Help shape how CERN improves

In his first presentation to personnel, CERN Director-General Mark Thomson emphasised his commitment to simplifying processes, freeing up our time to focus on core tasks. Putting those words into action is the task of CERN’s new Continuous Improvement (CI) team.

Building on input from the whole CERN community, the CI team will work to make daily processes simpler, smarter and more efficient. Whether it is a small tweak or a big transformation, the team wants to hear your insights into where and how CERN could improve. The new CERNidée portal is where you can contribute:

All submitted ideas will be reviewed by the team to identify opportunities for possible pilot improvement projects, before they work with the departments concerned to test them. It is important to manage expectations: the CI team is small, so they will have to carefully choose where to expend their resources. These submissions, however, will help them focus their efforts for best effect.

Sitting within the new Organisational Support and Improvement (OSI) Department, the CI team forms part of the Improvement, Continuity and Sustainability (ICS) Group. All three parts of the Group will work collaboratively with departments across the Organization to support them in these CERN-wide endeavours.

Each new year, many of us set resolutions, choosing aspects of our lives and work we want to improve. At CERN, the new CI team wants to help you achieve some of these aspirations for far longer than just January. Look out for future Bulletin updates communicating their project selections and where they have been able to help make improvements.