How to use an elevator to communicate something and to improve the wellness of the employees - BrainReactions.net Online Brainstorming http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 BrainReactions.net Online Brainstorming Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:59:32 BrainReactions.net Online Brainstorming webmaster@brainreactions.net 20 35. stop playing muzak in the elevators and instead have a voice come on teaching you how to breath. As elevator goes up or down take a deep breath in through nostrils, slowly count to ten and then slowly exhale through mouth. http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 27806 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:47:27 34. company advertising campaign http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 27803 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:59:32 33. Okay everyone here is the most effective solution hold a jamming day especially on friday when the workload is low and then during any period of the day stop the lift suddenly for 5 mins not more than that otherwise it might disrupt work. even strangers will come to know each other http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 22343 Sat, 02 Feb 2008 19:31:49 32. Have an elevator free day or even stop at odd number floors one day and even numbers the next thus making employees use the satirs and gaining vital cardiovascular work outs http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 22327 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:30:50 31. Use elevator walls as message / idea scrapbook http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 22222 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:41:22 30. a poster with an explicit invite (or an ad campaign made by the employee)to use stairs and not elevator to improve the health http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 22187 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:45:04 29. Put up pictures of people wanted for local crimes. http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 22058 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:20:09 28. Put up posters with news of local events. Encourage local companies to do the same thing. http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 22057 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:19:52 27. brief surveys to do http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 22056 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:40:01 26. post it with famous sentencies http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 22055 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:39:21 25. a challenge to write an idea on the wall in an "elevator pitch" http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 22054 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:38:28 24. wall changing colours http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 22053 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:37:49 23. to communicate and improve the wellness of employees I would not suggest using an elevator, I would suggest an independent party interview the staff on what they think can be improved in the workplace, collate the data and present it to management and demand they make some changes. that was a nice way of saying the elevator is not the problem... http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 21900 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:12:16 22. Put up caricatures of staff members http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 21893 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:08:00 21. Screens demonstrating some small exercises that can be performed in the lift or during travelling. http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 21888 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:26:06 20. Have a speaker that tells a joke. Staff members can add their own jokes for others to hear http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 21839 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:45:48 19. Devices that automatically take your weight and show you your weight from a year ago http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 21838 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:44:08 18. Posters showing statistics on how using the stairs can increase your life expectancy http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 21837 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:43:22 17. Have facial recognition devices. Other staff members can leave messages that you hear on your arrival http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 21836 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:42:34 16. Have dispensers for perfume and after shave. Perfume companies pay for this (advertising) and the money goes towards leisure pursuits of the staff http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 21835 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:41:34 15. Have posters (or videos) with information about simple stretching exercises to reduce stress http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 21834 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:40:16 14. a small table with a box of fortune cookies. Inside the cookies is a paper with whatever you want to communicate. http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 21816 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 15:18:44 13. Create a survey - a kind of "getting to know you" survey. You randomly select an employee to complete the survey. Then, post that person's completed survey in the elevator. (Something that has occured to me recently is how little I know about the employees at my company and I am often pleasantly surprised to find out that they have similar interests.) http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 21810 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 03:34:59 12. Have a link to an elevator in another company and allow people to chat to each other by phone or chat-room. http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 21809 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 03:29:41 11. Have a whiteboard (like on idea 2) but ask people to write jokes. Collect the best at the end of a year and compile a book to sell to employees (and their family/friends) to raise money for a local charity. http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 21808 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 03:28:29 10. Allow a local company to advertise in the elevator and in return they can provide samples of products to try in the elevator. http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 21807 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 03:27:04 9. Rip out the elevator and provide poles to slide down like in fire stations. http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 21806 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 03:26:18 8. Rip out the electrics and make an elevator that is human-powered! Maybe by a small exercise-type bike. http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 21805 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 03:25:38 7. changing coloured light http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 21799 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 02:51:55 6. On a poster when the door opens: Healthy friend, are you sure you want to do it? Is there any alternative? http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 21793 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:05:27 5. a mirror in a touch screen http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 21764 Sat, 22 Dec 2007 15:16:21 4. dayli messages on the floor http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 21763 Sat, 22 Dec 2007 15:15:44 3. music and commercial http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 21762 Sat, 22 Dec 2007 15:15:27 2. a rewritable whiteboard where write something http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 21687 Sat, 22 Dec 2007 07:14:39 1. a lcd screen with commercial http://www.brainreactions.net/brainstorms/2001 21686 Sat, 22 Dec 2007 07:14:39