Anytime Innovation provides a structured, on-demand platform for running organization-wide innovation competitions, guiding employees through a design thinking framework to solve real business challenges. The platform includes an AI Idea Assistant for feedback, collaborative team features, and real-time dashboards for hosts, helping to accelerate innovation culture and turn staff ideas into tangible impact. It supports the full journey from problem identification to prototyping and implementation.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Organizations often struggle to systematically capture and develop employee ideas, leading to missed opportunities for improvement and a lack of engagement in the innovation process. Traditional suggestion boxes or ad-hoc brainstorming sessions lack the structure and support needed to turn raw concepts into viable, impactful solutions.
Solution
Anytime Innovation provides a digital platform to easily run on-demand, organization-wide 'Call for Ideas' competitions. The platform guides employees through a structured, staged design thinking framework, complete with templates, how-to videos, and expert tips, ensuring a consistent and effective approach. An integrated AI Idea Assistant and innovation specialists provide iterative feedback to help refine and test ideas, while social features like chatrooms and gamified milestones foster collaboration and maintain momentum. For hosts, real-time dashboards and automated notifications streamline management, and a final report with insights and recommendations is generated to support decision-making.
Target Audience
The primary customers are host organizers, such as HR, innovation, or transformation leaders, who want to run internal innovation programs to engage employees and drive organizational change.
Features
- Structured and staged process based on the design thinking framework, including two-stage deadlines, templates, and how-to videos.
- Iterative problem-solving facilitated by a trained AI Idea Assistant and routed feedback from innovation specialists and subject matter experts.
- Collaborative and social experience with team workspaces, an Anytime Chatroom for comments, and gamified milestones to build supportive networks.
- Frictionless host experience with real-time dashboards, platform notifications, and alerts to track progress and support teams.
- Stakeholder-ready final report that includes insights, trends, and recommendations for the organization.