’Tis the season: Holiday gatherings abound, and your year-end company party is no exception. The Elvis impersonator is singing and team members are mingling, but there’s a lot more to the celebration than simply having a good time. These days, corporate holiday parties are designed to promote team bonding. According to research conducted by staffing … Read more
When AI will have become so advanced that it triggers runaway growth, we would have reached the inevitable Technological singularity Most experts predict a date around the middle of the century for AI superintelligence to emerge. Yep, Robots which are smarter than ourselves, self-aware and with an agenda. This might sound pretty scary, but according to our … Read more
What a time to be alive! As we sit in a self-driving Uber, using Siri to find the Autonomous Raman Machine in San Francisco which downloading the “Mitsuku Chatbot App” and “EZ Builder Mobile Robot App” we get to delve into the age old question of what is mankind’s need for robots, and why are they … Read more
Introduction A lot of escape room players ask, “what are some things that strong teams do in an escape game?” Here, we will share some concrete tips to help your team win any escape game. 10. Share your discoveries Escape rooms involve multiple people looking at different things and finding different clues. After finding something … Read more
Art and science are intertwined. Ever since artists mixed minerals to create pigments to paint with, visual arts have depended on the science of optics to express themselves with a stunning range of colors. Photography was made possible by chemistry and Bach’s counterpoints are the masterful products of mathematics. Like art, science attempts to help … Read more
Team-building events are opportunities to increase team cohesion and optimize team performance. In this post, we will share some tips and tricks that will help turn your next team-building occasion into an all-time hit! Tip 1: Embrace downtime Downtime is the best times to get out of the office and rejuvenate your team’s mind and spirit … Read more
The Challenge Organizations of all sizes benefit from employees who trust each other and work well with each other. A team’s performance is often a function of time and energy invested in fostering a strong culture and nurturing atmosphere. In creating a culture where team work is rewarded and encouraged, many teams conduct team building … Read more
Lumosity Engineering @Reason Last week, we hosted the engineering team from Lumosity. This San Francisco based startup builds a brain training app using puzzles and games. Over 85 million people worldwide use the app to challenge their core cognitive abilities; from memory, attention, flexibility, speed of processing, and problem solving. Some may even use it … Read more
When the words “team building” come up, many people have a wide range of emotions. They range from utter dread to a feeling of darkness only rivaled by the depths of the Marianas Trench. Team building events are a common activity in any company, so it is not an issue of unfamiliarity. In addition, if … Read more
Does your team use any of these project management methodologies? Parts of each methodology can be applies to different teams and functions. Take a look at the picture first before we talk; about each methodology. What is Project Management, and why is it important? Project management helps business leaders and managers utilize all available resources … Read more