[Imagination Club] Idea rate payment for ideas

[Ernst, Barbara]

line extensions?  what does this mean?

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From: imagine-bounces at lists.supertrade.com
[mailto:imagine-bounces at lists.supertrade.com] On Behalf Of Ariane Condit
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 11:02 AM
To: merle at thincbig.com; Imagination Club
Subject: RE: [Imagination Club] Idea rate payment for ideas


I work for a company that manufacturers home, office and school supplies
to mass markets and commercial accounts.  My company offers all
employees $100 for line extensions of an existing product, $250 if it's
a unique product idea and 1% of all sales for the 1st 12 months if they
end up selling the product. 

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From: imagine-bounces at lists.supertrade.com
[mailto:imagine-bounces at lists.supertrade.com] On Behalf Of Merle
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 2:00 PM
To: 'Imagination Club'
Subject: RE: [Imagination Club] Idea rate payment for ideas

I work independently but when I consult in corporations I don't see, or
get much interest in, a system for generating ideas.  Does anyone have
any first hand knowledge of companies doing a good job of rewarding or
encouraging creativity?  3m can't be the only one.
Many years ago I worked for McGraw Hill and there was a system for
submitting ideas and being paid for the savings or profit they incurred.
I received one very shortly after I arrived.  After that I must have
become part of the same-old-way of doing business because I never
applied for or got another one.

Merle Benny
Thinc.
973-763-7174
www.thincbig.com

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From: imagine-bounces at lists.supertrade.com
[mailto:imagine-bounces at lists.supertrade.com] On Behalf Of My Arabic
Story
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 3:15 PM
To: Imagination Club
Subject: RE: [Imagination Club] Idea rate payment for ideas

they also offer 10% of an employee's time to do "anything" in their labs
without being accountable of what succeeds and what doesn't. that is
exactly how 3M got to invent the post-it notes.

Randah
Montreal, QC.

Mike Sloan <msloan at neworg.us> wrote:
	I believe 3M has an incentive program that allows the employee
to
	participate in the profits of the idea that actually goes to
market.

	-----Original Message-----
	From: imagine-bounces at lists.supertrade.com
	[mailto:imagine-bounces at lists.supertrade.com] On Behalf Of
	Katrina.Galas at molson.com
	Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 6:23 AM
	To: imagine at lists.supertrade.com
	Subject: RE: [Imagination Club] Idea rate payment for ideas

	Really?? What type of company do you work for?

	-----Original Message-----
	From: imagine-bounces at lists.supertrade.com
	[mailto:imagine-bounces at lists.supertrade.com] On Behalf Of
Kemble Elliot
	Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 1:38 AM
	To: Imagination Club
	Subject: RE: [Imagination Club] Idea rate payment for ideas

	I love it! I would be a wealthy woman right now!
	Kemble Elliott
	South Africa

	-----Original Message-----
	From: imagine-bounces at lists.supertrade.com
	[mailto:imagine-bounces at lists.supertrade.com] On Behalf Of
Jeffrey
	Baumgartner
	Sent: 07 March 2006 06:33 PM
	To: imagine at lists.supertrade.com
	Subject: [Imagination Club] Idea rate payment for ideas


	In today's issue of Report 103, I suggested idea rate
	compensation in innovative companies...

	"I expect you are familiar with piece-rate manufacturing
	work. The concept is that instead of paying manufacturing
	employees a salary, you pay them for each piece of work
	that they complete. The theory behind this concept is that
	i f you pay people per piece, they will be more productive,
	out of a desire to maximise their income.

	A company that is truly keen on innovation might consider
	paying their employees on an idea-rate basis in which
	employees are paid per idea. For example...

	Pay per relevant idea = US$50
	Pay per implemented idea = US$1000"

	(see complete article at
	http://www.jpb.com/report103/archive.php?issue_no=20060307

	What do you think? Could a firm offer employees payment by
	idea in place of a salary? How might it work?

	Jeffrey Baumgartner
	Your Fearless Moderator
	--
	jpb.com
	How innovative are you?
	http://www.jpb.com | Tel: +32 2 251 7725 | GSM +32 478 549
	428


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