Spigit vs. Jive Software vs. BrightIdea a Decision Makers Guide
Thomas Edison’s most important achievement was the development of an effective incandescent light bulb. Most people believe he invented the light bulb but in fact he improved upon a 50 year old idea. 50 years to create what we now know to be one of the most important inventions of the 19th century.
Imagine if he was armed with today’s innovation management tools. Imagine if everyone were. It’s fair to say that perhaps Humphry Davy (the first to invent the electric light) would have emerged the father of the light bulb had he been given access to the wisdom of the crowd.
The Innovation Management Players
While it doesn’t take 50 years to bring new products to market anymore, it still takes much longer than it should. The innovation management companies Spigit, Jive Software and BrightIdea are looking to cut down an idea’s time to market while simultaneously surfacing the best ideas. Between the three of them, they have a lot of success stories that make the case.
The Innovation Management Guide
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Innovation |
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In 6 words or less |
Behavioral science meets innovation social network |
Social community driven innovation |
Full Lifecycle innovation Management |
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Key customers |
Cisco, Southwest Air, Pfizer |
Chordiant |
Adobe, American Express, Philips, Emerson |
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By the Way |
Amongst its portfolio, they have the only SMB focused solution |
The most recent innovation entrant |
The oldest of the group, this company was started in 1999 |
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Search Buzz Meter* |
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Web Traffic** |
30k/month |
10k/month |
48k/month |
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Cloud/SaaS enabled? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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The Videos |
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Known for? |
Algorithmically discovers winning ideas and people |
Community, Community, Community |
Being the first to market |
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Modules |
· Enterprise · Contest · Prediction Market · SharePoint · WE for SMB |
Ideation |
· Product · Marketing · Process · Organizational |
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Target Market |
Enterprise & SMB |
Enterprise |
Enterprise |
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Strengths |
Easy to use, many tools on their website to demonstrate the power of their software. |
Can leverage the Jive SBS platform to increase value of innovation module |
Has 300+ customers and good enterprise traction |
