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Empower your team with these actionable strategies to embrace creativity, collaboration, and innovation in your workplace.
Innovation is the lifeblood of a thriving organization and in today’s business environment, a culture of innovation is essential for staying competitive, engaging employees, and driving sustainable growth. This article explores actionable strategies to help HR professionals, managers, team leaders, and business owners build an innovation-friendly workplace where creativity thrives and employees feel inspired to contribute new ideas.
Organizations that prioritize innovation stay ahead of competitors by adapting to changing markets. It boosts employee engagement by creating a sense of purpose and accomplishment while driving growth through creative problem-solving and improved processes. Businesses can unlock their teams' full potential by embedding innovation into workplace culture.
Recognize and reward employees who contribute new ideas or demonstrate creative problem-solving. Whether it’s financial incentives, promotions, or public acknowledgment, rewarding innovation motivates employees to think outside the box.
Example: A company might host a quarterly “Innovation Awards” ceremony to celebrate employee achievements.
Innovation often stems from teamwork. Encourage open communication and create opportunities for collaboration through brainstorming sessions, team-building activities, and shared platforms.
Diverse teams bring unique perspectives and ideas, fueling creativity. Inclusive hiring practices and diverse teams lead to richer, more innovative solutions.
Encourage leaders and employees to take bold steps and trust in their innovative instincts. Share success stories of companies that achieved breakthroughs by taking calculated risks.
Create an environment where innovation thrives, empower your teams to think creatively, and drive meaningful change. Take the first step toward fostering innovation by reflecting on your current practices and identifying areas for improvement. Schedule a demo with Assembly today to explore the tools to transform your workplace!
The most effective rewards align with employees’ preferences and contributions. Options include financial incentives, career growth opportunities, and public recognition during team meetings or events.
Facilitate cross-functional projects, create shared goals across departments, and use collaborative tools like Slack or Asana to improve communication.
Normalize failure as part of the innovation process by sharing stories of past mistakes that led to eventual success. Create a psychologically safe environment where employees feel comfortable taking risks.
Innovation management software like Assembly can help organize brainstorming sessions, manage ideas, and track project progress effectively.
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There is study after study showing that employee recognition leads to increased engagement. This in return creates an environment where employees are happier and more motivated which increase productivity and reduces voluntary turnover significantly. In order to filled critical roles, companies tend to spend nearly twice the value of an annual salary. Assembly is an investment in your employees that supports your bottom line.
Yes, we will offer contracts for companies with longer-term agreements to help larger customers have more certainty around future costs.
The minimum agreement term is a 12-month subscription.
We do and for FREE! Any new customer needing further support to get started with Assembly to ensure you're set up for success can request custom onboarding support. Improving your employee experience is about much more than just using our amazing software; it’s about transforming your business to create a workplace that people love. That’s much easier to do with the personal support and advice from our passionate people experts.
At the time of redemption (when your employees exchange their points for a paid reward) you'll pay face value. If a reward is a $10 Amazon gift card, your cost will be $10. All paid rewards are billed for on a monthly basis.
The good news is that you don't have to pay for rewards upfront because we only charge you when points are redeemed, not when they're earned.
We offer discounts or educational or charitable organizations. In order to secure a discount, you'll first need to book a demo with a customer support specialist.
For all other organizations, we are willing to consider longer-term agreements in exchange for discounts. To set up annual plans or longer, you will need to book a demo with a customer support specialist.
If you're on a month to month plan, you can go here and cancel anytime. If you're having concerns or need help setting up your account for success, you can always book a demo with a customer support specialist.
If you're on a longer-term custom plan, you'll need to reach out to your customer support specialist to cancel your account or email us at support@joinassembly.com.
Great question! You can customize your core values to match your organization's to boost and track alignment. You can change your currency from the 🏆 emoji (our default) to any emoji of your choice. You can swap our logo for your own. You can also set up company culture rewards such as, "Lunch with the CEO," "Buy a book on us," and so much more!
While we recommend a peer to peer set up where anyone in your organization can give or receive recognition, you can set up Assembly however you want. If you need to limit the people who can give or receive recognition, that's perfectly fine and can be done from your Admin, here.
Assembly connects to the tools your employees use every day to offer an easy, seamless experience with minimal change management.
Assembly has integrations with HCM/HRIS systems like ADP, Google, Office 365, and Slack. We also integrate with communication tools like Slack and Teams so you and your employees can access Assembly wherever they work now.
That depends on the company's permissions set up. That said, over 90% of the employees on Assembly's platform are recognized on a monthly basis. That means nearly every employee across all of our customers are receiving regular recognition from their peers, managers, or leadership. We're extremely proud of this.
They are not required. You can use Assembly without having rewards set up. However, we don't recommend it if you intend to have a high adoption and usage rate. You can always keep the costs down by offering internal culture rewards that are fulfilled by you internally.
No, you can remove allowances from anyone or everyone. It's up to you but we do recommend using points whether they're worth a real dollar value or not. Companies that use points have a much higher engagement rate even if those points don't exchange for real dollars.
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