{"id":6002,"date":"2016-03-29T12:23:10","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T12:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keblog.demoapp.xyz\/?p=6002"},"modified":"2022-10-19T03:46:05","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T03:46:05","slug":"migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one","title":{"rendered":"Migo: Office, University, and Playground All in One"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wondered what it\u2019s like to be excited to go to work every single morning? In the heart of BGC, there is a company whose talents will probably answer that question with a bright-eyed, \u201cyes.\u201d That company is called\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/migo.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"il\">Migo<\/span><\/a><\/strong>. It partners with small businesses in order to give customers access to entertainment anytime, anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>They curate digital content, such as TV shows, movies, documentaries, and make their wide portfolio of media available to users for an affordable price. What people don\u2019t know however, is that\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Migo<\/span>\u00a0provides its talents, all called Imagineers, a smart workspace that keeps them productive and entertained all at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>How do they do that?\u00a0Their office is a creative nut\u2019s haven. Nicknamed Station Bravo (the headquarters in Taiwan is named Station Alpha), their open approach to the office structure allows the Imagineers to collaborate on projects, create ideas and efficiently get everyone\u2019s two cents in.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6005\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one-1.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one-1-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one-1-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one-1-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one-1-2048x1357.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spot.ph\/newsfeatures\/the-latest-news-features\/62794\/coolest-offices-in-manila-migo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">read about how cool the\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Migo<\/span>\u00a0office is<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and with features like \u201coffice-less\u201d spaces, no door policies, family dining tables, a Library of Kaizen, and Bikini Bottom, you can bet that it really is an awesome space.\u00a0We talked to some Imagineers about what it\u2019s like to work in such an amazing and thought-provoking workspace and here\u2019s what they had to say. \u201cWhen you see the lobby, it\u2019s so cozy and laid back but when you get inside, you\u2019ll be surprised how it\u2019s very work-centric &#8212; there\u2019s a good balance,\u201d says Dexter from Marketing. \u201c<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re in BGC so it\u2019s very modern outside but inside the office, we have traditional influences. We incorporate the vision of\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Migo<\/span>\u00a0into the space,\u201d says Pam who works in\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Migo<\/span>\u2019s product design team.\u00a0<b>\u201c<\/b><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_26 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">TOPICS<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one\/#Bringing_the_barangay_to_the_Fort\" title=\"Bringing the barangay to the Fort\u201d\">Bringing the barangay to the Fort\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one\/#The_Flat_Organization\" title=\"The Flat Organization\">The Flat Organization<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one\/#On_growing_personally_and_professionally\" title=\"On growing personally and professionally\">On growing personally and professionally<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bringing_the_barangay_to_the_Fort\"><\/span><b>Bringing the barangay to the Fort\u201d<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For some of us, it\u2019s second nature to pick up our devices and watch downloaded or streamed movies and TV series. For most Filipinos however, luxuries like that aren\u2019t so easy to come by.\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Migo<\/span>\u2019s target market are the underprivileged\u00a0<i>masa<\/i>\u00a0whom they consistently humanize as Juans when they discuss projects.<\/p>\n<p>The office incorporates design elements like\u00a0<i>yero<\/i>\u00a0walls and\u00a0<i>kapis shell<\/i>\u00a0windows to remind the Imagineers who they\u2019re really working for. \u201cEverything we do is Juan-centric \u2013 allowing us to fit our product to actual needs outside this office,\u201d says Imagineer Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6007\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one-2.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one-2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one-2-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one-2-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one-2-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one-2-2048x1357.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Flat_Organization\"><\/span><b>The Flat Organization<u><\/u><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The company office goes hand-in-hand with the company culture. The entire\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Migo<\/span>\u00a0team consists solely of Imagineers, no titles or special positions. The Imagineers then work as functional teams or squads with different responsibilities thus creating a seamless workflow much like their office-less spaces.<\/p>\n<p>The glass walls of the space represent the transparency between Imagineers. More than anything, the space promotes the work they do at\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Migo<\/span>\u00a0by reflecting company values and culture. Pam says that \u201cthe open space helps a lot. You look at the boards and you see what everyone\u2019s working on.\u201d The walls are covered with whiteboards where the magic happens and ideas are born.<\/p>\n<p>Imagineers also work on long winding tables where everyone, including the CEO, sit side by side. \u201cBefore\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Migo<\/span>, I worked at a conglomerate for 5 years and I never saw the CEO. On my first day at\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Migo<\/span>, I had a welcome message from Barrett himself. When he came to visit, he even looked for me to personally say hello,\u201d recalled Janson who works in supply chain.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6009\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one-3.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one-3-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one-3-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one-3-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one-3-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one-3-2048x1357.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"On_growing_personally_and_professionally\"><\/span><b>On growing personally and professionally<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"il\">Migo<\/span>\u00a0is big on learning. They impart opportunities and avenues for Imagineers to takeaway lessons in every corner. Dexter explains, \u201cIt\u2019s about resources. I can reach out to anyone here and ask for help or input. Working here trained me to maximize what I have to learn and more.\u201d Chelsea says that they don\u2019t believe that soft skills and hard skills are different entities. \u201c<\/p>\n<p>They work together to amplify each other.\u201d The Imagineers seemed to mesh multiple insights together which says a lot about how they are trained. \u201cThe learning that you get is holistic. You learn from the past and look to the future. We do this every day so it becomes habit,\u201d says Janson. Lui, who works in Marketing, summed it up pretty well, \u201cThere is no work-life balance because it\u2019s one thing.<\/p>\n<p>The space helps because it bonds us like a family.\u201d There are \u2018siblings\u2019 to collaborate with, \u2018parents\u2019 to look up to, and friends to help you along the way. When I asked the Imagineers if there was a certain part of the office that motivated them to work, they all replied with the same thing: the Welcome Wall. They don\u2019t actually read it every single day but because it embodies the\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Migo<\/span>\u00a0vision, the wall reminds them that they aren\u2019t there for themselves but for the Juans. \u201cIt points you back to your North Star,\u201d Janson recollects.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6011\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one-4.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one-4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/migo-office-university-and-playground-all-in-one-4-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>A great mix of things<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p>When the Imagineers described the company culture, words like challenging, fun, unexpected, purpose, and passion came up. When you love what you do, that\u2019s not hard to believe. What surprised me, was that they brought up the concepts of Kaizen, Disney, and the Marines. Kaizen is the Japanese practice of continuous improvement. The Marines are all about camaraderie, discipline, and accountability.<\/p>\n<p>Stir the pot by adding some good old Disney creativity to the mix. The Imagineers have what is undoubtedly one of the coolest offices in the country. But the office isn\u2019t what makes working at\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Migo\u00a0<\/span>great. The company has managed to train and impart in the Imagineers a kind of work ethic and outlook on work (and life) that is unique and hard to come by this day and age.<\/p>\n<p>The space, the vision, and the family that is\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Migo<\/span>\u00a0have created an unfenced and synergetic culture that comes together to bring its customers&#8211;and Imagineers&#8211;an entertainment and office experience like no other. All photos were taken by Kalibrr&#8217;s Chris Cadag.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out Migo and the magic they&#8217;re making\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/migo.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalibrr.com\/c\/migo\/jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">apply to be an Imagineer<\/a>\u00a0today.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/confirmsubscription.com\/h\/i\/77238488FF110D6D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe<\/a>\u00a0to our weekly newsletter and get Kalibrr Career Advice straight from your inbox! 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