Creating a Culture of Innovation: How 'Magic Day' Turned Ideas into Action
- Edgar Jarvis
- 1 day ago
- 1 min read
One of the issues organizations face is finding time for innovation amid the pressing demands of everyday work. Giving employees the opportunity to work together, test new ideas, and resolve their business problems will not only result in innovation but also increase employee engagement and promote continuous improvement. In this session, you will find out how one organization developed a small idea into an organizational program.
In this session, the presenter will describe the origin story of "Magic Day," a company-wide event that was developed to have all employees come together and work on automation and business improvement. In light of the experience of evolving automation cafes to a community of practice that occurs every week and eventually to an innovation event for an entire day, this session will explore how dedicating time to collaboration, experimentation, and learning can lead to organizational change.
Key takeaways from this talk include:
Understanding how dedicated innovation events can encourage collaboration, creativity, and continuous improvement across an organization.
Learning practical steps to build leadership support and grow a grassroots initiative into a widely adopted organizational program.
Discover how communities of practice and focused innovation days can accelerate automation, knowledge sharing, and employee engagement.