Presentation given by Andy Beddows and Tom Dupre at Dib Conference in Berlin

2. Wisdom of the Dakota Indians “ When you discover that you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount”

3. In modern Business, Education & Government, a whole range of far more advanced strategies are often employed, such as .............

7. and my favourite… Promoting the dead horse to management!

23. Reduce Consumables use In addition to your general improvement ideas We want your suggestions to challenge and reduce expense costs Are we discarding items that could be used elsewhere? Challenge waste of resources Can we get some consumables cheaper? Are stock levels correct? – Are we ordering too much? Reduce postage costs The Expense Cost Reduction Challenge will run from December 2007 to March 2008 £3 voucher for each improvement accepted A monthly prize for the best cost saving idea implemented Do you know the cost of printing documents? Kaizen means using our brains not our money to solve problems £ £ Do you really need that external visit? Do not forget to select Expense Cost Reduction Challenge on your suggestion

25. ISMS RPL Together Promotion £3 for each idea (prize for the best idea) 21 st – 28 th January 2008! We want your ideas to continually improve Information Security Each ISMS related Bright Idea accepted by a Scheme Representative will generate an initial award of £3. This offer does not apply to subsequent awards for each idea ISMS Prize for the Best ISMS idea received Making access to confidential documents impossible Ideas to ensure all confidential material is secure Access to correct information at the right time Ideas to ensure the correct information is available No 5S in the office = Chaos! How can We ensure 5s is second Nature? Reports How can we ensure our reporting mechanisms are correct?

32. Publicise Motivation Lesson – Smiling faces encourage others

34. Ideas that save & create value dd Value (Your Opportunity to contribute to our future success) Your Feedback ake A Point (We will get this to the right person) A better & easier place to work mprove The Workplace ( Nice to have – lets see what we can do) Three Streams – One Process A I M AIM – All Ideas Matter – The Boots Suggestion Programme

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