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I look forward to your ideas, as do all of my colleagues here in the innovation
group. Please help us spread the word about this community.
Together we can build a more
accountable, more sustainable, and more profitable business.
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Consider your competition, your existing products, their shortcomings, and the needs of your market. Draw on the customer needs list you have developed, and the areas for product improvement you have identified. Develop a set of criteria to evaluate your ideas against.
Number of Ideas: 18 End Date: Sep 30, 2020We're looking for your (and our customers) ideas for new features. Each product manager and designer will be given 26 hours each quarter to pledge to their favorite ideas and we commit to implementing at least 1 every 6 months. The winners will not only get to see their feature built, but also be mentioned as a key creator and named on any patents!
Number of Ideas: 12Understanding our customer problems is the key to solving them. If we don't understand the nuanced experience we are attempting to transform with our new product or service, it is far less likely that we will be successful in transforming it. Tell us what customer problems you have observed or heard directly from our customers.
Number of Ideas: 9We are looking for quick and simple things to improve our service. What makes you and our customers most frustrated? What are the simple areas of improvement that we are missing? We will be implementing one idea every month from this campaign and each winner will get an additional days PTO to take on their or a family member's birthday.
Number of Ideas: 1Any idea big or small is welcome and there are significant rewards to ensure that you, as well as the company, benefit from your great work. Take a look at the Full Brief for more details:
Number of Ideas: 15 End Date: Dec 31, 2021This is a place for open discussion and no fear. What new value will phones provide to people in 2030? Check out the full brief for some inspiration, contextual reading, and more info on your opportunity to pitch your ideas to our CEO, George Nodder.
Number of Ideas: 9Why Is Your Participation Important?
Ideation is often been called "structured brainstorming", and is a powerful technique and a vital step for innovation and forward thinking. There are many traditional ways to get new ideas – suggestion boxes, hiring reputable business gurus, and various forms of market research, for example. However, today's intense competition and the pressure to transform business models in our dynamic industry require more discipline and thought for effective innovation. It's not easy, and you have to think…a lot. As Thomas Edison described idea generation in 1929, it's "1% inspiration and 99% perspiration".
That being said your participation and contribution is vital to our organization and our mission
Pinned Ideas
Ideas worth noticing
A Phone That Comes Apart Like Legos
The way people currently buy electronics is inherently wasteful. As soon as a new device comes out, the old one is tossed in the garbage or put on ...
Net Votes: 5 Number of Comments: 1Convert all pay phone banks into...
By converting we our otherwise unused pay phones we could provide free wifi hot spots to our existing customers. Also, by stopping storing cas...
Net Votes: 4 Number of Comments: 0Drone Sidewalk Delivery
Deliver new phone orders and updates with sidewalk drones.
Net Votes: 1 Number of Comments: 2Popular Ideas
Mobile Interface Optimized For L...
Madeline FrechetteThe usability of most mobile interfaces is good mostly for right-hand dominant people. What about the left-handed pop...
Net Votes: 3 Number of Comments: 2
Bluetooth 5.0 everywhere
Isuru SubasingheThe latest Bluetooth standard has popped up on many phones since its launch last year, but we still see a few excepti...
Net Votes: 1 Number of Comments: 1
Incentivize communting by train ...
chasefacerCurrently are parking facilitates are incredibly expensive to rent. We could provide each employee $100 a month to co...
Net Votes: 7 Number of Comments: 3
Put cell phone towers on all the...
Jeff WongIf we put our own towers on campus, we could provide signals for employees and local citizens. This is much cheaper t...
Net Votes: 1 Number of Comments: 1