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I FOR INNOVATION

9/28/2014

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When Santi and I arrived at the headquarters of Interbank we where intimidated by the tall building and the numerous guards that surrounded the infrastructure. We shyly entered the office's lobby to find ourselves alienated from the whole Interbank culture. The people ranged from businessmen in suits to janitors in uniforms, all casually passing by, ignoring our solemn existence. We carefully approached the woman behind a desk who warmly greeted us, we explained we had a meeting and she directed us towards the elevators. The lobby seemed so elegant that we where expecting a totally different climate than the one we saw as we reached the eighth floor in the public relations department.     

There is a reason why my blog post as well as my article is titled: "I for Innovation" and not just because it has a nice ring to it nor its clever word play, but because every corner of the office screams innovation.
As soon as the doors of the elevator fled open from side to side, we where presented with incredibly creative stimuli, beginning by a hopscotch sticker on the floor, kung-fu panda decorated offices and even balloons hanging from the cubicles. The climate was so nurturing I couldn't believe it was an office itself. 

As the layout manager I am also in charge of the classroom environment in the IA class, which makes me think weather the classroom set up is the best it could be. Innovation takes place where creativity is fomented, and the classroom environment doesn't scream innovation as much as Interbank's offices did. Of course, we can't spend thousands of dollars as the company did, however, it would be interesting to revisit the topic of renovating the layout of our class in order to induce innovation within our most subconscious thoughts.
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Santiago Gavidia
10/1/2014 11:31:06 pm

Great blog post!

Personally, since I went with you, I can totally agree with the experience. Everything we saw was so innovative/creative. From the "Sense of Humour" offices to the transparent cubicles, everything seemed to have a reason for it's place. I like the way you explain the environment through detail, also your vocab is on point. One thing you could improve in is a little bit more reflection, like for example how this enviroment brings success to Interbank.

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Romina Lizier link
10/1/2014 11:45:23 pm

Fran, I really like the title you have chosen for this blog post because it's like a creative glimpse of the whole innovation concept. What you said about how a more energetic environment fosters creativity stuck, because I do believe small changes in the classroom can completely change the way we work.

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