Presented at the Crowdsourcing Week London Summit, October 3, 2013 by Simon Hill of Wazoku. For more information, visit http://crowdsourcingweek.com.

1. Transforming your
Organisation through
Idea Management
Simon Hill
MD Wazoku

2. CEO Wazoku
Innovation Practitioner
Tech Founder
Startup VC
Ideas Person
Introduction

3. • 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 ?

4. What is Idea Management ?

6. 1/ Ideas Matter
2/ Ideas need managing
3/ Innovation is complex

7. “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”

8. IDEAS Move through a process to an outcome….

9. Key Features of an IM Solution

10. Anywhere, Any time

11. How can businesses benefit?

12. 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

13. • Culture
• Processes
• Tools
Building Cultures of Innovation

14. Why does this matter?

15. 96+% ideas will go
nowhere

16. Doing this right provides the fuel
for building and driving
innovative solutions

17. Let’s take a look…

18. Let’s make a
TV show!
Idea Management at the BBC

19. Got an idea, come
share it with us!
New Product Innovation

20. Prioritise and act on
the best ideas
Monthly Challenges

21. Any Questions?

22. info@wazoku.com
+44 (0) 208 743 5724
@mrsihill
@wazokuhq
Want more info you can contact us www.wazoku.com or
Thank you!