Toyota workers to build Habitat For Humanity homes during parts shortage

Today’s big idea is a simple one that happened in some manager’s office and probably wont make a company any money, but it’s the right thing to do.

A Toyota plant in Texas has been hit by a parts shortage as a result of the Japan earthquakes and as a result the 2800 workers, that’s employed at the plant, are only productive 50% of the time. Luckily Toyota plans to pay the salaries of these employees during this time.

The plant’s management team came up with a great idea to keep the employees productive during this time. They are going to let the workers build houses for Habitat For Humanity, a non-profit, housing organization building simple, decent and affordable housing, during the time that they’re not busy.

I think this is a great idea, getting the employees to good instead of just sitting around. Nice one Toyota!

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/09/toyota-workers-to-build-habitat-for-humanity-homes-when-not-buil/

Looking for that perfect intern?

If you are in the digital industry then you will know how hard it is to find that perfect intern. That person who is talented enough, but also willing to work hard can be a daunting task to find.

The guys and girls over at Hyper Island saw this problem, identified a gap in the market and launched the intern store. Yes, you can now browse through a large list of interns, weighing them up against skill level, past experience and general personalities. It’s very similar to buying apps on you smart phone or in your browser (Chrome), except, off course, for interns.

I can see this sort of idea taking off in other industries as well, but the digital industry is definitely a good place to start.

http://internstore.com/