Efficiently solicit, evaluate and implement ideas to problems facing your organization from hundreds to tens of thousands of internal or external participants.

Innovate More Effectively Contests empower brands to go outside of traditional

organizational boundaries to discover novel solutions to

complex problems.

Post  a  Contest  Topic  Iden%fy  areas  where  you  would  like  to  collaborate  and  post  a  new  contest  with  a  few  simple  clicks.    

How  it  Works      

Send  Invites  Invite  hundreds  to  tens  of  thousands  of  employees,  suppliers  or  customers  to  collaborate  and  solve  your  toughest  problems.    

Collect  Ideas  Invited  par%cipants  submit  ideas  and  solu%ons  to  your  contest.    

Evaluate  and  Filter  Solu7ons    Rank  entries,  provide  feedback  to  posted  solu%ons  and  collaborate  with  par%cipants  in  real  %me.    

Award  Winners  &  Implement  Solu7ons  A@er  reviewing  and  picking  the  best  solu%ons,  award  winning  entries  with  cash  or  non-­‐monetary  prizes.    

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Control Collaboration Limit visibility and participation of each contest

you post by department, supplier type or customer list.

Management Dashboard Easily track and manage the progress of all your

contests in one place.

Custom Branding We insert your logo and custom color scheme to

give your contest platform a unique look and feel.

Incentivize and Sustain Engagement To incentivize participation, we use a gamification system that

gives users points for participation which can be used to track

short and long-term performance.

Earn Points Users earn points for completing value

added activities such as posting a solution.

Track Reputation Points aggregate onto a leaderboard where

users and administrators can track influence.

Earn Rewards Award winning solutions or the most active

participants with cash or non-cash prizes.

Automatic Email Notifications Receive automatic email updates when

milestones are reached or action is required.

In-app Notifications Keep participants up to date inside of your

contest platform with in-app notifications.

Announcements Send customizable email announcements to

users in your contests as needed.

Notification System Gamification System

Contest Example – Reduce Drag on New Wing Design The next 5 slides will demonstrate an example of how contests can be used to

generate solutions for reducing drag coefficient on the Dreamliner's wing

design.

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Step One – Post a Contest Identify areas where you would like to collaborate and

post a new contest with a few simple clicks. Applications

include solving engineering problems, generating product

designs or improving market messaging.

Control Collaboration & Participation Limit visibility and participation of each contest

you post by supplier type, department or customer list.

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A Terms & Conditions Insert your own custom Terms & Conditions as

well as rules surrounding intellectual property ownership and transfer.

Step Two – Invite Respondents Invite hundreds to tens of thousands of suppliers, employees or customers to collaborate and submit

solutions to your contest.

  Security Options Lock down your platform by only allowing

validated email addresses that have been uploaded on this form the access to create

an account and view your contests.

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A Select User Type Select whether you would like to include suppliers,

employees, or customers in your contest.

B   Select User List Create a new list or add emails to a current list. Lists

allow you to further drill down collaboration and access to your contest (ie: only the wing suppliers list

will have access to this contest).

C   Upload Email Addresses Copy and paste emails or upload a spreadsheet of

email addresses. We can also implement single-sign-on for an additional fee.

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Step Three – Collect Solutions Invited participants submit ideas and solutions to your

contest. Rank entries, provide feedback to posted

solutions and collaborate with participants in real

time.

  Visibility Options Set visibility of posted ideas and solutions to public or

private depending on your specific needs.

  Real Time Chat Collaborate with suppliers on posted solutions in real

time to iterate quickly and efficiently arrive at your desired solution.

  Posting Options Users posting solutions have a rich text editor to help

explain complex concepts in an organized manner. Upload attachments, links and other media types.

Step Four – Evaluate & Filter Solutions Our idea management and evaluation tools help administrators filter signal from noise to get to a desired

solution more effectively.

Shortlist Solutions Administrators shortlist the ideas they would like to

further explore. Automatically provide recognition to participants who come up with the best ideas.

Manage & Evaluate Solutions Review and assign dollar values to shortlisted

solutions. Leave notes and feedback on shortlisted solutions that are only viewable by administrators.

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Step Five – Select and Award Solutions After reviewing and picking the best solutions, award

winning entries with cash or non-monetary prizes.

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Select Prize to Award Select which prize you would like to award from the

management dashboard.

Search Solutions or Users Search and select solutions or the users who

submitted them that you would like to award your prize to.

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Confirm and Notify Winners Tell winners how to claim their prize and click

“Confirm award.” Once a prize is awarded, users are automatically notified that they have won and can

claim their prize using the instructions you provide.

Step Six – Continue Collaboration Continue collaboration on the best submitted solutions

to your contest with internal or external participants.

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Create Activities Select further research and development activities

you would like to have performed on winning solutions.

Assign Teams Assign a team leader and create a cross-functional

work team comprised of members both inside and outside of your organization to complete assigned

activities.

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Collaborate and Track Team members are notified and collaboration begins.

Complete activities with your team and track progress of activities being completed on your management

dashboard.

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