diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.erb
index 48d14fdfa..040f57363 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.erb
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 //= require users/settings/teams/invite_users_modal
 //= require select2.min
 //= require select2_customization
+//= require shared/inline_editing
 //= require turbolinks
 
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/shared/inline_editing.js b/app/assets/javascripts/shared/inline_editing.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..72d46a1d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/shared/inline_editing.js
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+function initInlineEditing(title) {
+  var editBlock = $('.' + title + '-editable-field');
+  var inputString = editBlock.find('input');
+
+  function updateField() {
+    var params = {};
+
+    if (inputString[0].value === editBlock[0].dataset.originalName) {
+      inputString[0].disabled = true;
+      return false;
+    }
+    params[editBlock[0].dataset.paramsGroup] = {};
+    params[editBlock[0].dataset.paramsGroup][editBlock[0].dataset.fieldToUpdate] = inputString[0].value;
+    $.ajax({
+      url: editBlock[0].dataset.pathToUpdate,
+      type: 'PUT',
+      dataType: 'json',
+      data: params,
+      success: function() {
+        editBlock[0].dataset.originalName = inputString[0].value;
+        editBlock[0].dataset.error = false;
+        inputString[0].disabled = true;
+      },
+      error: function(response) {
+        var errors = response.responseJSON;
+        editBlock[0].dataset.error = true;
+        if (response.responseJSON.errors === undefined) {
+          errors = errors[editBlock[0].dataset.fieldToUpdate][0];
+        } else {
+          errors = errors.errors[editBlock[0].dataset.fieldToUpdate][0];
+        }
+        editBlock.find('.error-block')[0].innerHTML = errors;
+        inputString.focus();
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  editBlock.click(e => {
+    if (inputString[0].disabled) {
+      inputString[0].disabled = false;
+      inputString.focus();
+    }
+    e.stopPropagation();
+  });
+
+  $(window).click(() => {
+    if (inputString[0].disabled === false) {
+      updateField();
+    }
+  });
+
+  $(editBlock.find('.save-button')).click(e => {
+    updateField();
+    e.stopPropagation();
+  });
+
+  $(editBlock.find('.cancel-button')).click(e => {
+    inputString[0].disabled = true;
+    editBlock[0].dataset.error = false;
+    inputString[0].value = editBlock[0].dataset.originalName;
+    e.stopPropagation();
+  });
+}
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/partials/_inline_editing.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/partials/_inline_editing.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..835a5867f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/partials/_inline_editing.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+@import "constants";
+@import "mixins";
+
+
+.inline-editing-container {
+  position: relative;
+
+  .button-container {
+    height: 44px;
+    line-height: 44px;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    position: absolute;
+    right: 0;
+    top: 0;
+    width: 72px;
+
+    span {
+      color: $color-silver;
+      cursor: pointer;
+      display: inline-block;
+      position: absolute;
+      text-align: center;
+      width: 36px;
+
+      &:nth-child(1) {left: 0;}
+
+      &:nth-child(2) {right: 0;}
+    }
+  }
+
+  .error-block {
+    bottom: 3px;
+    color: $brand-danger;
+    display: none;
+    font-size: $font-size-small;
+    left: 5px;
+    line-height: 12px;
+    position: absolute;
+
+  }
+
+  &[data-error="true"] {
+
+    .error-block {
+      display: block;
+    }
+
+    input {
+      padding-bottom: 16px;
+      padding-top: 0;
+    }
+  }
+
+  input {
+    border: 1px solid $color-silver;
+    border-radius: $border-radius-small;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    line-height: 20px;
+    padding: 8px 5px;
+    padding-right: 36px;
+    width: calc(100% - 36px);
+
+    &:focus {
+      outline: 0;
+    }
+
+    &:disabled {
+      background: transparent;
+      border: 1px solid transparent;
+      cursor: pointer;
+      user-select: none;
+
+      + .button-container {
+        display: none;
+
+      }
+
+      &:hover {
+        border: 1px solid $color-gainsboro;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+.nav-name.editable {
+  margin: 0;
+
+  .inline-editing-container {
+
+    input {
+      line-height: 26px;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/controllers/experiments_controller.rb b/app/controllers/experiments_controller.rb
index e3b4a4b00..140b7b76c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/experiments_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/experiments_controller.rb
@@ -119,24 +119,24 @@ class ExperimentsController < ApplicationController
         )
       )
       @experiment.touch(:workflowimg_updated_at)
-      flash[:success] = t('experiments.update.success_flash',
-                          experiment: @experiment.name)
 
       respond_to do |format|
         format.json do
           render json: {}, status: :ok
         end
         format.html do
+          flash[:success] = t('experiments.update.success_flash',
+                          experiment: @experiment.name)
           redirect_to project_path(@experiment.project)
         end
       end
     else
-      flash[:alert] = t('experiments.update.error_flash')
       respond_to do |format|
         format.json do
           render json: @experiment.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity
         end
         format.html do
+          flash[:alert] = t('experiments.update.error_flash')
           redirect_back(fallback_location: root_path)
         end
       end
diff --git a/app/views/experiments/canvas.html.erb b/app/views/experiments/canvas.html.erb
index 2769de66f..ae85ee762 100644
--- a/app/views/experiments/canvas.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/experiments/canvas.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 <% provide(:head_title, t("experiments.canvas.head_title", project: h(@project.name)).html_safe) %>
 <%= render partial: "shared/sidebar", locals: { current_experiment: @experiment, page: 'canvas' } %>
-<%= render partial: "shared/secondary_navigation" %>
+<%= render partial: "shared/secondary_navigation" , locals: { 
+  editable: {
+    name: 'title',
+    active: true,
+    width: 'calc(100% - 500px)',
+    params_group: 'experiment',
+    field_to_udpate: 'name',
+    path_to_update: experiment_path(@experiment)
+  }
+}%>
 
 <div class="content-pane" id="experiment-canvas">
   <div class="row">
diff --git a/app/views/global_activities/_team_selection.html.erb b/app/views/global_activities/_team_selection.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2350b3c65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/global_activities/_team_selection.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<h5>Team</h5>
+<select name="team">
+  <%=options_for_select @teams %>
+</select>
diff --git a/app/views/global_activities/index.html.erb b/app/views/global_activities/index.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8dc746ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/global_activities/index.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<div class="global-activities__container">
+  <br>
+  <div class="global-activities__top">
+    <h2 class="global-activiteis__title">Global activities</h2>
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="global-activities__main">
+        <div class="global-activities__top-actions">
+          <span><i class="fas fa-caret-square-down"></i> Expand All</span>
+          &nbsp;&nbsp;
+          <span><i class="fas fa-caret-square-up"></i> Colapse All</span>
+        </div>
+        <div class="global-activities__search-container">
+          <div class="input-group">
+            <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Search..." aria-describedby="basic-addon1">
+            <span class="input-group-addon" id="basic-addon1">
+              <i class="fas fa-search"></i>
+            </span>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+    <div class="global-activities_activities-list">
+      <h2>list of activities</h2>
+    </div>
+
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="global-activities__side">
+    <%= render "team_selection" %>
+  </div>
+
+</div>
diff --git a/app/views/my_modules/protocols.html.erb b/app/views/my_modules/protocols.html.erb
index d073f8645..ca785c909 100644
--- a/app/views/my_modules/protocols.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/my_modules/protocols.html.erb
@@ -2,7 +2,16 @@
 
 <%= render partial: 'shared/drag_n_drop_overlay' %>
 <%= render partial: "shared/sidebar", locals: { current_task: @my_module, page: 'task' } %>
-<%= render partial: "shared/secondary_navigation" %>
+<%= render partial: "shared/secondary_navigation", locals: { 
+  editable: {
+    name: 'title',
+    active: true,
+    width: 'calc(100% - 580px)',
+    params_group: 'my_module',
+    field_to_udpate: 'name',
+    path_to_update: my_module_path(@my_module)
+  }
+} %>
 
 <div class="content-pane my-modules-protocols-index">
   <%= render partial: "module_header" %>
diff --git a/app/views/projects/show.html.erb b/app/views/projects/show.html.erb
index 89c689ad9..b3bcb8543 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/projects/show.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 <% provide(:head_title, t("projects.show.head_title", project: h(@project.name)).html_safe) %>
 <%= render partial: "shared/sidebar", locals: { current_project: @project, page: 'project' } %>
-<%= render partial: "shared/secondary_navigation" %>
+<%= render partial: "shared/secondary_navigation", locals: { 
+  editable: {
+    name: 'title',
+    active: true,
+    width: 'calc(100% - 500px)',
+    params_group: 'project',
+    field_to_udpate: 'name',
+    path_to_update: project_path(@project)
+  }
+}%>
 
 <div class="content-pane" id="project-show">
   <div class="row">
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_inline_editing.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_inline_editing.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d078fc03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/shared/_inline_editing.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<div 
+  class="inline-editing-container <%= name %>-editable-field" 
+  style="width:<%= (defined? width) ? width.html_safe : '100%' %>"
+  data-field-to-update="<%= field_to_udpate %>"
+  data-params-group="<%= params_group %>"
+  data-path-to-update="<%= path_to_update %>"
+  data-original-name="<%= initial_value %>"
+  error="false"
+>
+  <input type="text" value="<%= initial_value %>" disabled/>
+  <div class="button-container">
+    <span class="save-button"><i class="fas fa-check"></i></span>
+    <span class="cancel-button"><i class="fas fa-times"></i></span>
+  </div>
+  <span class="error-block"></span>
+</div>
+<script>
+  initInlineEditing('<%= name %>')
+</script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_secondary_navigation.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_secondary_navigation.html.erb
index 3ff0a346d..9387ca785 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_secondary_navigation.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_secondary_navigation.html.erb
@@ -149,9 +149,21 @@
       </ul>
 
       <!-- Secondary navigation title -->
-      <h4 class="nav-name">
-        <%= truncate(title_element.name,
+      <% editable = false if local_assigns[:editable].nil? %>
+      <h4 class="nav-name <%= (editable && editable[:active]) ? 'editable' : '' %>">
+        <% if editable && editable[:active] %>
+          <%= render partial: "shared/inline_editing", locals: { 
+            initial_value: truncate(title_element.name, length: Constants::MAX_EDGE_LENGTH),
+            width: editable[:width] || '100%',
+            name: editable[:name],
+            field_to_udpate: editable[:field_to_udpate],
+            path_to_update: editable[:path_to_update],
+            params_group: editable[:params_group]
+          } %>
+        <% else %>
+          <%= truncate(title_element.name,
                      length: Constants::MAX_EDGE_LENGTH) %>
+        <% end %>
       </h4>
 
     </div>