Team For BRAIN STORMING

BRAIN STORM PLATFORM BRAIN STORM PLATFORM FOR BESTFOR BEST

To create a center of innovationTo create a center of innovationPrepared byPrepared by

İsmail Orhan Sönmezİsmail Orhan Sönmez

Why a Team ?Why a Team ?

In companies which have large and vertical In companies which have large and vertical organisational structures,the decision making organisational structures,the decision making process are clumsy and closed to “out of process are clumsy and closed to “out of routine” in general.routine” in general.

This creates a disadvantage for the vital reflexes This creates a disadvantage for the vital reflexes of a company which must react to different of a company which must react to different negative or positive inputs properly and on time. negative or positive inputs properly and on time.

This slow down of the vital reflexes can reduce This slow down of the vital reflexes can reduce the power of organisational intelligence of the the power of organisational intelligence of the companies. By the time, it kills the enthusiasm of companies. By the time, it kills the enthusiasm of workers and destroys the innovative potential of workers and destroys the innovative potential of the company.the company.

In addition to that,vertical and large In addition to that,vertical and large organisations has another serious disadvantage organisations has another serious disadvantage concerning organisational culture. The density of concerning organisational culture. The density of bureucracy and strictness of hierarchybureucracy and strictness of hierarchy

This creates some isolated partial islands inside a big This creates some isolated partial islands inside a big whole and a feeling of loneliness ,and insecurity for the whole and a feeling of loneliness ,and insecurity for the workers.workers.

This situation harms mainly the This situation harms mainly the InterdepartmentalInterdepartmental communication of organisation.communication of organisation.

If there is a inner communication problem in a If there is a inner communication problem in a company, presumably there is a waste of any company, presumably there is a waste of any kind of sources which can only be managed by kind of sources which can only be managed by an interdepartmental cooperation.an interdepartmental cooperation.

To prevent this organisational grievance, I To prevent this organisational grievance, I propose to create an interdepartmental brain propose to create an interdepartmental brain storm platform which will be consisted of the storm platform which will be consisted of the young and the creative members of different young and the creative members of different departments of our company.departments of our company.

The Structure of The PlatformThe Structure of The Platform

Human Resources 1Human Resources 1 Sales 1Sales 1 Project management 1Project management 1 Purchasing 1Purchasing 1 Design 1Design 1 Quality control 1Quality control 1 Quality Systems 1Quality Systems 1 Accounting 1Accounting 1 Logistics 1Logistics 1 Workers Union Workers Union

Representers 1Representers 1

The platform MembersThe platform Members

How does it work ? IHow does it work ? I

The platform members meet every Friday afternoon.The platform members meet every Friday afternoon. In every meeting,one of te members moderates the session and In every meeting,one of te members moderates the session and

moderators change by turnsmoderators change by turns Every department should appoint at least 3 member but one of them Every department should appoint at least 3 member but one of them

can only attend to the meeting in each sessioncan only attend to the meeting in each session HR and quality control manager are the regular members of the HR and quality control manager are the regular members of the

meetingsmeetings

How does it work ? IIHow does it work ? II

The meeting starts as a free discussion in which every member The meeting starts as a free discussion in which every member implies his ideas of the problems of the company or his implies his ideas of the problems of the company or his department,proposing how to do it better of course.department,proposing how to do it better of course.

Everybody has a right to express his ideas on every department or Everybody has a right to express his ideas on every department or process of the companyprocess of the company

The problems or the gossips will be discussed freely,The problems or the gossips will be discussed freely, The members should behave isolating themselves from their The members should behave isolating themselves from their

departmental identifications and reunite on the supreme departmental identifications and reunite on the supreme identification of BESTidentification of BEST

How does it work ? IIIHow does it work ? III

Every meeting lasts maximum 2 hoursEvery meeting lasts maximum 2 hours It is not necessary to reach a conclusion in a meeting. It is not necessary to reach a conclusion in a meeting.

The discussion can long for weeks.The discussion can long for weeks. There is two phase in a process of discussion :There is two phase in a process of discussion : 1- Determination and definition of problem1- Determination and definition of problem 2- Action plan to solve it.2- Action plan to solve it.

In that way , the platform members outlineIn that way , the platform members outlinea project and commit it to the worker of related department to make a a project and commit it to the worker of related department to make a

detailed analyse,feasibility report and to be presented finally.detailed analyse,feasibility report and to be presented finally. If the project is accepted, it is presented to the General If the project is accepted, it is presented to the General

Management.Management. Only the general manager decides if the project will be carried on or Only the general manager decides if the project will be carried on or

not.not.

How does it work ? IVHow does it work ? IV

The departments can appoint different members The departments can appoint different members in different sessionsin different sessions

The Team can invite some workers as a guest The Team can invite some workers as a guest member.member.

Target ITarget I

To mobilise new and creative workers which can To mobilise new and creative workers which can not express themselves because of the not express themselves because of the bureucratic and hierarchical structure , to think bureucratic and hierarchical structure , to think and to express their ideas for the companyand to express their ideas for the company

TARGET IITARGET II

To lift emotional barriers between departments and to To lift emotional barriers between departments and to create a supra-departmental identitiy in micro base create a supra-departmental identitiy in micro base which can trigger a new weave of cooperation in macro which can trigger a new weave of cooperation in macro base later.base later.

TARGET IIITARGET III

To create a think tank and an innovation To create a think tank and an innovation center for the company.center for the company.

TARGET IVTARGET IV

To create a platform of transparency in which all To create a platform of transparency in which all gossips and problems and interdepartmental gossips and problems and interdepartmental frictions can be discussed and checked.frictions can be discussed and checked.

Thank you Thank you for for

your kind attentionyour kind attention