One of my stories in my book Common Sense Supply Management tells of me setting up an entire future plant layout on a large boardroom table in a conference room. We kept the conference room well stocked with free coffee and treats. Employees from all levels of the company would come in the conference room and play with the layout, forklifts, machines etc. We had a big whiteboard and asked people to jot down their suggestions for the layout. We went to the shop floor and testing many of the ideas live to see if they worked. We generated so many ideas that it was hard to keep up with them! Encouraging play encourages creativity!
