how best to support our team and clients with this method. Here’s what I learned.  Empathy Comes First Empathy needs to […]

How to Implement the Best Corporate Innovation Model

Corporate innovation can be tricky and hard to do successfully. You don’t want innovation theatre – you need actual results. Therefore, how does a company in a slow-moving industry get innovation right? As a consulting company, we have the unique opportunity to work with a lot of companies in a wide variety of industries.  In […]

Border Crossing Boosts Innovation in the Workplace

Border crossing refers to the practice of going beyond preconceived categories of what is legitimate and what is not. We can achieve innovation in the workplace by placing greater importance on understanding our employees. What is Border Crossing? Border crossers can check their presumptions about their role and venture into unfamiliar territory. Gaining a broader […]

How to Develop an Impressive Prototyping Process

Prototyping is a vital part of the design thinking process and in this article, I’d like to illustrate what prototype fidelities we use and why — to better understand and manage user expectations. “How it works” Vs. “How it looks” For a better understanding of fidelity it makes sense to separate functionality (or UX) and […]