Researching the science of time for

Researching the science

of time for

Researching

the science

of time for

Independent, non-profit global lab dedicated to shifting humanity’s relationship with time: moving beyond efficiency toward reclaiming time for what actually matters.

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Purpose

Time is the one resource you can’t get back. Let’s study it together.

Time is the one resource you can’t get back.

Let’s study it together.

Time is the one resource you can’t get back. Let’s study it together.

Our purpose is to establish the independent scientific foundation
for how humans and organizations should make time allocation decisions in an age of AI assistance.

Through rigorous research, controlled experiments, and open-source frameworks.

Our purpose is to establish the independent scientific foundation
for how humans and organizations should make time allocation decisions in an age of AI assistance.

Through rigorous research, controlled experiments, and open-source frameworks.

Research

Three horizons, one fundamental question

Three horizons, one fundamental question

We study time allocation across three scales (the individual, the team, and society) using behavioral data from 30M+ users, academic partnerships, and real-world pilots. Everything we publish is open-source by design.

We study time allocation across three scales (the individual, the team, and society) using behavioral data from 30M+ users, academic partnerships, and real-world pilots. Everything we publish is open-source by design.

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Personal Time

The individual’s relationship with how their days are structured, how much of it feels chosen versus imposed, and what the difference does to wellbeing and creative capacity.

The individual’s relationship with how their days are structured, how much of it feels chosen versus imposed, and what the difference does to wellbeing and creative capacity.

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Organizational Time 

The daily decisions that shape how teams work together. What is the real cost of a fragmented calendar? How does meeting density affect the quality of decisions made in those meetings? What do organizations that protect time for deep work actually look like, and how do they perform?

The daily decisions that shape how teams work together. What is the real cost of a fragmented calendar? How does meeting density affect the quality of decisions made in those meetings? What do organizations that protect time for deep work actually look like, and how do they perform?

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Societal Time

The policies, norms, and cultural assumptions that shape how entire populations think about time's value.The four-day work week debate. The right-to-disconnect movement. These conversations are happening without sufficient evidence beneath them. We are building the science to make the next policy decisions more informed.

The policies, norms, and cultural assumptions that shape how entire populations think about time's value.The four-day work week debate. The right-to-disconnect movement. These conversations are happening without sufficient evidence beneath them. We are building the science to make the next policy decisions more informed.

priorities

01

Establish the science

Building a rigorous, empirical, and always
open-source research foundation for human and organizational time allocation in the age of AI.

02

Measure what matters

Proving that time creation is the primary indicator of progress, wellbeing, and organizational health.

03

Act as a catalyst

Mapping the global landscape, validate new models through pilots, and synthesize findings into usable frameworks for organizations and policy makers.

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Cross-disciplinary by design

Combining economics, psychology, and computer science with the wisdom of artists, philosophers, and indigenous communities.

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EXPERIMENTS

Discover the science of your time

In collaboration with Marc Zao-Sanders, we created science-based games that explore the cognitive cost of your time habits

Meet the team

Founding Team

Founding Team

Prof. Stefan Moritz

Co-Founder, Dean

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Alan Spark

Co-Founder, Data Science

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Christian Fielitz

Co-Founder, Chair of the board

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Jan Zielinski

Co-Founder, Speculative Design

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Dr. Michael Thomas

Co-Founder, Research partnerships

Advisory Council

Advisory Council

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Katherine Templar Lewis

Cognitive & neuroscience

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Marc Zao-Sanders

Learning technology

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Rebecca Hinds, PHD

Organizational behavior

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Prof. Paolo Ciuccarelli 

Data visualization

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Prof. Ashley V. Whillans

Behavioural psychology

Research Fellows

Research Fellows

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Kimberly Ford

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Sophie Schroeder

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Celia Penella

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Marine Batsch

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Ishtiaq Azim

partners

Organizations shaping the Future of work and time

Organizations shaping the Future of work and time

Doodle

Donating sanitized data and secondments

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Stanford University

Partner

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Harvard Business School

Partner

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Northeastern University

Partner

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Politecnico di Milano

Partner

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University College London

Partner

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