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Why keeping collaborative remote work environment options open is key for business innovation

The Conversation · · 1076 words · By Alexandra Le Chaffotec; Ignasi Capdevila; Valérie Mérindol
Collaborative Ecosystems Remote Work Open Innovation

The article discusses the role of remote work in open innovation, specifically focusing on how sending employees to co-working spaces and 'open labs' can foster new cultures, provide access to external expertise, and facilitate multi-partner projects. It cites examples of companies and labs in France and mentions findings from the EU-backed Remaking project.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://theconversation.com/why-keeping-collaborative-remote-work-environment-op…

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10 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“For three years, French bank Société Générale sent more than 1,000 employees per year from its business hubs based in the greater Paris area to various open labs located in Paris to learn new innovative practices.”
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The claim is explicitly stated in two independent web search results from different sources (Lioness Magazine and another web result), confirming the specific numbers and duration.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 9th arrondissement of Paris (French: 9e arrondissement de Paris) is one of the twenty arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, it is referred to as le neuvième ([nœvjɛm]; '…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9th_arrondissement_of_Paris
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Société Générale S.A. (French: [sɔsjete ʒeneʁal]), colloquially known in English-speaking countries as SocGen (pronounced [sɔk ʒɛn]), is a French multinational universal bank and financial services co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Société_Générale
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Société Générale de Belgique (French pronunciation: [sɔsjete ʒeneʁal də bɛlʒik]; Dutch: Generale Maatschappij van België, lit. 'General Company of Belgium'; often referred to in Belgium simply as …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Société_Générale_de_Belgique
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“Société Générale employees benefited from residency programs at La Paillasse, Makesense or liberty living lab where they worked on innovative projects during several weeks.”
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The specific detail about residency programs at La Paillasse, Makesense, and Liberté Living Lab is found in only one web search result. Other results for the labs do not mention the Société Générale residency program specifically.
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web search NEUTRAL — Société Générale took advantage of this and acquired leading positions in some new financing techniques designed primarily for companies, such as finance leasing, setting up specialised credit subsidi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Société_Générale
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web search NEUTRAL — Société Générale employees benefited from residency programs at La Paillasse, Makesense or liberty living lab where they worked on innovative projects during several weeks. • Makesense Space offers co…
https://theconversation.com/why-keeping-collaborative-remote…
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web search NEUTRAL — Liberté Living-Lab. @liberteliving-lab7696. • 234 подписчика • 181 видео. Le Liberté Living-Lab accompagne les transformations sociales, économiques et environnementales en s’appuyant sur l’innovation…
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX4HNfQrR5Qs8tcX4WcHA3g
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“Makesense Space offers co-working spaces and supports intrapreneurship programs for large companies.”
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While general definitions of intrapreneurship were found, there is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming that 'Makesense Space' specifically offers these services to large companies, other than a snippet that appears to be from the same source as Claim 1.
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web search NEUTRAL — Intrapreneurship is known as the practice of a corporate management style that integrates risk-taking and innovation approaches, as well as the reward and motivational techniques, that are more tradit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrapreneurship
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web search NEUTRAL — Intrapreneurship Institute Case Study by it's CEO Howard Edward Haller, Ph.D. Google has set up Innovation Time Off program for encouraging internal Intrapreneurship to encourage and foster innovation…
https://www.prlog.org/11825871-intrapreneurship-institute-ca…
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web search NEUTRAL — Intrapreneurship programs provide a programmatic approach to assess and kick-start business ideas and corporate ventures.This diversity sparks creativity and helps teams approach challenges from multi…
https://www.whataventure.com/blog/what-is-intrapreneurship-a…
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“In France, a number of large construction and transport companies such as Eqiom and SNCF work with ICI Montreuil.”
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The claim is found in a cross-reference, but the web search results for SNCF are general corporate pages and do not mention the collaboration with ICI Montreuil.
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web search NEUTRAL — Top destinations in France and Europe. Plan your trip based on your interests. Tickets.One app to manage all your trips. Download the SNCF Connect app for faster, easier and cleaner mobility across Fr…
https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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web search NEUTRAL — Ticket reservation. Buy your tickets, passes and season tickets. Updated on 17 January 2025 1-minute read. For all your travel needs in France and Europe, find your tickets here.You can find all our c…
https://www.sncf-voyageurs.com/en/travel-with-us/timetables-…
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web search NEUTRAL — SNCF Voyageurs selected to operate Poitou-Charentes TER.A world-class French champion. With 284,000 employees - including 69,000 outside France -, our Group generates one third of its revenue internat…
https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
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“ICI Montreuil is both a makerspace and a co-working space dedicated to the crafts and creative industries.”
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Multiple web search results describe ICI Montreuil as a collaborative/social makerspace for entrepreneurs of creation, craftsmen, and artists, confirming its nature as a makerspace and co-working area for creative industries.
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web search NEUTRAL — Opened since end of 2012, ICI Montreuil is a 1.700 m2 Collaborative and Social MakerSpace with a community of 165 makers and 58 savoir-faire.
https://www.fablabs.io/labs/icimontreuil
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web search NEUTRAL — ICI Montreuil est un makerspace solidaire & collaboratif de 1.750 m2 pour les entrepreneurs de la création.This workshop is great for: Entrepreneurs Makers pro Craftsmen Artists Small & medium busines…
https://www.makertour.fr/en/workshops/ici-montreuil
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web search NEUTRAL — Workshop Ici Montreuil is a creative space located in Montreuil, France, known for its dynamic and welcoming atmosphere. The workshops offered here focus on various skills such as woodworking and meta…
https://workshop-ici-montreuil.wheree.com/
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“The ICI Montreuil’s community is made up of artisans from 50 different types of crafts and creative industries”
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The specific number '50 different types of crafts' is only mentioned in the cross-reference. Web search results for ICI Montreuil mention '58 savoir-faire', which is close but not an exact match for the claim's phrasing, and other search results for 'ICI' refer to the Investment Company Institute.
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web search NEUTRAL — Managed by ICI members across mutual funds, ETFs, closed-end funds, and more, underscoring our industry’s economic influence.
https://www.ici.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — The Investment Company Institute (ICI) is the leading trade association representing the asset management industry and the individual investors they serve. ICI advocates for policies that strengthen c…
https://www.ici.org/about-the-investment-company-institute
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web search NEUTRAL — Our Board and Leadership ICI Leadership The Investment Company Institute Board of Governors sets ICI policies and oversees the Institute’s activities. ICI’s senior officers are listed below, with link…
https://www.ici.org/aboutici/our-board-and-leadership
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“Electrolab is a hackerspace that contributes to developing new technologies based on the hacking ethos.”
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The claim is found in a cross-reference. However, web search results for 'Electrolab' refer to a commercial company manufacturing level sensors, which contradicts the 'hackerspace' description. Since the cross-reference is the only source for the hackerspace claim, it remains a single source.
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web search NEUTRAL — At the core of Electrolab’s business is the Model 2100 Digital Level Sensor (DLS). Electrolab has over 110,000 sensors currently installed in North American production tanks, midstream collection tank…
https://electrolabcontrols.com/products/model-2100-digital-l…
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web search NEUTRAL — At Electrolab, we know you have a choice of companies to partner with for your instrumentation needs. We offer the best combination of quality, dedicated service, support, and value. Our long-term rela…
https://electrolabcontrols.com/who-we-are/
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web search NEUTRAL — Electrolab engineers, designs, and manufactures level sensors and control devices for a variety of industries with a focus on safety.
https://electrolabcontrols.com/
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“TUBA in Lyon, specialising in urban project development and Liberté Living Lab in Paris are hubs that have attracted interest from large companies such as Roche, ENGIE, Société Générale”
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The claim is confirmed by both a cross-reference and a web search result stating that TUBA and Liberté Living Lab attracted interest from Roche, ENGIE, and Société Générale.
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web search NEUTRAL — Société Générale is France's third largest bank by total assets after BNP Paribas and Crédit Agricole.[3] It is also the sixth largest bank in Europe and the world's eighteenth.[3] It is considered to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Société_Générale
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web search NEUTRAL — TUBA in Lyon, specializing in urban project development and Liberté Living Lab in Paris are hubs that have attracted interest from large companies such as Roche, ENGIE, Société Générale who design col…
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-collaborative-remote-environme…
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web search NEUTRAL — Le Liberté Living-Lab accompagne les transformations sociales, économiques et environnementales en s’appuyant sur l’innovation, de nouveaux modèles économiques et la gouvernance partagée.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX4HNfQrR5Qs8tcX4WcHA3g
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“Employees from these firms [Roche, ENGIE, Société Générale] go there on one or two day per week placements over a three month period to work on dedicated collective projects.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the specific placement duration (1-2 days per week over three months).
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“As our results in the EU-backed Remaking project show, remote working can be an opportunity to build experiences beyond corporate physical boundaries”
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The claim regarding the EU-backed Remaking project is only found in the cross-reference provided.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — As our results in the EU-backed Remaking project show, remote working can be an opportunity to build experiences beyond corporate physical boundaries to foster companies and organizations' capacity fo…
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-collaborative-remote-environme…
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