WiLS Takes the Virtual Office to the Next Level!

Increases productivity by meeting in dreams

Since July, the WiLS staff have been working in a virtual office.  This arrangement has been going so well that they are now beginning a bold experiment to virtualize themselves and to meet with one another in the dream world.

Meeting in dreams, also known as  mutual dreaming, has been the stuff of romance novels and science fiction movies.  Now, WiLS is planning to harness that power to hold staff meetings between 2 and 4 a.m. to increase productivity and free up daytime for other projects.

“Once I read that some people believe that it may theoretically be possible, I was sold!” says director Stef Morrill, “We believe in innovation and experimentation – so why not this?”

While their virtual office provides WILS staff with flexibility in dress code, there are higher expectations for attire at dream meetings.  The group believes that wearing formal meeting attire to bed increases the chances that the experiment will work. “Sure, it took time to adjust to sleeping in a tie and dress shoes,” says staff member Jeff Brunner, “but it puts me in a meeting frame of mind….and I’ll look snazzy at our future dream meeting!”

While they have not yet had a successful meeting in their dreams, there is progress.  Says Morrill, “At first, people were dreaming about cats playing baseball and cover art from the Wisconsin Digital Library.  Now, we are all dreaming about meeting.  We make steps forward every day, and I can’t wait to see where we go next……in our dreams!”