I just realized it's worse than that. If the old adage on innovation "1% inspiration, 99% perspiration" is true, then water cooler simply cannot help much. Then, what you need for innovation (and not just a warm fuzzy feeling of a possibly good idea) is actual time to work on it, not a water cooler.
Principle was created as a lifestyle design and technology consultancy. Its goal is to prove that caring for our customer’s needs, caring for our community and caring for our team’s well-being are not mutually exclusive.
I'm the Director of Engineering at Principle, and we're looking to hire a number of senior and mid-level engineers to join our team! We have the opportunity to work with a variety of technologies, and right now we are hiring people with a depth of experience in React, C#, and/or managing engineers. This is the best, most talented, and friendliest team I've worked with - we're growing, and I'm excited to bring more people into our culture of excellence without the exhaustion and burnout so prevalent in our industry.
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There's a great book "The Way of the Pilgrim" that explores a man's journey to discover what 'prayer without ceasing' means and how it could be possible.
There's also a monastery that was called 'the unsleeping ones' where they divided the hours of the day into shifts and had monastics in prayers throughout the day and night continuously.
http://ivark.github.io/