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Practical notes on asking your people one question and acting on the answer.
Flatten the hierarchy without removing the managers
Shared leadership beats rigid hierarchy, but you still need managers. How a vote gives everyone a voice without losing structure.
October 1, 2026One question, 450 employees: what Pernod Ricard USA did
How Pernod Ricard USA asked its whole company one question about its values, and what came back.
October 1, 2026How many starter ideas, and how many people, does an ideas vote need?
Practical guidance on seeding a project and on group size, with no exact limits.
September 1, 2026Where should you share an ideas vote so people actually take part?
Email, intranet, QR poster, text and team chat, and how to tell which one worked.
August 1, 2026How to run an ideas vote without a survey tool
A practical walk-through: one question, a few starter ideas, one link.
July 1, 2026Can people game an ideas vote? How anonymity and fairness work
What stops one person from pushing their own idea, and what the organizer can and cannot see.
June 1, 2026Will people take part? Crowdsourcing ideas across the whole organisation
Simplicity and anonymity are what drive participation. What helps, and what gets in the way.
May 1, 2026What to do after the vote
Most ideas projects fail after the vote. A short routine for turning a ranking into owners and next steps.
April 1, 2026Why voting on pairs beats ranking a list
Choosing between two ideas is quick and honest. Ranking a long list is not. Here is why pairs work.
March 1, 2026Beyond the suggestion box
A suggestion box is one-way. One question and a vote turns it into a conversation people can see.
February 1, 2026The origin and power of crowdsourcing
From a 1714 prize for solving longitude to a company asking its own people one question: why many voices find what a few cannot.
January 1, 2026