{"id":5323,"date":"2018-05-22T07:00:58","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T14:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/garage-en-us\/?p=5323"},"modified":"2019-06-12T15:27:43","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T22:27:43","slug":"microsoft-garage-expansion-continues-new-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/garage\/blog\/2018\/05\/microsoft-garage-expansion-continues-new-england\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Garage expansion continues with grand opening at New England Research Development Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The seventh Microsoft Garage just opened its doors at the New England Research &amp; Development Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts (or \u201cNERD\u201d). Hundreds of students, educators, and tech pros flocked to the three-day event introducing local Microsoft teams, innovative projects they are working on\u2014and the Garage equipment and spaces that the Boston area community can use to connect with Microsoft and each other.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5332\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GarageSign-Students.jpg\" alt=\"three students\" width=\"1284\" height=\"630\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Occupying seven floors of One Memorial Drive since 2007, Microsoft has long been a part of the Kendall Square community in Cambridge. Overlooking the Charles River, and with expansive views of the Boston skyline, NERD offers a picturesque location for Microsoft\u2019s 400 employees at the site.<\/p>\n<p>The Garage at NERD was the culmination of years of hard work. Planning for a multi-phase, multi-year renovation project had begun in 2014, led by Dena Quinn, Microsoft Real Estate and Facilities senior portfolio manager.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5337 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/web_hero_HORNER_18011_062.jpg\" alt=\"people having lunch at work with the Boston Skyline behind them\" width=\"1284\" height=\"552\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to Quinn, the idea of having a Garage didn\u2019t come until after design and construction plans were nearly complete. The Garage had only two locations in 2014 and had just begun the evolution from a grassroots movement to a major player in the cultural transformation at Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p>A commitment to expand Garage programs worldwide happened when T. K. &#8220;Ranga&#8221; Rengarajan, Corporate Vice President of Engineering@Microsoft, sponsored the expansion of Garages at all Microsoft Global Development Centers (GDCs). This launched a multi-year effort and strong partnership with RE&amp;F to build Garage facilities in Canada, Israel, China, India, Silicon Valley, and now, NERD.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDena did an amazing job with all the changes thrown our way,\u201d says Linda Thackeray, who moved from her role leading The Garage\u2019s annual global Hackathon to become director of The Garage at NERD.<\/p>\n<p>Quinn returns the compliment: \u201cWe couldn\u2019t have done it without Linda as our boots on the ground. When she first started, we joked \u2018Don\u2019t worry, Linda\u2014we\u2019ll keep you busy.\u2019 But from that point on, it was go-go-go for her and for all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>A Space for Innovation and Collaboration<\/h2>\n<p>The renovations to four floors of the building were completed in July 2017 and December 2017. And then, the grand finale: The Garage officially launched on April 26, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the central tenets of The Garage is learning by doing,\u201d says Jeff Ramos, partner director of The Garage. \u201cSo it\u2019s our obligation to learn from past builds and make every successive Garage better. The Garage at NERD reflects all the best practices we learned from previous Garages. And we\u2019ll have three new Garage spaces in the next couple of years that will build off NERD.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Garage at NERD is built to optimize the connection between Microsoft and the broader community. With nearly 15,000 square feet of space, the new Garage provides:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>plenty of room to congregate, with a large Hub space on the 1st floor for Garage events, presentations, and workshops that inspire experimentation and collaboration.<\/li>\n<li>a makerspace, where local students and tech professionals can also book time, includes 3D printers, soldering equipment, a metal stamper, and other tools for hands-on exploration to spur creativity and learn new skills. The advanced makerspace includes laser cutters, a flatbed printer, a vinyl printer cutter, and other machines not readily available to help people take their creative ideas to a new level.<\/li>\n<li>a Reality Room where visitors can don headsets and take a deep dive into augmented, virtual, and mixed reality, and experiment with cool Microsoft technologies like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/hololens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HoloLens<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/windows-mixed-reality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows Mixed Reality<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>space for the Garage internship program for university students, newly expanded and with an open floor plan and a location next to the makerspace.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5335\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/RealityRoom-NERDBlog.jpg\" alt=\"a person wearing a HoloLens\" width=\"1284\" height=\"721\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Special touches that make this Garage unique include a coffee bar (fondly called Clippy&#8217;s Coffee Bar, a tribute to the fabled virtual paper clip), and an outdoor space with a deck for employees and locals to relax and enjoy the natural beauty of the Charles River and Kendall Square.<\/p>\n<p>Much of the art on the walls was created by local artists using tools from the makerspace, notes Thackeray. And, \u201cI want to give a shout out to Boston Industrial Consulting, who designed and built both makerspaces\u2014from the furniture, to the equipment, to electricity and data. They were super in supporting us,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<h2>Investing in Cultural Change<\/h2>\n<p>According to Ramos, The Garage is a manifestation of Microsoft\u2019s evolution as a company. \u201cThe Garage has become synonymous with Microsoft\u2019s cultural reinvention,\u201d he says. \u201cWe\u2019re a company of hackers, of doers, of makers, with a passion for experimenting. The Garage is an embodiment of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Like the rest of the company, the idea of The Garage itself has evolved. \u201cThe Garage and the annual Hackathon have really changed our ethos so the whole company has embraced the value of experimentation and hacking,\u201d Ramos says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhen we first started, the Hackathon was just for hackers. Now non-hackers are coming together as teams on projects unrelated to their day jobs. And people are hacking not just at the main Hackathon event, but every day of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur belief is that we do our best work when we have diverse teams. We create better projects and get better results when we pull in great ideas and great minds from everywhere,\u201d says Ramos. It\u2019s the \u201cdemocracy of innovation\u201d principle, and Ramos is serious about it. \u201cRegardless of who you are\u2014your age, profession, background\u2014everyone can have an innovative idea and do amazing things.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Better Together\u2014Being Part of the Local Community<\/h2>\n<p>Another way The Garage has evolved: by inviting collaboration from the ecosystem of which it is a part. \u201cWhen we originally built The Garage,\u201d Ramos says, \u201cit was all about Microsoft employees. Over time, we\u2019ve come to realize that we\u2019re better together, and we\u2019ve embraced customers, partners, students, and others in the ecosystem with similar interests. We want them to be part of The Garage, as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This openness is manifested in the physical structures of the newest Garages. At NERD, for example, the original thinking was to have The Garage be on an upper, internal-facing employee floor. But RE&amp;F looked at all the space opportunities, and proposed having it on the 1st floor, facing outward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wanted it to be like a front porch to the NERD building, with an emotional tie as well as an aesthetic connection,\u201d says Quinn. \u201cIt creates a really warm and welcoming atmosphere for employees and the community.\u201d The front porch concept extends upstairs to the renovated employee floors as well, where each team room of 8\u201314 employees has a \u201cfront porch\u201d area outside for collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, The Garage at NERD is one of the few Garages where visitors can explore many areas without a Microsoft badge. They can walk inside the lobby to amazing views of the Charles River, take in the scene with a visit to the coffee bar or outside patio, or use the conference room, makerspace, and Reality Room with a simple appointment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are curious about how Microsoft is reinventing our culture and finding our mojo again. Having a Garage here lets them learn our story and make and create with us,\u201d Ramos says.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5336\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/web_NERD_Students.jpg\" alt=\"a group of people talking\" width=\"1284\" height=\"722\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>An Ecosystem Rich in Talent and Technology<\/h2>\n<p>Kendall Square has undergone remarkable growth and transformation during the 11 years Microsoft has been there. The area is now overflowing with technology and life sciences companies, as well as students from MIT and other nearby universities. NERD sits in the heart of the MIT campus, but there are 54 other colleges and universities in close proximity\u2014everything from world-renowned schools like Harvard to community colleges and trade schools.<\/p>\n<p>NERD has always had a close relationship with local universities, says Thackeray, noting that NERD has hired 142 Garage internship students in the last four years. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/newengland\/2017\/10\/05\/12-weeks-microsoft-garage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Garage internship program<\/a> attracts entrepreneurial-minded students who work together in a fast-track style to create innovative projects.\u00a0<a href=\"http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/garage\/blog\/2018\/01\/napkin-disrupted-meet-ink-code-microsoft-garage-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out Ink to Code<\/a>, a project created by Garage interns.<\/p>\n<p>This wealth of talent and resources is a key reason that NERD was established in Kendall Square. As Linda Thackeray says, \u201cCambridge and Kendall Square has it all: smart people with good ideas that are willing to work hard on them. This is an amazingly rich, vibrant ecosystem. It makes sense to have a Garage here to take advantage of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Cultivating a Maker Mindset<\/h2>\n<p>Marty Culpepper, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT, heads up <a href=\"http:\/\/project-manus.mit.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Project Manus<\/a>, a regional Boston-Cambridge innovation ecosystem that leverages academic and other makerspaces. A maker himself, Culpepper sees the Garage\u2014with its proximity to MIT, and its shared culture of curiosity, innovation, and making\u2014as a fertile ground for new ideas with impact.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Programs and activities that promote a maker mindset are crucial for community innovation,&#8221; he says. &#8220;Having a space like The Garage in Cambridge will allow the community to use technology in ways they&#8217;ve never dreamed.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>With the new Garage plus hacking workshops and other activities, Thackeray expects that only to continue\u2014and grow.<br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019m excited to develop programming that will draw the ecosystem further into this space,\u201d she says. \u201cThere is so much potential here, and so much goodness that can come out of engaging with this ecosystem of universities and tech partners. We can create opportunities for employees to learn and grow, but also attract and retain the best new talent. The possibilities are endless in what the site and Microsoft can achieve here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5334\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Makerspace-NERDBlog.jpg\" alt=\"A group of people laughing\" width=\"1284\" height=\"556\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>A Win-Win Collaboration<\/h2>\n<p>Ramos is enthusiastic about the opening of the new Garage at NERD. \u201cThis is our 7th Garage,\u201d he says, \u201cand along the way, RE&amp;F has been a key partner to us, from the first Garage in Redmond in 2013 to today in Cambridge. We\u2019re able to connect to the local community more than ever because of that collaboration with RE&amp;F and the amazing spaces they\u2019re building.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ranga calls the Garage at NERD \u201ca win-win collaboration between the Cambridge community and Microsoft. It represents the new Microsoft to this ecosystem,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Thackeray concurs: \u201cWe don\u2019t think of this as \u2018our\u2019 Garage,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s a Garage for the community, and it will only be as successful as the community makes it. We want it to be a platform for our employees to find additional meaning and dimension in their work. But we also want it to be a resource for the community\u2014where thought leaders both inside and outside Microsoft can come, collaborate, and see what\u2019s possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Story by Christine Nickerson<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Engage with The Garage and NERD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Microsoft New England on Facebook<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MicrosoftNewEngland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MicrosoftNewEngland\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Microsoft New England Blog<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/newengland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/newengland\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow Microsoft New England on Twitter<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MSNewEngland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MSNewEngland<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Press Coverage<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/boston\/news\/2018\/04\/27\/microsoft-invites-the-boston-community-into-its.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft invites the Boston community into its Garage<\/a><br \/>\nBoston Business Journal<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonherald.com\/business\/technology\/2018\/04\/microsoft_lifts_door_to_the_garage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft lifts door to The Garage<\/a><br \/>\nBoston Herald<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americaninno.com\/boston\/office-envy\/office-envy-inside-microsofts-the-garage-where-employees-have-access-to-a-vr-room-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Office Envy: Inside Microsoft\u2019s The Garage, Where Employees Have Access to a VR Room<\/a><br \/>\nBostInno<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The seventh Microsoft Garage just opened its doors at the New England Research &amp; Development Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts (or \u201cNERD\u201d). 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