Q: How long does a typical BOX session take? A: Complete innovation cycles can be completed in hours instead of months. Initial research and insight generation typically takes minutes, while the full process from challenge to prioritized ideas can be completed in 3-4 weeks versus traditional 6-month timelines.
Q: What types of innovation challenges work best with The BOX? A: The BOX works well for product development, service innovation, market expansion, and alternative use case identification. Example challenges include developing beverages for specific markets, creating financial services for target demographics, or identifying new applications for existing resources.
Q: How does The BOX integrate with existing innovation processes? A: The platform adapts to your company's existing innovation methodology. You can configure your stages, gates, and approval processes within the platform while leveraging AI to accelerate each phase.
Q: What types of data sources can The BOX access? A: The BOX can analyze both online sources (trends, competitors, customers, market research) and your proprietary documents (internal research, strategy documents, customer data, etc.).
Q: How accurate are the AI-generated insights? A: All insights are traceable to their original sources, allowing you to verify and validate the research. The platform combines multiple sources to create substantiated insights rather than unsupported claims.
Q: Can we import our own ideas into The BOX? A: Yes! You can import existing ideas from your team and enrich them with AI analysis. This is particularly useful for open innovation programs where ideas come from across the organization.
Q: How do stakeholders participate in the evaluation process? A: Stakeholders can be invited to scoring sessions where they evaluate ideas based on their expertise. The platform also supports email collaboration for quick input when needed. AI moderation helps balance different perspectives and priorities.
Q: What happens when team members disagree on idea scores? A: The platform's AI moderation helps facilitate discussion and finding common ground. You can edit ideas and adjust scores in real-time during collaborative sessions.
Q: How does the email collaboration feature work? A: You can request input from relevant stakeholders via email at the exact moment you need it. People typically respond quickly to these targeted requests, enabling fast alignment without lengthy meetings.
Q: How does The BOX work with The Mirror platform? A: Ideas generated in The BOX can be tested on The Mirror platform using digital twins of your customers. This allows you to validate concepts with synthetic audiences before investing in real-world testing.
Q: Can we use The BOX for ongoing innovation programs? A: Yes, The BOX is designed to support continuous innovation. You can run multiple projects, track progress through your innovation pipeline, and maintain an ongoing flow of validated ideas.
Q: What are constraint-based filters? (Coming Soon) A: This upcoming feature will allow you to filter ideas using ranked constraints like target price, required technology, or certifications. The platform will eliminate impossible ideas and reimagine remaining ones based on your constraints.
Q: How does the financial analysis feature work? A: The AI can run preliminary financial analysis including price estimation based on benchmarks and variable cost estimation using your company data. This provides initial business case insights to help with preliminary idea selection.