Open Solve Studio provides a platform that helps organizations embed innovation into daily operations by offering tools to diagnose innovation readiness, design and run employee challenges, and upskill teams. Their solution guides leaders through a repeatable process to activate a culture of continuous problem‑solving, and they supplement it with the Innovation Lounge podcast for ongoing insights.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Many organizations treat innovation as an occasional event or side project, resulting in fragmented creative efforts that fail to become part of daily operations. This leads to a gap between employees having ideas and the organization being able to consistently activate and scale those ideas.
Solution
Open Solve Studio offers a cloud‑based platform that turns innovation into a repeatable, enterprise‑wide capability. The platform guides leaders through three core stages: diagnosing current innovation gaps, designing and launching structured challenge programs, and upskilling employees with creative problem‑solving methods. By providing diagnostic tools, challenge templates, and learning modules, the system creates a clear, repeatable process for surfacing and developing employee ideas. The platform integrates with existing workflows, allowing innovation activities to be embedded in routine work rather than isolated events. Leaders receive data‑driven insights on participation, idea quality, and impact, enabling continuous improvement of the innovation pipeline.
Target Audience
Primary customers are mid‑size to large enterprises seeking to embed systematic innovation practices across their workforce, including innovation leaders, HR development teams, and operational managers.
Features
- Diagnostic dashboard that maps current innovation practices and identifies gaps in capability
- Challenge builder with customizable templates for internal idea contests, hackathons, and problem‑solving missions
- Upskilling library offering micro‑learning courses, workshops, and toolkits for creative problem‑solving
- Automated workflow integration that embeds challenge prompts and idea capture into everyday collaboration tools
- Real‑time analytics and reporting on participation rates, idea progression, and outcome metrics
- Role‑based access controls to align challenge participation with organizational structures and goals