Wake up your mind; mobilizing innovation power on the shop floor

2013 – Several studies have indicated that the shop floor is a gold mine for new ideas. How can this innovation power of employees be used to improve the processes in the company and to realize the companies targets?

Using research reports and best practices (the Aluminium company in Dubai, Nedtrain and Toyota) the author Ton Verbeek explicates Idea management and what the results may be.

The return of idea management in three countries

 

	Germany	Sweden	Japan
Amount of ideas per employee	0,46	0,53	21
Partticipation	16,8%	20,7%	70,4%
Realisation	61%	51%	86%
Net revenu per idea	€ 339, –	€ 224,-	€ 3432, –

Source: Isaac Getz, The innovation power of ideas

New international research by Price Waterhouse shows that approximately 80% of the innovations stems from ideas of people on the shop floor.

The two pillars of good idea management are:

* Leaders involve their employees in the solution of operational problems.

* Employees on the shop floor are made responsible for the realization of the idea they have contributed.

Reference: Ton Verbeek; WakeUp-YourMind; ArtikelInnovatie 18 apr 2013, www.Managementsite.nl.

Themes: Innovation and innovation power, Intrapreneurship

Sources: Article, multimedia

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