Menlo Innovations

Come visit us in person or virtually to learn about our culture and processes! We host virtual public tours once a week and in-person public tours once a month. You’ll get to see the artifacts we use to help us work, chat with a pair of developers, and ask your tour guides anything and everything that you have always wanted to know about Menlo. Check out our tours page below to learn more and sign up for free! https://menlo.cc/Tour1

Ever launched a product, service, or system only to realize people don’t actually use it the way you expected? That’s where High-Tech Anthropology? (HTA) comes in. Join us for a 60-minute interactive session where you’ll get a firsthand look at how Menlo Innovations’s High-Tech Anthropologists? observe users, assess designs, and create workflows that lead to solutions people actually adopt—and even enJOY using. ?? Date: Wednesday, April 9 ? Time: 12-1pm EST ?? Register Here: https://lnkd.in/ePtW32kh What we'll cover: ?? Learn from Menlonians who specialize in user-centered design ?? See how observation & iteration reduce project failure risks ?? Get practical tools to align stakeholders & prioritize users ?? Hear real-world stories of HTA in action across industries This session isn’t just for software teams—HTA applies to any industry, any challenge, and any role. Whether you’re designing a product, refining a process, or improving customer experience, these methods will change the way you think about problem-solving. Bring your snacks, your toughest questions, and join us for an engaging discussion!

Step Inside Menlo – In person! Curious what a joyful, human-centered, and highly disciplined workplace *actually* looks like in practice? Join us April 10 for a 90-minute in-person tour at the Menlo Innovations office in downtown Ann Arbor. Led by a pair of Menlonians, you’ll walk through our workspace and get an inside look at how we: → Built an intentional culture rooted in joy and agility → Use visual management, pairing, and iterative design to drive project success → Apply High-Tech Anthropology? to create products people actually want to use → Operate without traditional HR—yes, really! → Run small experiments that spark big culture change We keep these public tours intentionally small—just 15 attendees max—so everyone gets a chance to ask questions and engage meaningfully. ?? Menlo Innovations – Ann Arbor, MI ?? Register here: https://lnkd.in/gPYVCHzV

Step Inside Menlo - Join Our Next Free Virtual Tour! Ever wondered how Menlo Innovations built a culture of joy, agility, and human-centered design? Now’s your chance to see it firsthand— ?? Date: Tuesday, Mar 25, 2025 ? Time: 9 - 10:30 AM EST ?? Register for Free Here: https://lnkd.in/eNUCxmzy A pair of Menlo team members will take you through: → How we built an intentional culture of joy → How we use High-Tech Anthropology? to design products people love → How we manage projects with visual tools and weekly show-and-tells → What a workplace looks like without traditional HR Plus, you’ll get a Q&A with our software developers—ask them anything! ??Public Tour spots are limited. Want to bring your whole team? Send me a DM and we can arrange a private tour and Q&A!

Step Inside Menlo - Join Our Next Free Virtual Tour! Ever wondered how Menlo Innovations built a culture of joy, agility, and human-centered design? Now’s your chance to see it firsthand— ?? Date: Tuesday, Mar 4, 2025 ? Time: 9 - 10:30 AM EST ?? Register for Free Here: https://lnkd.in/eMKZk2gf A pair of Menlo team members will take you through: → How we built an intentional culture of joy → How we use High-Tech Anthropology? to design products people love → How we manage projects with visual tools and weekly show-and-tells → What a workplace looks like without traditional HR Plus, you’ll get a Q&A with our software developers—ask them anything! Spots are limited.

How do you lead when your employees are exhausted, disengaged, or stressed after a crisis? Most leaders assume people will just bounce back. But that’s not how it works. Recovery takes intentional leadership. That’s why, one week from today, on Tuesday, March 4 (11 am ET), I’m going live with Rich Sheridan, bestselling author of Joy Inc. and Chief Joy Officer and CEO of Menlo Innovations, to talk about exactly this. ?? What most leaders miss after a crisis ?? How to rebuild trust and engagement ?? Why joy is about resilience The sign-up link is coming soon, but mark your calendar because you can also watch it live right here on my LinkedIn profile. Stay tuned for more details this week! #leadership #CompassionateLeadership #FutureOfWork #CrisisLeadership

Curious to see our joyful culture and unique processes in action? Come visit us tomorrow at 3:30pm for a free in-person factory tour! This 90 minute tour covers a range of topics like Menlo's mission, culture, Project Management processes, High-Tech Anthropology? process, and Paired Programming. You can use the link below to register for free! https://lnkd.in/gPYVCHzV

Imagine an employee asking you if you should still pay them because the culture you created no longer feels like work? Listen in as Rich Sheridan shares how they built a place people love to work at Menlo Innovations on episode 12 of the Hearts Not Heads podcast.

Menlo is hiring! We are looking for High-Tech Anthropologists? to join our team. This is a fully in-person position at our office in downtown Ann Arbor, MI. We will be holding an Extreme Interview in late January. If you are interested in applying for this role, please check out the link to our website for a full job description. You can either apply there, or email us your resume at [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you! https://lnkd.in/ebVuCGyA