The document discusses how to eliminate chronic choke points in idea management by using open collaboration, developing ideas better, and proper routing. It advocates building communities for innovation goals where different users can participate at different levels. It describes features of an idea management software system like collecting ideas in response to challenges, voting, commenting, and using idea development tabs and champions to further develop ideas. The system uses balanced scorecards, ratings, and support documents to develop ideas into well-rounded proposals that are actionable for evaluation. It aims to maintain idea momentum through its workflow and engage stakeholders.
1. Idea Management:
How to eliminate three chronic choke points
1.Open collaboration motivates stakeholders by
letting them participate on their own terms.
2.Better developed ideas keep key process role-
players engaged.
3.Proper routing accelerates idea progression
through your entire process .
20. By inviting your stakeholder communities into an Idealink Open™ innovation
process achieves the following results:
• Diversity of participants makes for more creative ideas
• Voluntary role and tasking motivates users to participate because they can
do it on their own terms
• Participants help build-up ideas incrementally
• Community creates division of labor to absorb idea volume
• On-demand expertise extends talent pool and accelerates turn-around
• Collaboration output is managed into structure by Idea Champion
• Proper workflow accelerates process by not having to re-route keeping idea
momentum from fading
• Better developed ideas keep up-line role players interested and engaged
Ideation, co-creation and collaboration all work better when the crowd can be
engaged and channelled – ask for an Idealink Open™ demo, and see how you can
get started today.
