Welcome to The Work Innovation Lab
Discover insights from our cutting-edge research to help your business address its most pressing challenges, today and in the future.
Download the latest research—and transform the way you work
Our human-centered research gives you actionable insights and Collaborative Intelligence to evolve your organization for the future of work.
Goal setting and performance
Our research approach
We ground our studies in real-world problems and bridge the gap between research and practice—so you can make strategic decisions with confidence.
Human-centered design
By adopting a human-centered research approach, we develop experiments, studies, and solutions that solve real pain points for businesses and drive positive change.
Actionable insights
We help leaders and businesses transform research into action to solve their most pressing challenges.
Academic rigor
To drive greater impact, we collaborate with professors, universities, postdocs, and PhD candidates across the entire research cycle—from research design to data analysis to implementation in real organizations.
Meet our leading experts
We work with executives, academics, and the world’s top industry experts to redefine the future of work—today.
The Work Innovation Lab
Dr. Rebecca Hinds, Head of The Work Innovation Lab
Mark Hoffman, Professor at Stanford University
Our research partners include:
Bob Sutton, Professor at Stanford University
Jen Rhymer, Professor at University College London
Rob Cross, Babson University Professor and Director of Connected Commons
Greg Pryor, Co-founder of Connected Commons
Ryan Stice-Lusvardi, PhD Candidate at Stanford University
Michael Arena, Co-founder of Connected Commons
Henning Piezunka, Professor at INSEAD
Bryan Spencer, Professor at City University of Hong Kong
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