Transforming your Organisation through Idea Management

Simon Hill MD Wazoku

CEO WazokuInnovation PractitionerTech FounderStartup VCIdeas Person

Introduction

• Swahili word meaning…Great Idea!...

• A leading European Idea Management solution;

• Featured in Gartner’s “Who’s Who in Innovation Management” report, Jan 2013;

• True innovation management workflow in your hands;

• Experienced team of innovators and software designers available for implementation support and account management

• A firm belief in a flexible, integrated and mobile approach to software development and deployment

What is ?

What is Idea Management ?

1/ Ideas Matter2/ Ideas need managing3/ Innovation is complex

“Idea Management is not about finding the one big disruption that is

going to change the market.

It’s about the process of generating, selecting and executing ideas”

IDEAS Move through a process to an outcome….

Key Features of an IM Solution

Anywhere, Any time

How can businesses benefit?

NPD, Cost Saving, Collaborating

Idea Management is relevant for companies across public & private sectors and cross-functionally, across geography and beyond the four walls of your organisation:

• Engage a wide and diverse audience – employees, partners, clients, customers in product development, iteration and feedback

• Make truly informed product decisions with voice of the customer, market informed data to inform prioritisation and decision making

Product Development

Process/Service Innovation

Community, partner, network engagement

• Continuous improvement through collaboration of all minds on ideas to reduce waste and increase organisational effectiveness

• Engage a broader audience to help identify, understand and prioritise possible efficiency gains

• Crowd-source insight from across the organisation and beyond to customers, clients, partners and suppliers

• Voice of the ‘customer’ insight through sales engagement, customer feedback and in app feedback for technology products

• Culture

• Processes

• Tools

Building Cultures of Innovation

Why does this matter?

96+% ideas will go nowhere

Doing this right provides the fuel for building and driving

innovative solutions

Let’s take a look…

Let’s make a TV show!

Idea Management at the BBC

Got an idea, come share it with us!

New Product Innovation

Prioritise and act on the best ideas

Monthly Challenges

Any Questions?

info@wazoku.com

+44 (0) 208 743 5724

@mrsihill

@wazokuhq

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Thank you!