Changes to 2020 Activities
- The deadline for Awards Submissions is now June 30, 2020
- The 2020 Summit will be held virtually. Details on the Annual Summit
2020 Awards
2020 International Benchmarking Survey
2020 International Benchmarking Survey
The Awards Program is designed for organizational and individual members in good standing (membership fees paid in full) to recognize employee involvement idea and suggestion programs, individual accomplishments and breakthrough innovation in the profession of ideas and suggestion systems management.
2020 International Benchmarking Survey
2020 International Benchmarking Survey
2020 International Benchmarking Survey
The annual international benchmarking process allows members to evaluate themselves against other global leaders in employee involvement and innovation and receive awards at the annual training summit recognizing excellence in employee involvement programs
IA History
IA History
In July 1942, thirty-five interested suggestion administrators met at the United Airlines Offices in Chicago, IL and agreed to establish what was to become the National Association of Suggestion Systems (NASS). The purpose of this Association was to improve employer-employee relations, to stimulate constructive thinking on the part of both, and in general to enhance a sympathetic understanding of mutual problems toward making this a better working world in which to live.
Through years of internal and external challenges, including downturns in the economy the Association still continues to provide a valuable service to its membership both in North America, UK, Dubai and Germany. In order to better define the future of the Association the name was changed from the Employee Involvement Association to Ideas America in October, 2010. NASS was dedicated to spreading information on how to make employee suggestion systems work successfully and 75 years later the legacy continues. Employee involvement is the keystone of organizational development, nurturing the engagement and empowerment of people. IdeasAmerica is committed to increasing organizational effectiveness through the imagination of employees. Our members work in a broad range of companies who understand that their employees have the skills and ideas to help make their companies more productive and profitable. IdeasAmerica's annual Awards Program specifically recognizes the creativity of employees and offers awards that honor outstanding Ideas of the Year as well as recognizing the role leadership plays in promoting employee involvement.
What We Do
Training and Development
Basic Concepts for Employee Involvement Programs
Professional Certifications
- Certified Administrator of Suggestion Systems
- Certified Manager of Suggestion Systems
- Basic Concepts of Suggestion Systems Assessment
IA International Benchmarking Report
Awards and Recognition
Annual Training Summit
- Reduced registration fees
- Opportunities to present or exhibit your program/ideas at Summit
- Sponsorship opportunities
- Networking
- Worldwide benchmarking
Newsletters
Meet the Board of Directors
President
President
President
Brenda Kelly
Retired
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
Treasurer
President
President
Blake Leaphart
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
Secretary
President
Secretary
Paula Croom
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
Meet the Board of Directors
Director
Director
Director
Dave Sharpley
Asama Coldwater Manufacturing
Director
Director
Director
Veronica Taylor
BMW - Spartanburg
Director
Director
Director
Deanna Goodlove
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
Director
Executive Director
Director
Joseph Schenk
Quality Bridge
Executive Director
Executive Director
Executive Director
Mary Ellen Dolan
Dolan and Associates, LLC