Unleashing idea management means raising and anchoring creative potential throughout the company. KIROI Step 7 plays a central role here, as it helps companies not only to collect ideas, but also to utilise them systematically and sustainably throughout the entire company. Structured support motivates employees to actively contribute and implement innovations. This creates an open culture in which ideas remain alive and create added value.
Rethinking ideas management as a corporate strategy
Many companies now realise that simply collecting suggestions is not enough. Idea management needs more: a holistic process that involves all employees. KIROI Step 7 therefore focusses on the company-wide use and continuous monitoring of idea processes. A central approach is to break down barriers and facilitate transparent dialogue. In this way, employees feel that they are taken seriously and actively promote the innovative strength of their company.
For example, a digital platform in a retail company ensures that suggestions quickly become visible and that all shops learn from each other. In industrial production, moderated innovation workshops regularly bring together ideas from different areas and create new synergies. A software developer integrated feedback loops to turn customer wishes into product features. These are practical examples that show how flexible and lively idea management can be.
KIROI step 7: Anchoring throughout the company
The seventh step in the KIROI concept takes idea management to a new level. It ensures that the innovation processes do not remain fragmented, but are effective throughout the entire organisation. This includes several important elements:
- Establishment of transparent communication channels that facilitate exchange and enable feedback.
- Motivational impulses that encourage employees to actively participate.
- Cultural anchoring through continuous coaching and support - for example through transruption coaching, which removes blockages and promotes collaboration.
For example, one industrial manufacturing company reports how it used KIROI Step 7 to remove obstacles to implementation through workshops. This resulted in a faster pace of innovation and improved cross-departmental collaboration.
BEST PRACTICE with one customer (name hidden due to NDA contract) As part of KIROI Step 7, the communication culture in a mechanical engineering company was improved. Regular innovation workshops promoted the development of practical solutions that could be integrated directly into the production process. Employees felt more involved and contributed more ideas, which shortened the innovation cycle.
Practical examples from various industries
In the retail sector, one company used a digital ideas platform to create transparency and achieve quick evaluations. This facilitated the exchange of ideas between different locations and increased the speed at which customer suggestions were implemented.
In the area of software development, retrospectives and regular feedback sessions were introduced to bring the team closer together. This enabled innovations to be implemented in a targeted manner and continuously improved.
An industrial company established moderated innovation workshops that brought together various specialised departments. The resulting interdisciplinary exchange contributed significantly to the identification and integration of new ideas.
Tips for successful support in idea management
For a sustainable integration of idea management, it is advisable to proceed systematically and combine proven methods. The following points have proven their worth:
- Rely on digital tools to make the recording, evaluation and implementation of ideas transparent and comprehensible.
- Promote a culture of open dialogue in which feedback is a matter of course.
- Ensure continuous support, for example through coaching programmes that help employees with implementation.
- Organise regular workshops to strengthen interdisciplinary exchange.
- Celebrate successes visibly to encourage motivation and participation.
A clear allocation of roles and defined processes prevent frictional losses and strengthen commitment. This keeps idea management alive and creates sustainable added value together.
My analysis
The systematic unleashing of ideas through KIROI Step 7 helps to ensure that innovations can grow throughout the entire company. Idea management must not be perceived as an individual task, but must be deeply anchored in the corporate culture. This creates real improvements that involve all levels of the organisation. The combination of digital platforms, workshops and targeted coaching creates the ideal conditions. Companies that take this approach not only strengthen their innovative power, but also the motivation of their employees in the long term.
Further links from the text above:
With idea management KIROI step 7 company-wide
Rethinking ideas management: KIROI step 7 company-wide
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