Open Brainstorms
How can we get employees involved in the innovation process?
Everyone seems to be so busy these days. How can we channel the positive energy and wonderful ideas of our employees and gather their ideas into the innovation process?
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Brainstorm Info
| Creator: | Chas |
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| Created: | about 1 year ago |
| Activity: | about 1 year ago |
| Users: | 7 |
| Ideas: | 21 |
Top Brainstormers
| Username | Ideas |
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| JayHamiltonRoth | 8 |
| julia | 5 |
| djeich | 2 |
| chenry | 2 |
| anandvc | 2 |
| UKJohn | 1 |
| ajaysanghani | 1 |
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Give each a private BrainReactions.net brainstorming room to generate ideas on a question or topic they are passionate about that relates to your company
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Small towns have festivals and so should your company...make it innovation days.
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Reward risk
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create a blackboard for anonym ideas in the room with the coffee maker
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Let a top executive say or mail what are unsolved problems
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Start with one simple challenge that's specific and fun and will interest everybody. Eg "What could we do one weekend in summer that's purely for fun and will involve many people?"
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Introduce Kaizen and its success story and benefits to employees.
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Show you're serious by hiring an outside facilitator to regularly run creative problem solving sessions.
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Be more flexible
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Host a day of innovation with speakers and lessons on what innovation is and how they can have an innovative workforce
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If the top executives want to innovate, you are already on the right path
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Reward collaboration, encourage team work
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Direct innovation by asking a question to your employees, like what are ideas around new marketing campaigns. Let people post their responses online or on a bulletin board.
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What if you don't let anyone start work in the morning before they have given at least one idea for improving the business... an idea is the "admission fee" right at the front door before entering.
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Email all your employees the link to this brainstorm and ask for their own input on this question. They are more likely to use their own ideas on the subject readily.
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Show employees the results of implementing their creative ideas
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Schedule time (and allocate funds) to implement suggestions
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Schedule time in employee schedules to innovate
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Implement suggested ideas
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Give your employees a reason to contribute ("What's in it for them?")
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Make innovation a cornerstone of your business culture.