The Inventables exploration budget is intended to keep our team creative while quenching our curiosity. At Inventables, we’re institutionalizing a “safe” way for all employees to explore the unknown; we call it our Exploration Budget. Each month, employees get a budget for personal exploration, in addition to our monthly group explorations. The group explorations have taken us to unique places, brought otherwise unavailable experiences to our office, and afforded us the opportunity to play with innovative new products. In recent months, our explorations have included drum circles, ORD Camp, The Taste of Chicago, kayaking the Chicago River, cooking school, Wired NextFest, and massages.