Ideas aren’t just for senior management. By tapping into ideas submitted by their colleagues, every department within your business will benefit. For example, Idea Management can help your…
fine-tune their existing output, identify new channels, access ideas for new campaigns, and ultimately generate more leads and increase revenues.
to answer questions more efficiently and increase customer loyalty.
to access suggestions for new features and improvements that will help you outperform the competition.
to improve their forecasting and asset allocation, increase efficiency and identify cost-cutting opportunities.
to boost employee morale, increase employee engagement, and improve outdated processes.
As you can see, a robust Idea Management strategy has the potential to support every area of your business to:
Improve processes and increase efficiency
Boost employee morale and engagement
Develop new products, services, and revenue streams
Increase profits
Outperform the competition
Facilitate internal communication and increase collaboration
Identify and help implement cost savings
There are several Idea Management Tool options out there, but the most important thing is that whatever you choose aligns with your goals and objectives and fits your workflow.
Look at how your employees work, and make sure the software that you choose is simple, accessible, and rewarding for them. After all, if your team loves a platform, they’re far more likely to use it.
Are you able to deliver updates and feedback directly within the platform?
Is there a mobile app to capture ideas on the go?
Can everyone comment on, score, and rank ideas?
Are there visual progress reports that keep everyone engaged and motivated?
Does it facilitate both top-down and bottom-up ideation?
Does it make idea management process easier, and allow you to easily manage ideas at scale?
Is there a way to recognize and offer rewards for employees?
Does it facilitate anonymous idea sharing?
Is it user friendly and easy to use?
Does it allow you to create custom workflows, following ideas through from ‘capture’ to ‘action’?
Dedicated Idea Management software
In-person meetings or workshops
Emails or internal communication channels
No process in place
Other