Slide 1 : Companies don't have ideas. People do. what do you get when idea generation
meets
fund raising?
Slide 3 : "I've created opportunity to generate fresh ideas,
develop solutions and fund raise for communities &
charities." Brendan O'Keefe (Founder)
In the spirit of other sponsored marathon fund
raising events such as MS Readathon, Spellathons
and Walkathons, the ideathon enables organisations
to engage a wider audience in a fund-raising
campaign with a twist.
Slide 5 : Are you having trouble
hatching new ideas?
Slide 6 : Are your stuck for new ways
to move forward?
Slide 7 : Are you tapping into the intellectual capital of your employees and customers?
Slide 8 : The wisdom and imagination of the crowd is easy
to source in the digital age... sure go ahead and ask the
experts but don't forget to ask the crowd.
Slide 9 : Everyone has a good idea, give them
an opportunity to shout it out, and tell
the world.
Their solution could make a real
difference.
Slide 10 : Don't forget the wisdom of the elders
and
The naïve experts we often
call kids....
Slide 11 : Are you searching for a new donation drive and a point of difference amongst all the other organisations competing for funding?
Slide 12 : Is your organisation suffering from innovation apathy?
Do you have a plan?
Slide 13 : Do you know
Where you need to go?
What will get you there?
How you will accomplish that?
Slide 15 : Idea management software will help
Slide 16 : get your employees and or customers to give you income generating, cost-cutting, process reducing ideas and solutions.
Let your employees raise money that goes to charity for each idea they submit
Slide 17 : Creative problem solving
Slide 18 : Fundraising or
crowd funding
Slide 19 : Solution finding
Slide 20 : All using a collaborative
Slide 21 : Online brainstorming platform
Slide 22 : The more diverse ideas you generate, the more likely you are to succeed
Slide 23 : Better Insight
Slide 24 : everyone can participate.
every idea has a value
Slide 25 : Potential Uses
Staff Ideas Day
Conference Activity or AGM Feedback
Community Problem Solver
New Product Development
Trade Show – Festival
Co Branded Fundraiser
Slide 26 : Instil Creative and Productive Thinking Skills
Slide 27 : THESE ARE BUSINESS
CHALLENGES
Slide 28 : What is the problem?
Slide 29 : What is success?
Slide 30 : What are the steps?
Slide 31 : Decisions must be made
Slide 32 : What can we do better?
Slide 33 : Who is our ideal customer?
Slide 34 : What do they want to buy?
Slide 35 : How can we refine processes?
Slide 36 : What will make our organisation sustainable?
Slide 37 : What might stop us?
Slide 38 : Who might help us?
Slide 39 : How will we get there?
Slide 40 : group think
invite solutions
Slide 42 : make recognition
the prize
Slide 43 : my idea was valued, my solution was listened to
it was worth participating
Slide 44 : we will match your
organisation
with a local charity
or foundation
Slide 45 : help you capture ideas
raise funds
for your community
Slide 46 : What makes an ideathon unique is
every single idea has value
whether or not it's implemented
Slide 47 : come join
the solution
revolution
www.ideathon.com.au
The Ideathon Process : The Ideathon Process A. Preparation
Match and partner with a charity or business
Define the challenge, frame the question(s)
desired outcomes and evaluation criteria
Decide on the awards and prizes to be offered
Determine participants and potential idea
sponsors
Form teams of 6-10
Set a date and time frame for the ideathon
Individuals seek out their sponsors
The Ideathon Process : The Ideathon Process B. The Ideathon
Publish ideathon website, e-kit, invite
participants and host instructional webinar
Ideation, collaboration occurs for approximately
5 days. Teams brainstorm 100 + ideas
Ideathon closes
All ideas are documented and counted prior to
evaluation
The Ideathon Process : The Ideathon Process C. Evaluation
1 day of evaluation occurs against the original
criteria set out in part A 2
Top 10 ideas/solutions are posted to the
ideathon website
On the final day, ideas/solutions are open to
voting via ideathon website
D. Sponsorship Collected, Recognition and
Prizes
Slide 51 : collaborate
with us
discuss the possibilities
www.businessbrainstorming.com.au
www.ideathon.com.au
Slide 52 : how would you improve ideathon?
share your ideas and solutions
www.businessbrainstorming.com.au
www.ideathon.com.au
Slide 53 : Get it while it's hot
get the idea?