The Innovation Week at infoAnalytica
Folks,
Remember we talked about this initiative last Saturday? Please start posting innovative ideas for the organization (and some thought on how to implement these) as a response to this post. Your ideas could be about operations, marketing, projects, non-work activities, and so on and so forth.
Next week, we'll be voting for the three best ideas - 50% weightage would be given to votes cast by each employee at IA. The other 50% - votes cast by a panel of 3 people.
Look forward to a bunch of ideas!
Remember we talked about this initiative last Saturday? Please start posting innovative ideas for the organization (and some thought on how to implement these) as a response to this post. Your ideas could be about operations, marketing, projects, non-work activities, and so on and so forth.
Next week, we'll be voting for the three best ideas - 50% weightage would be given to votes cast by each employee at IA. The other 50% - votes cast by a panel of 3 people.
Look forward to a bunch of ideas!
Labels: ideas, innovation, thoughts
posted by Amit @ 11:29 PM
9 Comments:
At February 14, 2008 7:57 PM ,
Danny said...
We are currently focusing on many ideas such as going green, visiting NGOs, giving presentations, heritage walk, traditional day, lungi day, etc. Many of us have given several suggestions which are currently under process. Undoubtedly, I can say that most us are pretty happy with the management, the work that we do, people and everything involved. Honestly, I think most of the 'innovative ideas' have been taken care of for now and if I have suggestions I won't hesitate to mail them to you. I guess you don't expect dumb unworthy ideas from me right?
Aw come on sir...I didn't want to disappoint you. Cheer up! I still have a wonderful idea. We must put UV screens on our monitors to protect our eyes and help us work longer.
At February 14, 2008 9:30 PM ,
shreelaa said...
Boss !! How abt having a big , black, comfy sleeping couch in the office..! So that our "hardworking" employees can stretchout a little bit..! They can spend atleast 10-15 mins lying down and relaxing…. Which will refresh them and also give them more energy to work after the short nap !! There are people who often complain of backaches and neck pains.. So this may help !! :) (But the problem is - SPACE)
At February 19, 2008 1:21 AM ,
Ullas said...
We already have a plan in place for the non-work activities. What we need to do now is organize it in such a way that every quarter there is a good balance of in-house activities, outings and contests. Then we draw out a budget for every quarter.
Whatever the budget is, 25 percent of it will be set aside for one aspect of non-work activities which has been completely overlooked so far - subscription to important publications.
Example: Rs.100 is our budget for the next three months. We reserve Rs. 25 for subscription to an India Today.
The idea is to expand the scope of the non-work activities. When we set out, one clear objective also was to enhance knowledge. Subscriptions will bring us closer to achieving that.
At February 19, 2008 9:17 PM ,
Crime Master said...
Congratulations on the *moving* experience! :-) So the blog is now on your own domain! accha hai!
Amit Sir, IA seems to be much more fun to work with, maybe I should quit deloitte and the CA course, and join your firm! :D What say?
(tell me, that was the best idea you got - Do I get a prize?)
At February 20, 2008 12:33 AM ,
Blossom said...
Work Related Innovation:
Idea 1: Expansion in India for content as well as research. As we all know about the India Shining story which is still intact for the coming years, we can leverage from the need for management consulting services which is definitely going to be on the rise.
Strategy: Target specific industry viz. Retail which is growing at an unprecedented rate. {As the competition is fierce in this industry and with a dearth of knowledge workers, the industry will increasingly want to outsource consulting tasks like business research and content specific to their business. E.g. preparing training materials and operation manuals could be an area to focus. There is immense opportunity in other industries and areas as well}.
We can begin by studying the Indian market and identifying the needs specific to Indian business. We can very well position our self as a leading provider since there are not many such providers in India. Also, we can have a separate team to look at the Indian business. We can also begin with referrals from family and friends associated with big names.
Challenge: An initial challenge would be in cultivating the idea of outsourcing in the Indian context. This would require very strong marketing. However, our target should be only big names. We can schedule presentations and meeting with them. This would be difficult, but possible.
Idea 2: Expansion in other countries. Well, this is already happening though not aggressively. Another thing that comes to my mind after reading the “Financial KPO” article is that since India is facing talent crunch for knowledge-intensive jobs, the ball is set to roll in countries like Australia, Singapore, and Ireland etc. How about having a branch office of InfoAnalytica in Australia? So this could also mean captive outsourcing of our services both ways.
At this point of time, I cannot comment anything on the strategy. But I am sure I have put across my message.
Idea 3: Expanding the range of services. In research our focus is on business analytics. Financial analytics is on its way. How about Market Research which requires primary data collection?
Strategy: We can again start this with the domestic market since primary research would be feasible here.
Non-Work Related Innovation:
Idea 1: Installing a Music System with small speakers across the office. When in a light mood or during breaks, listening to soothing music will help in refreshing.
As of now we have covered enough of non-work related activities that are lined up for implementation. More ideas will pour in once we are short of it.
At February 20, 2008 2:24 AM ,
Blossom said...
Non Work Related:
Idea 2: We can have a Telivision in our Pantry or Meeting room to catch up with market and other news during the day.
At February 20, 2008 4:16 AM ,
~:Dennis:~ said...
how about music in the house on a mild audible volume.....
At February 20, 2008 4:16 AM ,
~:Dennis:~ said...
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At February 21, 2008 9:21 AM ,
Crime Master said...
Kya Amit Saarr.. Kuch toh response dijiye! At least runner up prize toh milna chahiye mujhe!
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