http://buzzyeah.disqus.com/Hyped on trends, innovation, and technology.enWed, 24 Jun 2009 08:45:43 -0000http://buzzyeah.com/2008/01/30/wachter-meet-jay/#comment-11675181A way to leverage this is to find a time each week for people to set aside their pressing to-do’s, and just brainstorm about business opportunities. In one of my businesses, we made this the Friday afternoon pizza hour. The really good ideas for business improvements and new products came also <a href="http://www.geonlineservicesite.com" rel="nofollow">www.geonlineservice.com</a> exclusively via these sessions - it was the only time where people had permission to think outside their roles, stop worrying about their obligations or speaking out of turn, and pose a zany theory to see where it led. One person was assigned to capture the notes (today I would commit them live to a Wiki, chat board, or feature-request log, and if you’re really ambitious in a distributed company, you could try having people contribute in a Twitter feed). The drinks usually associated with happy hours are completely optional (and probably not permissible in many businesses). Jelly beans work fine.pamelae13rideoutWed, 24 Jun 2009 08:45:43 -0000http://buzzyeah.com/2008/01/30/wachter-meet-jay/#comment-1486807There is a desperate need for change in America. Many of our industries lag behind because of the corporate cost. However, when people suffer by receiving poor medica care or the environment suffers due to eco-unfriendly gas guzzlers, we have to stop looking at our balance sheets and think farther ahead then one year! It makes sense to make a change!Sam NamThu, 31 Jan 2008 05:05:00 -0000