# In an op-ed, Prof. Michelle Greenwald explains how to create an environment that fosters innovation

1 Faculty News April 3, 2014 ![Forbes logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030508.jpg?itok=SId6k3bx)>

Excerpt from [Forbes](http://www.forbes.com/sites/michellegreenwald/2014/04/03/internally-focused-tasks-of-a-chief-innovation-officer/) -- "One approach to providing environments that foster innovation is to take functional groups out of their silos, create multifunctional teams and locate them 'off campus': even if only in a different building across the street. Placing multifunctional team members in close proximity, away from headquarters encourages teamwork, bonding, more regular communication, and shared goals."

[Read more](http://www.forbes.com/sites/michellegreenwald/2014/04/03/internally-focused-tasks-of-a-chief-innovation-officer/)