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2024 has been an incredible year for Sideways 6. Employees shared over 17,340 ideas, generating and saving millions in revenue and cutting thousands of hours for the organizations we partner with.
This was all helped by some incredible product releases throughout the year that focus on making idea management simpler, smarter, and more effective—basically, taking the heavy lifting out of your hands so you can focus on turning great ideas into real impact.
We've gone and selected six of the most impactful releases. So, if you're reading this feeling frustrated with your current idea process (or lack there of!), here's a preview of some of the tools that can help you do it more efficiently and effectively (and enjoy it at the same time).
You can watch a 5-minute recap below or continue reading for an overview.
Available now on the Ideas App for Microsoft Teams. Coming soon for the Interact Ideas App.
Think of Communities like dedicated corners of your organization where ideas can flourish. Whether it’s by department, region, or project, you can now create custom spaces for collaboration within the Ideas App for Microsoft Teams.
Each community can own its own name and branding, including a banner, image, videos and description. You can choose your audience. It’s like giving each team its own identity in your idea ecosystem. Communities are a great way to keep things organized and allow leaders from across your organization to benefit from the power of ideas.
Available now on the Ideas App for Microsoft Teams. Coming soon for the Interact Ideas App.
This one’s a game-changer. Token Voting gives everyone a say in which ideas rise to the top. Here’s how it works: each person gets a set number of tokens to “invest” in their favourite ideas. The more tokens an idea gets, the easier it is to shortlist and deliver.
It’s a simple, transparent, and fun way to engage more of your people in ideas. Plus, it’s a fantastic way to spotlight the ideas that really matter to your team. 
Available now on the Ideas App for Microsoft Teams. Coming soon for the Interact Ideas App.
We rolled out a suite of AI-powered features this year, and it all started with Improve with AI.
Employees can now “Improve with AI” before they share their idea. When they do, they’ll receive tailored suggestions from our AI ideas coach to improve how their idea is presented. For example, pitching a relaxation zone for the office? AI might prompt you to think about seating, lighting, or how much space you’ll need, as well as encouraging you to be clear about the problem you’re solving and the potential benefit to the company. It significantly boosts the quality of your employee’s idea, without changing its essence.
You have tons of ideas, which is great. But categorizing and organizing them so you can filter, prioritize, deliver and measure business impact, can be overwhelming and time consuming.
AI Auto-Populate automatically categorizes ideas based on custom fields like themes, benefits, and strategic goals. It’s smart, fast, and makes your life infinitely easier—no more clicking through each idea and endless drop-down menus. Just enable AI Auto-Populate, and let AI do the work in seconds. 
You have tons of ideas, which is great. But categorizing and organizing them so you can filter, prioritize, deliver and measure business impact, can be overwhelming and time consuming.
We recently added intelligent AI-Powered Search that understands the context behind your queries to surface more relevant results than ever before.
Eg, let's say you want to find ideas on “remote work solutions” but can’t remember the exact phrasing? No problem. This feature brings back semantically relevant results, so you’ll never lose track of a brilliant idea again.
Ever felt like you’re juggling too much trying to keep everyone informed on campaign progress and ideas? Our Automated Communications ensures the right people get the right message at the right time.
We’ve now expanded our automated workflows to notify idea owners, stakeholders, and even line managers automatically—whether it’s to complete a task, celebrate a win, or update progress. You can send messages via email, directly on Teams, or Viva Engage without lifting a finger. It’s like having your own virtual assistant for idea management. 
Whether you’re looking to engage more leaders and employees in ideas, aiming to level up your AI tech stack (we did a great webinar on this recently by the way) or streamlining communications, we’ve got you covered.
These updates are here to make idea management feel less like an unmanageable chore and more like a smooth, exciting process.
If you would like to see a demo of these in action, or maybe there’s something you’d love to see next year, chat to us and let us know—we’re all ears.
