Collective Intelligence Turns Employee Engagement into a Two-Way Street

The author shared their experience visiting a bank that was a Planview IdeaPlace client with the goal of depositing their daughter's cash gifts. While at the bank, they noticed a row of yellow light bulb toys which were given to employees as recognition from the bank's ideation program. The teller explained how the program worked and shared her own winning idea that was implemented. The article highlights the importance of sending clear signals to employees through the selection and rejection of ideas and the value of an innovation program.