Tell Us is the university’s staff suggestion scheme, which aims to gather ideas from staff about how to work more efficiently.Tell Us
Do you have a good idea that could save the University money, or save time so that staff can get involved in other activities? Tell Us is the university’s staff suggestion scheme, which aims to gather ideas from staff about how to work more efficiently.
All ideas are welcome, however small they seem. We are aiming to save half a million pounds from the ideas we get, and every idea helps.
We are really looking for ideas that will save money or time, and cover more than just one area of work. If you have a great idea that just affects your area of work, please tell your line manager, and they will consider it. If you think your idea may be able to be applied to other areas, please tell us about it using the form provided.
Ideas will be considered against three questions:
- Will they save time and/or money?
- Are the potential benefits greater than the costs of putting them into practice?
- Are all the potential outcomes in the best long-term interests of the University?
Please use the form below to submit your money - or time-saving idea if you think it could be applied in more than one area of the University. If you’re not sure whether it could be applied in more than one area, then please submit it anyway.
Documents
Documents related to Tell Us can be downloaded below.
The Overview paper describes the scheme in detail, its aims, and outlines the route that ideas take to be considered.
The Guidance for managers outlines the significant role that line managers should play in the scheme.
The Tell Us idea evaluation form is a form that managers can use to help them assess ideas and record the reasons why an idea has or has not been taken forward.
Please spread the word about the scheme by downloading the promotional poster and displaying it in your office.
Contact us
Please use the online form above to submit ideas, and look at the project documents in the first instance if you have any questions.
If you have any other queries, please contact the Tell Us administrator (TellUs@exeter.ac.uk).
