CU*Answers announced that it celebrated “Innovator Day” to recognize the success of its employee-driven “Be an Innovator” program.  On September 17 employees wore harvest orange t-shirts sporting the new “Be an Innovator” logo.  “Our meetings are fun, and we wanted a logo to reflect that spirit,” said the program’s coordinator, Alycia Meyers.

“The ‘Be an Innovator’ creates an alternative way for employees to present ideas, and it has really taken hold at CU*Answers,” explained Meyers.  “Employees can either present ideas at our “Be an Innovator” lunches or submit ideas for review by top management though a “Be an Innovator” Employee Idea form.”

Meyers explained further that the purpose of “Innovator Day” was to re-energize staff about the program and to look forward toward growth in the next business year starting October 1.

Randy Karnes, CEO at CU*Answers said about the group, “The innovators group at CU*Answers is designed to challenge to our corporate designs for innovations.  We value it as a volunteer-employee-challenge to the ways we drive change into our network.”

Almost fifty percent of CU*Answer employees have attended a “Be an Innovator” lunch or have submitted an Employee Idea form.  “Be an Innovator” lunches are scheduled every two months.  The twelfth meeting will be held in late September.  The next Employee Idea form deadline is October 31.