Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka's initiative to engage with over 1,60,000 employees and shortlist 10 ideas through a crowdsourcing exercise, Murmuration, is just the sort of thing that experts say helps technology companies not only source the next big idea from within the organization idea but also boost the morale of employees.
The new CEO's objective was twofold, said a senior executive of Bengaluru-based Infosys, India's second largest software exporter. "First, to boost employees' morale by reaching out and engaging with them, and the second, to get feedback from people who work with our customers and implement what they think the company should be doing," said the executive, who did not wish to be identified.
Sikka first connected with over 160,000 engineers on July 15, asking them to share with him the key areas of innovation that they believed the clients were focusing on. From the initial 2,700 ideas by employees, the company came up with a long list of about 70 solutions.