Working Wonders

Use these helpful tips to make your idea rise to the top

Want to submit a Working Wonders idea that gets noticed? Keep the five W’s in mind: what, when, where, who and why.

“We sometimes receive submissions that are only one or two sentences long,” says management engineer coordinator Jacqueline Straley. “But if it’s too brief, it might not be clear enough to the evaluator and get rejected.”

Make your idea stand out. Ask yourself:

• WHAT is the problem? Explain the current situation in detail and research the practicality of your solution.
• WHEN does it occur? Clarify how often it happens—whether it’s 20 times a day or once a week.
• WHERE does it exist? Pinpoint the affected department or area.
• WHO is involved? Write down all the people who helped identify the situation and craft the possible solution. If you feel a specific person or area is best qualified to evaluate your idea, let us know.
• WHY does the situation exist? Give specific reasons and explain how your idea can help. When addressing the solution, provide supporting documents such as a product name.

Submit an idea at home on www.lvh.org, at the hospital on www.lvh.com, via the e-mail W-W_Submissions bulletin board, or via interoffice mail to Jacqueline Straley, management engineering.

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