Scout Innovations for 2024

 On December 13 KC Scout shared three separate Innovations Challenge Entries at the local showcase, including one from ER operators Hector Ortiz, Michael Maynard and Gregory Morgan in the equipment category. Their innovation was named C-3PO which is an acronym for “Configurable Cargo Control & Projection Optimizer” a low-cost, easily installed cargo containment system for securing loose items in a truck bed. It has universal safety implications for every vehicle in MoDOT’s fleet.

                                                                         Figure 1  ER's C-3PO

Scout also presented two productivity entries, each with “leveraging information sharing” for improved understanding of Scout functions. respectively named LOTUS (Leveraging Outreach Training Using Small Groups) and EVOLVE (Embedded Video Option Leveraging Vital Education). LOTUS showed the effectiveness of small group, short duration training sessions, while EVOLVE was a means of using short, 2 min embedded video clips to describe the many diverse activities performed by Scout team members. Both innovations are replicable for use by other departments to help describe departmental functions and responsibilities to a greater MoDOT audience.  LOTUS was developed by York Morlan and Chris Butler and EVOLVE was a team effort by Lairyn McGregor, Kelly Alvarez and Nancy Powell.



                Figure 2  LOTUS                 

                                                                  Figure 3  EVOLVE




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