Archstone Workspace

09/04/2026

Put a plan in place?

09/04/2026

30 days. That is all that stands between Blaine's Oktoberfest and us!

That gives you plenty of time to mark your calendar, round up your friends and family, and start making plans for a day of live music, great food, shopping, family activities, and the Oktoberfest beer garden.

Exciting news for 2026: GB Leighton is back! They will headline this year’s live music lineup and help us close out the celebration in style.

Saturday, October 3
Noon to 8:30PM
Tom Ryan Park & Blaine City Hall

Admission and parking are free.

Get the full event details at BlaineMN.gov/Oktoberfest

09/04/2026

Come back with stories to tell!

09/03/2026

As AI becomes better at mimicking human thought, it becomes easier to hand over parts of our thinking without fully realizing it. The tools can also lead to a false sense of intellectual rigor when they lavish praise on any prompt.

In Marc Zao-Sanders latest analysis of 12,637 real-world AI use cases, he found that at least a quarter of the top uses involved asking AI to do some portion of the user’s thinking, from relationship advice and decision-making to drafting emails and generating ideas. He also found that when used as an intellectual foil—to challenge assumptions, broaden horizons, consider counterarguments—AI can sharpen people’s thinking.

What AI use cases help or hurt a leader's expertise? And where do organizations still need to prioritize human intelligence?

Read “How People Are Really Using AI in 2026”: https://s.hbr.org/4iEgNaQ

09/03/2026

09/03/2026

Your team doesn't need another icebreaker. They need a shared experience they will actually remember.

The Break It Booth at Art Lab Rx offers agencies, workplaces, nonprofits, and community organizations a hands-on alternative to standard team-building.

Groups safely break materials, then use the pieces to create mosaic art together. It is an experience built around release, creativity, connection, and transformation, not a lecture or another meeting room activity.

If you are planning a staff appreciation event, retreat, team day, or community program, let’s create something different.

Learn more or inquire about a group Break It Booth experience: https://tinyurl.com/Art-Lab-Rx-Break-It

09/01/2026

Relax, will you?