Dr John F. Carrier, Sloan School of Management
| Jan/25 | Wed | 02:00PM-03:00PM | 66-110, bring a story and photo from your lab |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Would you like to reduce your lab's output by 10%, 20%, or even as much as 50%?
Then Optimally Dismal Laboratory is a must attend event for you!
In this session, we provide an optimal approach for disrupting productivity, reducing safey, and dampening morale for your laboratory. We will explain the rationale behind these techniques through the systems and psychological studies of several notable MIT faculty, including Jay Forrester, John DC Little, Ed Schein, Douglas McGregor, and Kurt Lewin.
Finally, we will show some "best practices" from several MIT labs. Also, feel free to submit photos of your lab's best productivity-disrupting activities for inclusion in the talk.
Finally, we'll issue a "playbook" for implementing it in your lab.
Common Questions
Q: I am worried about the impact on my colleagues' productivity.
A: No need to worry. It will reduce their productivity as well.
Q: Could these techniques be used in reverse to improve productivity, safety, and morale?
A: Yes, but that would require a modicum of consideration and self-discipline.
Q: Will I regret not attending?
A: Most likely, but if you don't come, you'll never know.
Help make MIT less un-Great again!
Sponsor(s): Chemical Engineering, Sloan School of Management, Environment, Health and Safety Office
Contact: John Carrier, JFCARRIE@MIT.EDU