Innovation

Innovation is, in essence, doing something differently. As we move forward into 2012 People Motion will be providing more innovative ways to engage your people in your business.

We will be offering a new and exciting range of workshops and programs focussed on developing creativity and innovative thinking in your business.

As an introduction to a couple of offerings, You can have a look at the Brains Trust, a short 2 hour workshop that can be tailored for your group, or The Top 5 Attributes Of High Performing Organisations, and find out the link between square watermelons and employee performance!

For business, this typically means doing something differently to achieve a tangible result – an increase in employee performance, enhancing profitability, improving operational processes, identifying a new product or product enhancement.

Research has shown innovative businesses truly value what an individual brings to an organisation.

 

Redesign of the shopping cart for ABCs Nightline (click link for original article)

“To demonstrate its process for innovation for an episode of ABC’s late-night news show Nightline, IDEO created a new shopping cart concept, considering issues such as maneuverability, shopping behavior, child safety, and maintenance cost. The show concentrated on IDEO’s design process, recording as a multidisciplinary team brainstormed, research, prototyped, and gathered user feedback on a design that went from idea to a working appearance model in four days.
The nestable steel frame lacks sides and a bottom to deter theft, and holds removable plastic baskets to increase shopper flexibility, help protect goods and provide a method to promote brand awareness. A dual child seat uses a swing-up tray for a pla
y surface, and a hole provides a secure spot for a cup of coffee or a bunch of carnations.
One of the unique—and potentially patentable—features of the cart is the design of its steerable back wheels. Normally fixed straight for stability and familiarity, an easy sideways effort allows the wheels to turn left or right. Pushing the cart forward puts the wheels straight again.
Project date: 1999″
 

 

http://youtu.be/M66ZU2PCIcM