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Don’t Launch a Stinker: Learn How to Build an Innovation Program that Engages Everyone  Park District of Oak Park Greg Stopka and Melissa Martinez

Kahoot Ice Breaker What is the most important part of an innovation program?

Overview: What is Launch Pad? Platform to share and collaborate around ideas Dedicated staff to manage Launch in 2015 in response to community survey

Overview: Why our innovation program was failing? Lack of engagement Lack of follow-through Bias Lack of ROI Meteor crashing and burning

Overview: Launch Pad 2.0 New process New engagement strategies Tracking ROI/Data New Moon

New Process: Changes Department engagement Innovation Team changes -Diversity of Team -Launch Pad Survey -Criteria to limit bias -Defining types of innovation Executive Director approval

New Process: Types of Innovations Process-improvement Pilots/testable ideas BIG Ticket Problem-solving

New Process: Changes to Launch Pad Master Planning and BIG Ticket categories Tags for departments

Engagement: Awards Committee narrows down submissions Top Innovators of the Year Community Impact & Internal Impact Ideas that Failed Top Commenter/Top Poster Moon Men: Idea submitted and planned/implemented Recognized at All-Staff meetings Yields competition, increased participation Moon Pies: Most post and/or comments during time period Community Impact & Internal Impact Committee narrows down submissions Employees encouraged to vote for final winners Out of the World Moon Man Awards

Engagement: Big Ticket Contest Electric tools video

Engagement: Other ideas Challenge of the month White board innovation

ROI/Data: Results of 2.0 New ideas launched: 2015 – 14 2016 – 14 2017 – 21 2018 – 38 87 new ideas launched by staff at all levels in the organization

ROI/Data: Other Ideas Idea completion forms Annual survey Dashboard transparency

Next Steps: Staying in Orbit Developing a problem-solving process Sharing results with the community Engaging the community in their ideas

Activity: Building Your Innovation Program Take 5 minutes to individually complete your cheat sheet Share with your group Identify the best answers to create a Frankenstein innovation program

Share: Best Frankenstein Programs Best process ideas Best engagement ideas Best ROI/data ideas

Questions???

Contact Information: Greg Stopka: Greg.Stopka@pdop.org Melissa Martinez: Melissa.Martinez@pdop.org