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💡 Registration is now open for the next Idea Exchange webinar! Topic: AI-Driven Transformation in 2025: Insights, Tools, and Growth 🗓 Date: 19th November (online) AI in transformation topped the list of topics attendees at our last session wanted to explore next, and we're thrilled to dive right in! This session will cover: - Quick wins, long-term strategies, and the tools leaders are using to get ahead. - How businesses and employees are adapting to fast-evolving AI. - Strategic moves to advance in 2025. - Where employee ideas fit in – sharing ideas employees have on AI to using the tech to enhance the idea process. We’re excited to be joined by incredible speakers driving real change in AI: 👉 Dr. Andrea-Victoria Noelle, Head of Strategy & Development Philips 👉 Sandy Gill, Head of Transformation Buckinghamshire New University 👉 Leena Pankhania, GenAI Lead AND Digital (previous roles at Shell and John Lewis) 👉 Will Read, CEO, Sideways 6 So, whether you’re business is cautiously exploring AI, is ready to scale, or you're looking for fresh inspiration, this session has something for you. We can't wait! ⬇ Register now https://bit.ly/48rC8gt

Proof that employee ideas + Sideways 6 = engaged, empowered, and rewarded employees (with a side of irresistible Red Velvet Cake!) #straighttostuart

🙌 We're excited to be joining Interact Software for their upcoming Communicate: London event on 6th November. Taking place at one of the city’s plushest private members' clubs, The Ned, this free event promises a day of making powerful industry connections, invaluable takeaways, inspiration and strategies for achieving your internal comms and employee experience goals. 🎯 With unmissable talks from Domino's, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, AMS, and more, we hope to see you there! ⬇ Register here to join us on November 6th at The Ned: https://bit.ly/3BSMUjX

It's been a few weeks since Amazon dropped *that* memo (you know, the one telling employees they have to be back in the office 5 days a week). Unsurprisingly, 91% of their 2,500+ employees that took part in a recent survey by Blind, aren't thrilled about it. That said, there’s a crucial detail in the update that most employees and even the media overlooked, and it could be Andy Jassy's secret to winning them back: https://bit.ly/4dSnHDz

Incredible views and thought-provoking conversations set the tone at our Ideas for Breakfast roundtable this morning.   Top highlights:   👉 The breathtaking city views from the 50th floor of The Lookout had everyone in awe from the moment they stepped out of the lift.   👉 Our CEO Will Read kicked things off by asking all the right questions to connect the right people in the room at the right stage of their idea journey—instant engagement.   👉 Michelle Rivera-Spann from Taylor & Francis Group shared her incredible journey, taking Ignite, their game-changing ideas program, from concept to reality—and how she is scaling it across the business.   👉 Jake Harrison inspired us with two stories of companies that are generating and saving millions from employee ideas, plus actionable tips on getting leaders hooked (hint: it’s all about the wording).   👉 Roundtable deep dives into program growth, impact measurement, and strategies for buy-in sparked next-level thinking.   The full round-up of takeaways will be shared in the coming days!   👋 Want a seat at our next roundtable? Like this post and we’ll make sure you’re on the list!

The Sideways 6 team looking poised and ready to do what we do best: talk about improving your business with #employeeideas at the Operational Excellence & Business Improvement conference today. Are you here? Come and say hello and grab a Chupa Chup 🍭 ! #opex #businesstransformation Pictured: Gary Pringle, Sean Breza & John Culling

🚀 Struggling to manage ideas efficiently? Let AI do the heavy lifting! Introducing AI Auto-Populate—our latest AI feature designed to streamline idea management and unlock powerful insights with ease. AI Auto-Populate automatically enriches your ideas with key details like benefit types, themes, and strategic goals—helping you prioritize, take action, and analyze effortlessly - see our infographic for six powerful examples of how it can impact your business. In summary, here's how it can help businesses manage employee ideas: ⚡ Save time and boost efficiency - categorize ideas in seconds, cutting out manual data entry. 📊 Instant insights - gain deeper insights, driving smarter decisions. 🤖 Automate idea management - link AI-enriched ideas to workflows and let automation do the rest. Ready to work smarter, not harder? Get in touch with us https://bit.ly/4cVdyFs #AI #Innovation #IdeaManagement #Efficiency #Automation #Sideways6 

There's still time to reserve your place at our Ideas for Breakfast event in London on the 12th September. But, we only have a few spaces left! So, if you're looking at how you can start, or scale, transformation in your business with employee ideas, here's 5 reasons attending is worth your time: 1. Michelle Rivera-Spann, our guest speaker, shares how Taylor & Francis Group are implementing around 20% of ideas, and the transformational impact this is having on the business. 💫 2. We share new ways to review ideas, involve subject matter experts and get the best ideas over the line. 💫 3. Network with like-minded leaders from incredible, forward-thinking brands with leaders from BP, Nestlé, NHS, Currys, The Berkley Group, Balfour Beatty, Dogs Trust, DXC, Amey, to name a few, attending. 💫 4. You will genuinely get some great takeaways from the session. We also share these with you after the event - (read more testimonials on our registration page, linked below).💫 5. There's no better place to learn, share and get inspired than from the 50th floor in the heart of the city.💫 So, will we see you there? We hope so! https://bit.ly/3AT8Sm2

🚀 Londoners: Elevate Your Morning with Us on September 12th! 🚀 We’re taking our 🌟 free 🌟 roundtable breakfast event to new heights (literally, the venue is on the 50th floor in the heart of London). Join us for a morning filled with great food, unique insight and inspiration with incredible views of London. If you’re passionate about turning employee ideas into impactful business outcomes, keep reading, or click the link below to learn more: 👉 Learn more and register https://bit.ly/4drwOLO This session is all about transforming employee ideas into tangible business results. Along with a delicious breakfast, we’ll be serving up strategies that have proven to drive success in employee idea initiatives. 🎤 Special Guest: Michelle Rivera-Spann, VP of Business Advancement at Taylor & Francis Group, will join us to share how she’s engaged 64% of their workforce in ideation, fostered a culture of collaboration and innovation, and driven real business impact. And if you need more reasons to attend, here are our top five: 1️⃣ Discover real examples of successful idea campaigns. 2️⃣ Learn the latest ideation tactics that are delivering results for enterprises. 3️⃣ Exchange challenges and solutions on common challenges with industry peers via our roundtable sessions. 4️⃣ Get top tips for starting or enhancing your employee ideas program. 5️⃣ Network with forward-thinking leaders. Spaces are limited and our last event filled up quickly, so be sure to secure your spot early! #BusinessTransformation #EmployeeIdeas #ChangeManagement #Innovation #EmployeeEngagement #BreakfastEvent #London

In the words of Joey Tribbiani, you have got to listen! In this case... to your employees! Join us tomorrow for Episode 1 of The Idea Exchange, our new webinar series, where we share how you can do just that! 🙌 Creating Buy-In: How Employees' Ideas Drive Successful Change Who's on the session? 🛫 Vueling Airlines' Head of Transformation, Veronica Hull, shares insights on the airline's employee-driven journey of transformation and innovation. 💡 Sideways 6 CEO, Will Read, on the why and how to build a culture of listening through ideas. 🤝 Interact Software's Head of Strategic Consultancy, Adam Schoor, shares how to approach, collaborate and involve Internal Comms when pushing forward ideas. It's going to be a good one! 👉 Register here: https://bit.ly/4dow9KT