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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

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