Innocentive

Platform to create and solve technological challenges.

Business Case (short): 

Challenge Driven Innovation methodology and software that result in fresh thinking and cost-effective problem solving.

 

Business Case (extended): 

Platform in which technological challenges can be posted and solvers can propose a solution individually or as a group. The challenge proposer decides which solution suits best, whcih receives the Challenge Award.

- The MasterCard Foundation was seeking to identify and recognise the most innovative and truly client-centric financial services organisations that are putting the needs of poor people and poor communities at the heart of their businesses.
- The SUDEP Institute sought ideas for creative advocacy campaigns that focused on positive messaging and could lead to the empowerment of people living with epilepsy and their families.

Case studies: https://www.innocentive.com/resources-overview/case-studies/

Methodology: 

Platform to crowdsource solutions from external Solvers or better harness the intelligence of internal teams.

Process description: 

Idea generation, collection and evaluation, Development.

Sector: 
Industry, Telco, Public, Health, Energy, IT
Requirements to implement in an organization: 

Define a challenge, offer a reward, manage and evaluate solutions.

Technology & integration: 

Web based platform.

Workflow: 
Published