What strategies work best for gathering employee ideas?

Unlocking the creativity of your workforce isn’t just a nice-to-have — it’s a competitive advantage. Yet many organizations struggle to turn employee ideas into actionable solutions. What separates businesses that excel at this from those that stall? The answer lies in creating an environment that values diverse perspectives, fosters open communication, and removes barriers to innovation.

Itai Green, one of Israel’s leading experts in Open Innovation, dives into this pressing topic, unpacking strategies that empower companies to systematically gather, elevate, and implement ideas from within. His perspective challenges conventional approaches and offers a fresh take on building innovation from the ground up.

Itai Green

Itai Green emphasizes that engaging employees in problem-solving starts with asking them to identify challenges they face and potential solutions. By connecting them with startups and entrepreneurs, a dynamic exchange of ideas unfolds, inspiring employees to refine their concepts collaboratively.

This approach not only sparks creativity but fosters deeper engagement, eliminating the need for traditional brainstorming methods. Itai believes that when employees are empowered to co-develop solutions with external innovators, real breakthroughs happen.