Discovering Innovation Labs

I've just become aware of an article that was published back in November 2005 in BusinessWeek Magazine. It's called "Mosh Pits" Of Creativity: Innovation labs are sparking teamwork -- and breakthrough products.It's a great article and points to a growning trend of companies employing new environments and processes for breakthrough products and services - and even calling them innovation labs.Speaking of which, St. Petersburg College in St. Petersburg, Florida has recently opened a Collaboration Lab on campus. This facility, co-located in the Epicenter with the college's Corporate Training department and the St. Petersburg Visitors and Convention Bureau, would position the College as a strategic partner and community resource for the entire St. Pete/Tampa area.InnovationLabs has been designing and building Innovation Labs since early 2000. Before that each of our founding partners have been involved in the thinking behind creating environments that support high levels of creativity and design for more than 20 years. This article and the St. Pete Collaboration Lab suggest we might be moving towards a more mainstream acceptance of this concept and these methodologies. Time will tell.