http://workingknowledge.com/blog/?p=243 Accelerating your business success Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:06:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://workingknowledge.com/blog/?p=243&cpage=1#comment-1244 Steve Todd Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:35:21 +0000 http://workingknowledge.com/blog/?p=243#comment-1244 Brett, The EMC contest mentioned by Andrea had real rewards attached: 30 inventors flown from locations world-wide to the US to pitch their ideas, cash prizes for the top 3 ideas, and incubation of many of the ideas via targeted research teams. These types of rewards spurred over 400 ideas in 2007, and over 900 ideas last year. I agree with you that the company has to make participation attractive! Steve Brett,
The EMC contest mentioned by Andrea had real rewards attached: 30 inventors flown from locations world-wide to the US to pitch their ideas, cash prizes for the top 3 ideas, and incubation of many of the ideas via targeted research teams.
These types of rewards spurred over 400 ideas in 2007, and over 900 ideas last year. I agree with you that the company has to make participation attractive!
Steve

]]> http://workingknowledge.com/blog/?p=243&cpage=1#comment-1242 Brett Borders Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:05:07 +0000 http://workingknowledge.com/blog/?p=243#comment-1242 I would be totally willing to take part in a innovation "tournament" with some real incentive for winning. Most of the companies I worked for, though, felt a pepperoni pizza and bottle of rootbeer was proper prize for a tournament. And a vast majority of them hated innovation in any way shape or form. I would be totally willing to take part in a innovation “tournament” with some real incentive for winning. Most of the companies I worked for, though, felt a pepperoni pizza and bottle of rootbeer was proper prize for a tournament. And a vast majority of them hated innovation in any way shape or form.

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