BlueSky Thinking Summary

Florian Zettelmeyer suggests creating "lab settings" for fighting isolation among lone contributors, be it university researchers or independent professionals.

Stored in organized settings, motivated partly through his experiences at Amazon, a feeling of community and accountability is attained through regular meetings.

Participants keep others updated about their works-in-progress, and through that, give synchronous feedback on each other's work to help facilitate better collaboration and quality research.

It aims to capture all the advantages of traditional teamwork in an autonomous setting, so that intellectual isolation does not slow down productivity or innovation.

By creating an environment of ongoing engagement and dedicated discussion, Zettelmeyer believes these labs can raise the level of individual contributions while still preserving the looseness that professionals of all types appreciate in hybrid or remote work arrangements.