The organizational innovation experts - at your service! Jenni Idea Management - Learn more about our innovation software as a super service Home Jenni Idea Management About Idea Management Jenni idea management Innovation strategy Innovation and Creativity library Innovation Survey Training Services Creativity & Innovation Library Corporate Innovation Machine Report 103: The Innovation eJournal Imagination Club On-Line Imagination Club Brussels Doodles Exercises About us Partners | Search Site directory Contact us Suggestions? | Also by jpb.com SuperTrade Search Engine Innovation survey The following questions are designed to provide a quick appraisal of your firm's innovativeness. Once you complete the test and click the submit button below, you will get an innovation score. Note, this survey is designed for companies with 100+ employees. 1) How well do employees trust your organisation? (Be honest. If you don't know, ask a few employees or an HR manager) Not at all Very little, much less than at most companies About Average Better than at most companies Very much; much more than average 2) If someone proposed to senior management a radical idea that would be very expensive to implement and almost certain to fail, how would senior management react? Reject the idea immediately as too risky Reject the idea and reprimand the person who proposed it for wasting the time of senior management on a silly idea Do nothing with the idea - it will soon be forgotten Explain to the idea proposer why the idea would fail and allow her the opportunity to improve the idea Put together a small creative team, including the idea proposer, to review the idea, the risk and consider how the idea might be implemented or tested with reduced risk 3) What kind of system do you have for capturing ideas from your workforce? None There is an e-mail address where people can send any ideas they have. Ideas are reviewed on a regular basis and interesting ideas are developed further There is a suggestion system where people can submit suggestions. There is a suggestion system where people can submit suggestions. No one uses it very much though. There is an idea management software system There is a collaborative idea management system that allows us to run ideas campaigns (brainstorming events) to capture ideas. 4) Have you ever run an ideas campaign in your firm? In other words, have you ever presented a creative challenge to everyone in your firm and invited people to propose ideas to the challenge? No Once or twice Frequently 5) What percentage of your revenue comes from products or services which did not exist five years ago? 0-10% 10-25% 25-35% 35-50% 50-70% 70%+ 6) How much have you improved operational efficiency (in financial terms) over the past five years via means other than layoffs? 0-10% 10-25% 25-40% 40-50% 50%+ 7) Do you use brainstorming, creative project teams or other collaborative methods for generating and developing ideas? No Once or twice in the past few years Not more than once or twice a year Frequently 8) To what extent do you communicate the importance of innovation to your employees? Never Employees understand we are innovative, we do not need to include it in our communications actions Innovation is sometimes mentioned, but not as a strategic priority Frequently. We emphasise the importance of innovation and the fact that it is a strategic priority in our company 9) Can you name the top five creative thinkers in your firm? No Perhaps two or three creative thinkers Of course I can! 10) Do you make budget and/or time available for employees to explore their own ideas? No Occasionally, but only on a case by case basis Yes, we have an established policy that specifies that some employees are allowed time and or budget to explore their own ideas Yes, we have an established policy that specifies that all employees are allowed time and or budget to explore their own ideas 11) Have you provided budget specifically for innovative initiatives such as training, idea management, brainstorming events, etc. No Not specifically for innovation. We consider each innovation initiative on a case by case basis Yes 12) Have you ever run a brainstorming session or ideas campaign to capture ideas from your customers? No Once or twice Regularly 13) Are there spaces in your office were employees can easily meet to share ideas or collaborate on creative problem solving? No Just regular meeting rooms Yes, numerous spaces Double check your answers. If you are happy with them, submit this form by clicking the button below...
The following questions are designed to provide a quick appraisal of your firm's innovativeness. Once you complete the test and click the submit button below, you will get an innovation score. Note, this survey is designed for companies with 100+ employees.
1) How well do employees trust your organisation? (Be honest. If you don't know, ask a few employees or an HR manager)
Not at all Very little, much less than at most companies About Average Better than at most companies Very much; much more than average
2) If someone proposed to senior management a radical idea that would be very expensive to implement and almost certain to fail, how would senior management react?
Reject the idea immediately as too risky Reject the idea and reprimand the person who proposed it for wasting the time of senior management on a silly idea Do nothing with the idea - it will soon be forgotten Explain to the idea proposer why the idea would fail and allow her the opportunity to improve the idea Put together a small creative team, including the idea proposer, to review the idea, the risk and consider how the idea might be implemented or tested with reduced risk
3) What kind of system do you have for capturing ideas from your workforce?
None There is an e-mail address where people can send any ideas they have. Ideas are reviewed on a regular basis and interesting ideas are developed further There is a suggestion system where people can submit suggestions. There is a suggestion system where people can submit suggestions. No one uses it very much though. There is an idea management software system There is a collaborative idea management system that allows us to run ideas campaigns (brainstorming events) to capture ideas.
4) Have you ever run an ideas campaign in your firm? In other words, have you ever presented a creative challenge to everyone in your firm and invited people to propose ideas to the challenge?
No Once or twice Frequently
5) What percentage of your revenue comes from products or services which did not exist five years ago?
0-10% 10-25% 25-35% 35-50% 50-70% 70%+
6) How much have you improved operational efficiency (in financial terms) over the past five years via means other than layoffs?
0-10% 10-25% 25-40% 40-50% 50%+
7) Do you use brainstorming, creative project teams or other collaborative methods for generating and developing ideas?
No Once or twice in the past few years Not more than once or twice a year Frequently
8) To what extent do you communicate the importance of innovation to your employees?
Never Employees understand we are innovative, we do not need to include it in our communications actions Innovation is sometimes mentioned, but not as a strategic priority Frequently. We emphasise the importance of innovation and the fact that it is a strategic priority in our company
9) Can you name the top five creative thinkers in your firm?
No Perhaps two or three creative thinkers Of course I can!
10) Do you make budget and/or time available for employees to explore their own ideas?
No Occasionally, but only on a case by case basis Yes, we have an established policy that specifies that some employees are allowed time and or budget to explore their own ideas Yes, we have an established policy that specifies that all employees are allowed time and or budget to explore their own ideas
11) Have you provided budget specifically for innovative initiatives such as training, idea management, brainstorming events, etc.
No Not specifically for innovation. We consider each innovation initiative on a case by case basis Yes
12) Have you ever run a brainstorming session or ideas campaign to capture ideas from your customers?
No Once or twice Regularly
13) Are there spaces in your office were employees can easily meet to share ideas or collaborate on creative problem solving?
No Just regular meeting rooms Yes, numerous spaces
Double check your answers. If you are happy with them, submit this form by clicking the button below...
