Grassroots Innovation Program Assessment

What's your company's name?
How much autonomy do employees at your company have to work on their own ideas?
None
Employees are encouraged to submit ideas to management
Employees can work on their own ideas with management approval
Employees have complete autonomy to work on their own ideas
Time
Are employees at your company given self-directed time, carved out from their day jobs, to work on their own projects?
No
Yes, but self-directed time is not formally tracked
Yes, and self-directed time is formally carved out from their assigned work
Yes, and self-directed time is formally carved out from their assigned work with programs in place to make it easy for employees to take advantage of
Can employees at your company find out what other employees are working on in their self-directed projects, provide feedback, and form teams across organizational and geographic boundaries?
No
Yes, although we have no system that lists self-directed projects
Yes, we have an ad-hoc system (e.g. Slack group, email list) to find out about self-directed projects
Yes, we have a formal system (e.g. Spigit, Brightidea) to track self-directed projects
How collaborative is your company culture?
We are very secretive
We regularly collaborate within teams
We regularly collaborate within groups and organizations
We regularly collaborate across organizations and geographies
Funding and Support - Are employees at your company given resources and tools to develop their self-directed projects?
No
Yes, employees must request for resources and tools from management for self-directed projects
Yes, employees have unfettered access to resources and tools for self-directed projects
Are employees at your company given innovation training?
No
Yes, employees can request permission from management to take innovation training
Yes, the company regularly provides innovation training which employees are encouraged to attend
Do employees at your company receive senior leadership mentoring for their self-directed projects
No
Yes, employees can request time to meet with senior leaders to get feedback on their self-directed projects
Yes, senior leaders make time available (e.g. office hours) for employees to get feedback on their self-directed projects
Can self-directed projects at your company “graduate” to officially funded initiatives.
No
Yes, if one or more senior leaders like your idea
Yes, we have a formal process where self-directed projects are considered for official funding
Yes, we have a formal process where self-directed projects are considered for official funding from a pre-allocated budget set aside for the best self-directed projects
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