Research & Events
Project 1: 2023 Experimental Workshops
How does a meeting’s location and technology impact team creativity?
We hosted a four-part open research project to answer this question. Read on to learn more and access project resources.
[ Part 1 ]
Online Symposium
Three-day
educational event.
January 2023
The New Rules for Work 2023 Kickoff Symposium took place from Jan 17-19.
56 presenters and hundreds of participants came together to compare ideas from meeting research, technology, facilitation, corporate leadership, and more.
February – May 2023
Facilitators from around the world submitted workshop designs for use in the experiment. The research hosts selected two designs for use in the experiment, then tested and refined them while awaiting International Review Board approval to begin data collection.
[ Part 2 ]
Experiment Design
DesIgn Competition and Prototyping
[ Part 3 ]
Experiment
in-person, hybrid, and remote Workshops.
June – October 2023
Data Collection
Hundreds of participants from around the world participated in 1-hour creative problem-solving workshops.
In total, we collected survey data, workshop content, and video recordings from 26 experimental workshops involving 191 participants.
January 2024
We hosted a one-day online event to share early experiment results, interspersed with workshops and talks inspired by what we learned.
[Step 4 ]