Idea Management

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Quite often solutions to what seem to be complex problems are a bit simpler than we think. One way to capture great ideas and advice from your employees is to simply ask them.

A company's future, is determined by creativity and innovation, and harnessing the resourcefulness of people to create new knowledge. -- <A href="http://denham.typepad.com/km/2003/10/idea_management.html" target=_blank>Denham Gray</A> Imagine a friction-free tool that enables upper management to ask its employees for advice whenever it was needed. Further, consider the power being able to ask specific questions to groups of employees who receive the questions in real-time on the desktops. Then imagine answers flowing back in real-time to management. Imagine the benefits that accrue to this method of gauging employee reaction to management's need for guidance and information. This concept can be applied to many situations including the search for ideas, a deeper understanding of operational realities, and the development of a genuine listening post. Tools like this must be simple - the question must appear without interrupting the employee, and the answer must be captured without friction. I've created exactly this tool - <A href="mailto:bfrench@myst-technology.com">talk to me</A> if you find this compelling. 9 application/xml Denham Gray idea capture idea management Idea Management A focus on sharing ideas, gathering converts, embellishing, vetting and finding champions, monitoring progress, providing feedback and enabling escalation has helped to move companies from sharing existing expertise to fostering innovation. http://denham.typepad.com/km/2003/10/idea_management.html IdeaScope Inaugural Program Fuels Company?s Goals to Test and Validate Product http://www.orasi.com/press_room.html false Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; MyIE2; .NET CLR 1.0.3705; .NET CLR 1.1.4322) 66.17.237.47 66.17.237.47 bfrench false true false false true 190014 false false true false false false true 214 blog blogsite/MySTHome/web