In a 1980's study of a professional lab with 500 employees from the fields of physics, engineering, and computer and behavioral science, researchers within the same discipline were twice as likely to collaborate with colleagues on the same floor than with ones an elevator stop away, and researchers in separate departments who sat close together were six times more likely to collaborate with one another than with those in their own department on separate floors.
The adoption of digital technologies influences the reshaping and development of novel routines related to “space” and “time” on the production floor. Managers are advised to engage with specific training and assessments to help employees understand and adapt to the not‐so‐evident changes that the adoption of digital machines entail
Many of you engineering leaders have heard snide remarks like, “I was in at 8 AM this morning and the engineering floor was empty.” There is currently no measure of value of the output of software development
Goldense, Bradford L., "The 6 Types of Manufacturing Processes," Machine Design, August 2018, Volume 90, Number 8, Page 64, ISSN 0024-9114.
Goldense, Bradford L., "The Changing Nature of Collocation: Physical vs. Virtual Teams," Machine Design, December 2017, Volume 89, Number 12, Page 128, ISSN 0024-9114.
Business travel can be down the hall in your company, to the next floor in your building or to that service provider across town
So, by sending an employee or two to walk the floor at a trade show, you could potentially view a hundred or so new product ideas in a day
A century-old bottle—recognizable even in the dark or broken on the floor—is a keystone of Coca-Cola’s intellectual property estate
Goldense, Bradford L., "The 6 Types of Manufacturing Processes," Machine Design , August 2018, Volume 90, Number 8, Page 64, ISSN 0024-9114.
The Six Types of Manufacturing Processes [A151].pdf
Goldense, Bradford L., "The Changing Nature of Collocation: Physical vs. Virtual Teams," Machine Design , December 2017, Volume 89, Number 12, Page 128, ISSN 0024-9114.
The Changing Nature of Collocation - Physical vs Virtual Teams [A140].pdf