An electronic suggestion box is not as good as an idea management system. In fact it might be worse than doing nothing at all.
Unfortunately for those organizations unwilling (or shy of proper budget) to jump into innovation all the way; afraid to get a purpose-built idea management system… they decide instead to just offer employees a place to submit their suggestions. These electronic suggestion boxes are not much better than the real metal box with a slot. They accept suggestions. The question is: what you are going to do with the ideas you get.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Front End of Innovation Blog: Trust me: You do NOT want to go through your company’s idea list manually.
