my-CI Mobile App
Continuous Improvement Leadership
Ideas Generation Features
Woah! It's great to see you!
Welcome to the best app for loving and nurturing ideas.
This little gem is built with you in mind. We know how difficult it is to bring ideas to life. We have all seen the suggestion box bolted to the wall in the canteen. It's now a home for the pet spider and cigarette buts. Well, no more! Rip it off the wall, people! Open the window wide and let the spider free, then burn the box.
It's time to join Sam-the-man and strap a rocket to your ideas generation system. We want you all to be rocketeers!
So what have we done to make this so awesome?
Well, let's take a look at what you get right out of the box:
- Access for all, it's an app and, like booking a theatre ticket, or a flight, it's so easy to use
- A simple step-by-step methodology, we all follow the same standard
- Full visibility, no idea is ever lost, with leaders able to view all ideas in their domain
- Recognition, great ideas, big or small get a star rating
- Notifications, we nudge you along. We know you're busy and we thought we could help remind you of the great interactions you can have to move things along
- Reports and analytics, just in case central come asking
Let's get into the awe-some-nosity of it all.
This is a revolution, people! Everyone counts.
my-CI's Ideas feature is built for everyone, yes, everyone to contribute ideas. Janitors, accountants (really?), team members, leaders, engineers, union reps, HR, technicians, cleaners: come on in! We have one thing in common, people: great ideas that are desperate to come out and make a difference. So now the wait is over.
With a little bit of up-front work, my-CI creates a replica of your functions and tier structure, and then, ta-dah, everyone can put their ideas into the app.
It's time for everyone to have a go! Some ideas may not make it; we accept that. No idea gets left behind, though. Some ideas may become casualties on the battlefield of change and improvement, but at least we will give them the dignity of a decent archiving. For the first time, my-CI provides you with a safe space for everyone to contribute.
For too long, we have relied on the designated champions with all the relevant belts to come up with bright solutions, while good ideas have been bottled up in the broader organization with nowhere to go. No longer! If you are looking to hit magical, best-in-class numbers for innovation and ideas generation, then here is a surefire way of making that happen.
Ideas recognition just got a boost
my-CI has a built-in recognition system for great ideas. With a sliding scale based on ROI and deployment ease, you can assess the value of an idea. Each idea gets a star rating from 1 to 5. Those ideas that are considered awesome can be raised up through the system for recognition. It's never been easier to know which ideas make the cut for the Awesomeness Idea of the Month Award.
And guess what? With our PDCA and waste elimination categorization, your teams are focused on the right things making each idea worthy of consideration and recognition.
How many 5-star generals do you have?
With the transparency of ideas and where they originate, you will soon find your 5-star generals in the waste elimination war. Finding these generals with the my-CI app is simple. It may surprise you how innovative your people can be. So let's get going and find our stars.
Building engagement secures performance and ROI
Waste burns cash. Cash is all-important so let's get our teams focused on finding it and smashing it. Engaging your people at all levels and functions gives you a better chance of improving performance across safety, quality, and productivity pillars.
We once met a manufacturing engineer with 223 ideas in a hopper. He worked out it would take him five years to grind through the list. We want to lift the burden on your precious few and empower your wonderful many.
Let your teams loose with this feature, and watch the waste elimination turn to cash. Raise your performance as ideas to streamline your processes.
Save money
Engage your teams, and make them part of this joyful adventure. The more serious you are about engaging your people, the bigger the benefits become.
Generate growth
And remember, there is a serious side to this. Ideas save money and generate growth. Let's go!
Share, show and celebrate
It's an app but there is nothing stopping you from sharing progress. Just take a look at how you can integrate ideas, problems, checklists, reposts, Go-Look-Sees into your daily team meetings.
You can cast from your phone, tablet or laptop to share the ideas in your team domain. Build ideas into your daily rhythm and routines and keep on top of progress whilst constantly building engagement.
Benefits identified
Let my-CI guide you through capturing the benefits of your idea. my-CI coaches your teams in figuring out the value of the idea. With this built-in Lean coach, your team members can rapidly work out the cost and benefits of their ideas.
Let my-CI guide you through capturing the benefits of your idea.
Idea categorization, my-CI helps your teams categorize the benefits and value of an idea.
Now use the app to put a plan in place to bring the idea home. Let's start racking up the value!
We built in the PDCA wheel
The methodology for executing ideas follows the Plan Do Check Act cycle. my-CI will guide every person through the process with helpful tips at every stage. We love our continuous improvement coaches across the world. You're full of great ideas and want to develop others. We're not here to replace you. We just want to help you move faster and reach further.
Plan
We will get you from the first formation of the idea, through the thinking of what it will look like, the cost and the potential benefit, in as much time as it will take you to read this section, which is why we are making sure there are at least 400 words.
We will help you make a simple, executable plan. Really! We promise.
Do
We will make sure the plan gets done and people do what they say they will do.
Check
my-CI has a cool way of helping you check your idea is working. Once that is done, you can go to the Act and gain bragging rights.
Act
Follow the Act guide checklist and BOOM.
Thanks to Doc Deming for this simple approach. You guys should really go check out the website dedicated to his work. So many of the best companies owe this fellah for their good fortunes today.
Need a nudge?
It seems like our days are getting busier than ever. With everything you have to do, it's no wonder that managing ideas can end up at the bottom of the To-Do list.
Don't worry, we've got your back. my-CI can send helpful notifications as the ideas in your team progress. This way, you don't have to miss the moment that idea you have been keeping an eye on goes live in the workplace. You'll be there for the chest bumping and the worm in the zone.
Here's some info for your IT team.
my-CI is built as a SaaS platform making it very easy to integrate with your other systems. Before we get into the tekkie stuff, we want you to know that we care about security, data protection, and reliability. Check out the list below:
- We are ISO 9000 approved and love our Quality Management process. I know that sounds a bit geeky, but then, we suppose we are
- my-CI is a SaaS product. It makes it very easy for our team to provide updates and upgrades. It gives you the added benefit of flexible licence models.
- We are GDPR compliant - your privacy is important
- my-CI can provide dual authentication if required
- Single sign on - as with our other products we can make sure you gain access with a single sign on
- API - we love to talk to other systems. We're sociable and always ready to link up
Benefits to your business
The benefits cover a wide spectrum. Our favorite, however, is the ability to engage your staff on a grand scale. We lift the burden of paper systems, the difficulty of managing the churn, and free you and your teams up to do all the good stuff.
The app helps you laser focus on waste and improve value add whilst bolstering your Lean Operating System.
Key benefits include:
- Improved safety
- Improved quality
- Improved productivity
- Lower costs
- Better engagement and inclusivity