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Feature01 March 2018,
updated01 March 2018Siemens AGMunich
3i is the Siemens-wide program that promotes, implements and rewards employee ideas and initiatives. What is a good 3i idea? It is one that identifies "what" should be improved, outlines "how" something can be improved and explains "why" the idea's implementation will be a real improvement for our customers, employees and/or Siemens itself.
Siemens wins first place for "Best Idea Management"
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400 good ideas – every day
The inventiveness of Siemens employees can be relied upon – and so can 3i, too. During fiscal year 2017, idea management activities within the company, known as "3i – Ideas, Innovations, Initiatives", again made a solid contribution to the success of the company. Overall savings and benefits worth a record amount of 300 million euros provide further evidence that employees in more and more countries are able to submit ideas for improvements – a true testament to our active ownership culture.
Making processes faster or more secure, improving products, boosting customer benefits – during fiscal 2017, Siemens employees have contributed over 160,000 improvement suggestions through the 3i Program, representing an average of more than 400 each and every day. Nearly 125,000 suggestions that have gone on to be implemented have brought the company measurable savings and benefits worth more than 300 million euros – the largest amount so far.
Event Pictures: Siemens wins first place for "Best Idea Management"
History – Idea management for almost 110 years
Idea management has a long tradition at Siemens. The first documented profit-sharing program was introduced by Werner von Siemens in 1858 as a stock-taking bonus. The first submitted idea was dated February 22, 1889 (photo). In 1910, the rules and rewards for improvement suggestions were put into writing for the first time. Idea management at Siemens will soon be 110 years old. The current 3i program was introduced in 1997 and has been continuously refined since then.