How do you Get people to share ideas?

Answer 1

The main way to get people to share ideas is to create an environment where people feel comfortable sharing ideas and don't feel that they will be ignored, ridiculed or their ideas will be stolen. If this is in a company setting you need to provide your employees with an environment where they feel their ideas will be taken seriously. 1) Share stories how other people's ideas have been implemented, get people to share their own idea stories. 2) Make it easy to share ideas i.e. a simple process to submit ideas 3) Acknowledge people that share ideas i.e. post a newsletter or blog with ideas that have been shared. 4) Create a proven track record of taking ideas from concept to implmentation. 5) Follow up on idea suggestions, even if it won't be implemented, make sure to follow up with people about the ideas they submitted. 6) Incentives for sharing ideas are not essential, but some companies give the innovators a share of profits and credit when the ideas go public. Most people just want recognition. These are just a few of the ways to get people to share ideas. Fostering a creative environment is the first step to an innovative company.