As we near the end of the financial year, it’s always a good time to assess outgoings, to know where we need to make changes, to ensure we move forward with growing our businesses and bank balances. For most business owners, the largest expense is normally going to be the premise in which we are … Read more
Collaborative Mental Health in 3 easy steps
Collaborative Mental Health in 3 Easy Steps Here at The Lab Factory, we love our members, affectionately called “Labbies”. We care about their business, but we also care about the people behind the business. “All work and no play make’s Jack a dull boy” is a very fitting proverb in this co-sharing work space. So, it … Read more
Saying NO to normal work practices
Saying no to normal work practices can be very hard to do. Especially when you are trying to build up a successful business. You don’t want to blend into the background and do what is normally done. But at the same time, you don’t want to do what everyone else is doing just for the sake of … Read more
TEDtalks on Creativity
Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity? Ken Robinson is a British speaker, author, and education enthusiast. His talk discusses the stigmatisation behind creative mistakes and encourages changes to our educational systems. Ken Robinson touches on the hierarchy of education systems around the world and the pyramid of subject favourability- mathematics and languages being highly favoured, followed by humanities, leaving the arts at the bottom. Ken says, “by the time they get to be adults, most … Read more