Promoting a culture of innovation is no easy matter. One problem is that creativity is not equally distributed among team members and bursts of insight don’t happen on schedule.
I've found that the value in a prize is often in the recognition itself. If you don't have a budget for a prize that would be considered grand, you might find as much competitive juices with something that comes across like a homemade trophy, but carries the recognition with a lot of respect.
Expectations are indeed set by how you reward. Don't start off with something that will be difficult for you to maintain, or something that inherently promises will be the same the next time around.
Might I recommend a ranked-choice voting system be what you use if you turn it over to the team population to be your judges. Counting up total scores by having everyone judge and rank the top 5 comes out with a more qualified and apolitical winner than having everyone just select the top one.
I've not thought about the idea of a competition before. I've always worked in the public and voluntary sectors, so competitions isn't something we really consider, because it's not part of our operational DNA. But, this is interesting in terms of creating an environment where innovation can flourish. Thanks!
I've found that the value in a prize is often in the recognition itself. If you don't have a budget for a prize that would be considered grand, you might find as much competitive juices with something that comes across like a homemade trophy, but carries the recognition with a lot of respect.
Expectations are indeed set by how you reward. Don't start off with something that will be difficult for you to maintain, or something that inherently promises will be the same the next time around.
Might I recommend a ranked-choice voting system be what you use if you turn it over to the team population to be your judges. Counting up total scores by having everyone judge and rank the top 5 comes out with a more qualified and apolitical winner than having everyone just select the top one.
I’ll always upvote ranked choice voting when I see it in the wild.
Definitely supports a more representative outcome.
If I see the person I voted to win was someone I ranked as third, I still feel represented in their win instead of betrayed by the loss of my #1.
I've not thought about the idea of a competition before. I've always worked in the public and voluntary sectors, so competitions isn't something we really consider, because it's not part of our operational DNA. But, this is interesting in terms of creating an environment where innovation can flourish. Thanks!