To ensure that employees participate in the implementation of the innovation module and that it achieves its objectives, it's essential to bring the module to life!
With these best practices, you'll set the stage for the module's success. 👇
Launch the module with a survey
Activating the module at the same time as sending out a survey will bring attention to the module.
Once the module has been activated, they will be asked the targeted suggestion question you have added at the end of the survey.
In this way, they are directly solicited, which encourages immediate use of the module.
Setting an example
It's also good practice to have added an idea or 2 directly to the platform before the module's official launch.
Why?
Because employees will be more inclined to make spontaneous suggestions directly from the platform if they see that the first steps have already been taken.
In other words, lead by example! 😉
Encourage short suggestions
Depending on the nature of the proposals or themes, shorter ideas are more likely to generate more reactions, and can be enhanced, stimulating collective intelligence and creativity.
If the suggestion is too long, the risk is being read by fewer people, limiting improvement or enthusiasm for the suggestion. 🚀
Comment on and react to suggestions
Making employees feel they can make a difference in the organization is a strong lever in a rewarding employee experience.
With this in mind, make sure that managers, for example, comment on or react to the ideas put forward that concern their departments or for which they have a power of action.
You can also provide feedback on the ideas put forward in the module at team or company meetings.
What suggestions can be implemented? 🤔
If it's not possible to develop them, explain why these ideas can't be realized, or when they can be considered again.
In short, show employees that their ideas are carefully considered, that you value them.
Plan sprints
To make it easier to hold follow-up meetings on ideas, and to speed up the number of ideas generated, a good practice might be to limit the period for gathering ideas, like a sprint.
For example, employees would have one month to submit their suggestions on a given theme.
At the end of these weeks, hold a meeting during which you could also draw a gift card or prize among those who have submitted ideas.
Name a person or a committee
To ensure that suggestions made via the module see the light of day, another good practice would be to name a person or a committee to be responsible for each theme or suggestions addressed.
The person in charge could then be tasked with reading employee suggestions, taking them further if necessary, and assessing their feasibility.
Talking about the Innovation module
Whether at regular team meetings or when presenting the results of your engagement survey, follow up on the use of the module.
Not only will this stimulate participation in the module, it will also demonstrate the importance attached to the employee experience as a whole, and not just to survey results.
Some ideas:
Keep track of the ideas put forward (those that will be implemented, those in progress, etc.);
Introduce the employees involved in the projects developed;
Mention the employees who send the most acknowledgements via the module;
Announce future guided questions.
The more you talk about it, the more you'll transform your organizational culture. 💫
Want to go even further? Do you have needs specific to your organizational reality?
Why not discuss them with your organizational development specialist at your next quarterly follow-up meeting? 🤓
The Amelio platform's innovation module lets you maximize the strength of your network to take your organization further.
Perhaps one of these ideas will become your team's next flagship project. 🤩
The first step is simply to activate the module and create your first guided questions.
To find out more about setting up the module or all the other features of the platform, feel free to read our articles in our knowledge base by visiting support.amelio.co