How it Works

Process Documentation & Improvement

Acme Corp. is growing quickly. It is acquiring smaller competitors to grow revenue and constantly hiring new people.
There are multiple inconsistencies and workarounds throughout the company.

The Problem:

Business processes are not adequately documented
As a result, they are obscure, inconsistent, and inefficient

How Output Can Help:

Efficiently gather and organize employee input that will allow Acme Corp. to document, optimize and consistently execute each of its business processes.

Create and launch a challenge around a specific business process

Engage employees involved in the process to uncover what they actually do

Users are encouraged to comment and vote on submissions just like on social media

Organize asynchronous employee input in a flowchart, mural board or other mapping tool embedded into the Output Platform

Present the updated visualization back to those involved to ensure you’ve got it right

Engage employees to identify and prioritize bottlenecks, redundancies, gaps and inefficiencies with the process

Launch, assign and track Quick Projects for no-brainer solutions to implement right away

Output creates an automatic record of all input, allowing you to step back in time to understand how the process was conducted

Rinse, improve & repeat with another business process!

The End Result:

Acme Corp.’s operations are consistent and more effective, improving company morale, increasing efficiency and reducing risk.

Processes are repeatable, teachable, and can be continuously improved
Valuable process information is not lost with employee transition
Employee roles and hiring needs are more clearly defined

Employee Idea Competitions

Shark Tank Inc. is a relatively traditional company where employees rarely go above and beyond.
The company needs new ideas to stay relevant and competitive. These ideas could come from employees if they were empowered to see the bigger picture and add more value in their roles.

The Problem:

Employee apathy is high and there is an insidious culture of complaining
There is no shared sense of purpose and solidarity

How Output Can Help:

Easily run an Employee Idea Competition to motivate and engage employees and act on the best ideas right away.

Identify scope and focus of the competition and how it aligns with the company’s priorities and objectives

Launch the competition as a Challenge on the Output Platform and socialize the competition with your employees

Accept submissions using a custom contribution form

Users are encouraged to comment and vote on submissions just like on social media

Evaluators rate submissions to narrow the field

Finalist pitches are submitted and evaluated

Winner(s) are selected and prizes awarded

Launch, assign and track Quick Projects for no-brainer solutions to implement right away

Run a feedback survey with participants to continuously improve the process

Output creates an automatic record of all input, allowing you to step back in time to understand how the process was conducted

Rinse, improve & repeat with another competition!

The End Result:

Shark Tank Inc. empowered its employees to see themselves as a valuable part of something bigger, improving innovation, employee morale and company culture.

Employees feel a greater sense of purpose at work
Employee trust and loyalty grows
New valuable ideas are being implemented

Problem Discovery & Validation

Success Int’l wants to systematically identify and address inefficiencies and other business problems and implement solutions that hit the mark. In the past, company leaders have identified and implemented solutions based on unfounded assumptions and without engaging the people closest to the problem.

The Problem:

Understanding of problems is too narrow leading to missed opportunities and wasted resources
Solutions often miss the mark leading to employee workarounds and resistance

How Output Can Help:

Create a process to fully unpack and understand problems and to explore and validate potential solutions to those problems.

Identify a problem that matters, and engage the people closest to the problem with a challenge

Fully unpack the problem in one or more Engagement Phase(s) and explore potential solutions in subsequent phases once the problem is well understood

Users are encouraged to comment and vote on submissions just like on social media

Evaluate and prioritize solutions

Launch, assign and track Quick Projects for no-brainer solutions to implement right away

Run survey phases for A/B testing of proposed solutions, and test assumptions to decrease risk

Launch validated solutions

Output creates an automatic record of all input, allowing you to step back in time to understand how the process was conducted

Rinse, improve & repeat with another problem!

The End Result:

Success Int’l reduced risk by validating assumptions before jumping to a solution. Listening to the people closest to the problem, it gained perspective and understanding to efficiently use its valuable time and resources to develop and implement the best solution.

Problems are fully explored before trying to fix them
Employees feel heard, improving culture and buy-in
Less time and resources are wasted on solutions no one wants

How it Works

Process Documentation & Improvement

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Employee Idea Competitions

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Problem Discovery & Validation

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