Cities of the Future

By Jami Gibson I recently watched another inspiring TED talk given by Eduardo Paes, the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His presentation is based upon his goal to ensure the city’s future for generations to come. Paes presents four “commandments” that will help...

The Virtual Office

By Patrick Cisler I was recently working on a project with Digital Media companies that led me to reflect on a major shift in daily work habits. The shift being working in the office environment to working from home. First, the steps that led me to this reflection; I...

The Inevitable Grid

By Patrick Cisler While working on a recent project with companies in the Advanced Manufacturing industry I couldn’t help but learn about a fast emerging market, the “Smart Grid”. I was surprised at how many of these maturing companies I was working with that had many...

A New Approach to Workplace Motivation

By Jami Gibson When it comes to workplace performance, so many business models are built on extrinsically motivated reward systems. It seems like the greater the reward, rather money or recognition, the more motivated employees are to complete the task at hand....