“Are we maximizing our decision making opportunities by ensuring we have different perspectives around the table?” asks Melissa Donaldson, Chief Diversity Officer at Wintrust. Roles like hers aren’t new (as she points out, diversity and inclusion efforts in the workplace began in the 1940s), but it comes with new challenges in the modern workplace. Melissa approaches each challenge, she says, by asking “what if we looked at things another way?” She discusses this approach as well as the close relationship between D&I and innovation.

In an effort to remain a leader in providing quality care to patients, UnityPoint Health, one of the nation's most integrated health systems, wanted its leadership team to experience an environment that breeds creativity, that would allow them to develop an innovation mindset, and engage in ”future state” thinking.

At Knauf, a leading provider of building materials and construction systems, partnered with EX3 Labs to help digitize their manufacturing and gain a better understanding of emerging technology.

Schneider Electric, a 183-year-old energy management leader, partnered with EX3 Labs to create digital solutions for enhancing the employee experience amidst technological advancements, diverse workforces, generational shifts, and changing expectations.

We partnered with FCB Chicago and 1871 to donate our third Immersive Learning Lab to Daniel Boone Elementary School as part of our Immersive Learning Lab Mission.

Part of EX3 Labs' mission as a company is maintaining a commitment to being a net giver to the city of Chicago and the technology community. This commitment has led to the foundation of the Immersive Learning Lab Mission, which provides technologies and lesson plans to Chicago Public Schools. In April of 2018, thanks to our partnership with Alight, the Immersive Learning Lab Mission was able to make its second donation to Walter H. Dyett High School.

EX3 Labs is proud to announce the unveiling of an Immersive Learning Lab at George M. Pullman Elementary School. This donation, which will provide students with a classroom of virtual reality headsets as well as over 900 Google Expeditions virtual field trips and lesson plans, was unveiled during an open house for parents and students on September 27th.

Faced with rapid technological advancements and evolving consumer needs, the cooking division from Whirlpool, one of the world’s top manufacturers of home appliances, was looking to stay ahead of an increasingly competitive landscape.

Rio Tinto, one of the world’s largest mining companies with a new presence in Chicago, understood that they had a unique opportunity to educate consumers about where their everyday items come from and the processes used to mine. They partnered with EX3 Labs to host an event for Chicago Ideas Week in the EX3 Ideation Lab.

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