Launched in 2015, the program has funded 70 micro-grants for employees to explore and develop original insight through research.
Now in its 6th year, the incubator encourages cross-office, interdisciplinary teams with a common passion and curiosity to explore ideas together.
Our goals are:
- to grow insight through quality and relevant research;
- to support and augment ongoing or existing research;
- to encourage exploration of ideas with diverse, interdisciplinary teams across markets and offices;
- and to build a more holistic practice by exploring the impact and intersection of equity and sustainability in design.
Since its inception, 147 proposals around everything from social movements to sustainable materials have been presented and voted on firmwide. Winning concepts are provided time and resources for investigation, and once complete, discoveries are shared across the firm and applied to projects.
View some of our previous years’ research projects below.
Insights Incubator Stories
Women in Technology: Creating Equitable Workspace
What supports are needed to create an equitable workplace for women in technology?
Designing a Building’s Structural Resiliency
Designing resilient structural systems to address climate change.
Workplace Study: What Matters Most in the Workplace
What matters most in the workplace.
New Advances in Mass Timber Construction
Innovations in mass timber construction are offering new opportunities for the building industry.
