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Importance of Stimulating Creativity BY MARIA CHAMPION

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Importance of Stimulating Creativity By Maria Champion

What is creativity?Creativity is the act of turning new and imaginative ideas into reality. Creativity is characterized by the ability to perceive the world in new ways, to find hidden patterns, to make connections between seemingly unrelated phenomena, and to generate solutions. Creativity involves two processes thinking then producing. If you have ideas but dont act on them you are imaginative not creative. (Naiman, Linda 2014

Advantages for Companies that Promote CreativityNew Products or ServicesImprovements to a process or implementing a new process to reduce handle time and increase productivity.Build Employee engagement.

Example of Promoting Creativity at Prime TherapeuticsImprovement to Prior Authorizations turnaround time was 7-10 days now Prior Authorizations are completed within 72 business hours.Create teams that specialize in certain plans Automatic refills.

Leadership Styles that Foster Creativity & Increases ProductivityEffective CoachingAbility to provide feedback in a manner that is not discouragingIdentifying the strengths of individual employees and put them on projects that allows them to exercise their knowledge and skills.

Performance Improvement MethodUsing the Kenexa employee engagement survey we will determine how effective stimulating creativity is working for the company, review data and see if changes need to me be made or a process needs to be added.Get a clear understanding on how employees feel their creativity provides value to the company.

Employee Engagement Survey 2013Questions1. How do you feel about coming to work each morning?2. Do you feel that the company values your input?3.Do you feel you manager assigns you to projects that are a good fit you?4.Do you feel youve been given the proper tools to exercise creativity?Results 41% said they enjoyed coming to work.29% of Employees felt their input had value.63% said their projects that are assigned match their skills and knowledge.51% of employees felt they have the proper tools to exercise creativity

Employee Engagement Survey 20151. How do you feel about coming to work each morning? 2. Do you feel that the company values your input?3.Do you feel you manager assigns you to projects that are a good fit you?4.Do you feel youve been given the proper tools to exercise creativity?

83% said they enjoyed coming to work.79% of Employees felt their input had value.90% said their projects that are assigned match their skills and knowledge.80% of employees felt they have the proper tools to exercise creativity

Incentives for CreativityPolaris award $500Diamond Award $250Star Award $150

ROI Employee engagement has gone up Creating processes that keeps our organization ahead of competitorsEmployees feel valuable in return the work harder and work towards better practices

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