Poll Archive
In general, how visible is your creative team within your company?
- We are used primarily for execution, so our strategic importance is often overlooked (50%, 4 Votes)
- We are often invited to key meetings at the last minute (38%, 3 Votes)
- We are an integral part of corporate planning and included from the beginning (25%, 2 Votes)
- There are many areas of the firm that don't know we exist (13%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 8
Start Date: August 31, 2010 @ 11:03 PM
End Date: No Expiry
How do you reinvigorate the creativity in your department, to keep design fresh?
- Pay for design lectures or conferences (52%, 13 Votes)
- Subscribe to the latest design magazines (36%, 9 Votes)
- Pay for design courses (36%, 9 Votes)
- Grant extra time off (32%, 8 Votes)
- Other (24%, 6 Votes)
- Take frequent field trips (24%, 6 Votes)
- Purchase design books regularly (24%, 6 Votes)
Total Voters: 25
Start Date: August 1, 2010 @ 7:49 PM
End Date: No Expiry
Who did you turn to for advice for managing your career, business or team?
- A boss (42%, 8 Votes)
- A friend (26%, 5 Votes)
- A family member (21%, 4 Votes)
- A mentor (16%, 3 Votes)
- A teacher (11%, 2 Votes)
- A co-worker (11%, 2 Votes)
Total Voters: 19
Start Date: June 25, 2010 @ 12:00 AM
End Date: No Expiry
Winning awards as an in-house creative department...
- Strengthens department morale and team engagement. (47%, 18 Votes)
- Provides external recognition from respected industry institutions that enhances the department's credibility internally (42%, 16 Votes)
- Who has the time to submit work to awards competitions? I'm buried in work! (39%, 15 Votes)
- Quantifies the value our work provides to our employer. (39%, 15 Votes)
- Costs money I could put to better use, like hardware and software upgrades. (13%, 5 Votes)
- Does not prove our ROI to our employers, and just strokes the egos amongst peers. (13%, 5 Votes)
Total Voters: 38
Start Date: April 29, 2010 @ 12:55 PM
End Date: No Expiry
How has your group been affected by the recent economic downturn?
- Both (67%, 2 Votes)
- Downsizing (33%, 1 Votes)
- Outsourcing (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 3
Start Date: February 21, 2010 @ 8:05 PM
End Date: No Expiry
Does your department have a charge-back system?
- Yes (46%, 12 Votes)
- No (46%, 12 Votes)
- We are trying to get one implemented (8%, 2 Votes)
Total Voters: 26
Start Date: February 21, 2010 @ 7:57 PM
End Date: No Expiry





