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Menlo Innovations is a software development company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Their stated mission is "to end human suffering in the world as it relates to technology™." They develop custom software using a variety of customized agile methods and test-driven development. Practices include paired-programming, "High-Tech Anthropology"®, and 40 hour work weeks. Instead of automated workflow systems, they implement physical paper-based project tracking tools such as storycards and work authorization boards.

History
Menlo Innovations was founded in 2001, named after Thomas Edison's Menlo Park, New Jersey "Invention Factory." By 2007, Menlo had become one of Inc. 500's fastest growing privately held firms in the US. They have moved offices within Ann Arbor as the company grew, but each location has maintained a large open, reconfigurable workspace, including space for babies and dogs. The company has won several awards including the Alfred P.Sloan Award for Workplace Flexibility and the WorldBlu List of Most Democratic Workplaces. Tours and workshops have been offered for several years to share lessons learned and best practices.