Being An Idea Champion In Your Organization

Lets say you are an employee or manager in a Big Company. You have a great idea. How do you get it listened to?

Synergy Blog has posted a recent article on what to do with a great idea, giving guidance to individuals within the corporate machine on how to get their ideas implemented. The recommended 6-steps are:

1. Reflect, Test, and Develop the Initial Idea
2. Find out How Ideas are Assessed or Evaluated
3. Prepare the Why Argument
4. Prepare the How Argument
5. Get Support for Your Idea
6. “Sell” Your Idea