To complement the International Best Practice Competition (IBPC) organisations are encouraged to apply for IBPC’s Organisation-Wide Innovation Award. This award recognises organisations that have embraced best practice learning and combined this learning with their own ideas and creativity to become highly innovative. The award recognises organisations that excel in embedding an innovation culture throughout all facets of their operation from the leadership to employees and covering all stakeholders leading to innovative processes, products and services.
The Organisation-Wide Innovation Award investigates these 10 areas:
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The OWIA’s Certification Scheme is used for assessing the applications:
- Role Model, World-Class, Wow! (7 Stars, ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★)
- Outstanding at an International Level (6 Stars, ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★)
- Excellence at an International Level (5 Stars, ★ ★ ★ ★ ★)
- Excellence at a Local Level (4 Stars, ★ ★ ★ ★)
- Competence (Professional) (3 Stars, ★ ★ ★)
- Progressing (Minor Deficiencies) (2 Star, ★ ★)
- Deficient (Major Deficiencies) (1 Star, ★)
Click the following links for an entry form or to review the format/timeline of the award or to view the entry fee and benefits.