The Paradox of a Remote Community
In the digital age, we are seeing more and more remote communities aggregate through online platforms. Some are genuine and some give a false sense of belonging. It is important in the remote-work world that organizations are providing their employees with a sincere community. At City Innovation Labs we have a core value of Faith […]
The Second Role of an Innovative Leader
Read the video transcript below for the second role in innovative leadership: Hi, I’m Josh Barker, CEO of City Innovation Labs. And this is the third video in our series called Cultivating Innovation where we talk about the roles that an innovative leader plays in order to Create an Innovative Team. In this video I’m […]
How to Create a Culture for Continual Learning
At City Innovation Labs, we are continually learning. As a startup, we don’t have time to be content with our positioning as a company. We constantly want to find new ways to engage potential customers. We often wear many hats, allowing us to fill gaps within our company and make forward progress to reach our […]
5 Tips on how to Prioritize Your To-Do List
What do you do with your ever-growing to-do list? Where do I start? How do I know what to prioritize in my huge list of tasks? Here are five simple solutions that will help with that: 1. Make Your List The first step on how to prioritize your to-do list… make one! Jot down all […]
5 Ways to Make Remote Teamwork Work
We all know how important teamwork is. Creating a team culture is vital to a successful company. I joined City Innovation Labs about 8 months ago. I knew that teamwork could be harder to cultivate when virtual meetings are the norm. But, surprisingly, it is not hard. Every team member is invested in making sure […]
Why Failure was the Catalyst for Creation: the CIL Origin Story
City Innovation Labs was born as an answer to all the mistakes I’d made as an entrepreneur, it was my mission to help others avoid making the same ones. CIL is a digital product innovation firm set on helping innovation teams take their vision to life while ensuring together we build the right product. We focus […]