🌟 𝗗𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗘𝗥’𝗦 𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬 🌟

𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰: 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

🎯 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: Innovation and continuous improvement thrive when employees are empowered to share and act on their ideas. Research from Alan Robinson & Dean Schroeder summarized in “Ideas Are Free” reveals that frontline teams often generate the most impactful solutions because they are closest to the work and understand the challenges firsthand. By establishing systems that foster trust and encourage experimentation, organizations enable teams to confidently test ideas using methods like Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycles. This approach sparks creativity and builds teamwork but also strengthens scientific thinking, enhances problem-solving capabilities, and cultivates a sense of ownership in improvement efforts.

☝️ 𝗧𝗶𝗽𝘀: Use an improvement board that shows the flow of ideas, keep the idea card design simple, and encourage as small ideas as possible. This will facilitate quick wins and many cycles of learning.

💭 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: What approaches do your teams use to test new ideas and improve processes?