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I've tried doing something like that in my very small company (two employees) and I think I wouldn't do it again. - There's always too little time to get thing

I've tried doing something like that in my very small company (two employees) and I think I wouldn't do it again. - There's always too little time to get things done in time. If people do something else 20% of the time, you are even less likely to finish things quickly. - I did not make any rules, so people just tend to work on their hobby projects that aren't necessarily "innovative", and I'm not sure how much they learn in comparison with other activities (eg. going to conferences) - if people have a good idea, I think it is better to let them work on it on "regular" time rather than "innovation" time. - if employees have enough freedom what to work on, special "innovation time" might not be needed.

a_imho 8y ago
For more detail, this is a very big company with room to experiment. I did not make any rules Do you think that it could make a difference? Some of the guidelines I'm thinking about: There should be a clear goal probably with time bounds as well. Budget should be estimated. No individual teams, there should be a minimum number of people involved for each project.
- jakobegger 8y ago
  Yes, a clear goal sounds like it would help. There should be something to work towards. I would also plan for some way of presenting the result of the project (eg. a presentation to the team).