Timed Challenge™ is a deadline-driven innovation event that inspires employees to share their best ideas and collaborate on the results.
Group Problem Solving
Use Flagpole to solve your most pressing organizational issues with our proprietary
Timed Challenge methodology
By now, you've probably heard about the power of Open Innovation and how the world's fastest-growing companies are leveraging group problem solving to answer internal problems and drive cost reductions.
MindMatters Technologies has been the leader in this area for over a decade--we invented the methodology (Click here for details). In that time we've helped groups within a wide range of companies open up their innovation programs using software and industry-proven best practices. We've taken everything we know about innovation and built it into a process for solving organizational issues with group problem solving and collaboration.
You've undoubtedly identified projects that need to move forward yesterday. Flagpole can help you accelerate by turning one of those issues into a Timed Challenge™ - a deadline-driven group problem solving event that taps the collective knowledge of your organization to solve problems.
It really couldn't be easier--contact us now. Can you afford to wait!
Simply give us a call at 1-412-489-5900 x4, fill out a request form, or you can also email us at sales@flagpole-software.com to get started or learn more.
Recently, a global technology company found amazing value and immediate Return On Investment by using Flagpole's Timed Challenges approach and software tools. Here's the story...
A senior executive was asked to speed up efforts for bringing a new piece of hardware to market by the end of the quarter. Spending was out of the question, so he knew he would have to find ideas internally and inexpensively. He wasn't quite sure how to accomplish his goal at an operational level, but he knew who to ask!
Using Flagpole, he shared his challenge with his staff of R&D professionals, along with a personal message to lend credibility, rewards for the best ideas, and a deadline of the following day. Literally within hours, the submissions were flowing in from technologists in several different areas. Engineers, designers, marketers, and even some shop floor operators got involved by voting on ideas and sharing feedback.
By the end of day two, the VP had received over 80 feasible ideas for getting the product onto shelves. Each suggestion was quickly reviewed according to rank and relevancy. The top ideas were implemented immediately, many at NO COST. One of the top ideas saved the company an estimated several hundred thousand dollars by improving a machining process.
That's nothing short of immediate, measurable Return On Investment! What kinds of benefits will your organization uncover?
How it Works
HOW IT WORKS:
1. Assign an individual or team to define and drive important organization issues.
2. Offer a reward or prize for the best solutions (optional, but this WILL increase participation).
3. Launch the program by sharing the link via email or intranet site.
4. Collect ideas and feedback: Further engage employees with management comments and participation.
5. Select the best, highest ranked, most popular, or most beneficial ideas to implement.
6. Benefits – Chart your success and share with everyone in the organization -- and the public too! Everyone loves recognition.