Updated 27 / 11 / 2025 - Launching a participatory innovation platform is not about opening a box of ideas — it's about activating a real collective engine of transformation.
But before creating the tool, you have to create the conditions for success. Too many organizations launch without a framework, without clear governance, without defined criteria… and then are surprised by the lack of commitment or results.
This checklist includes the 6 essential foundations to guarantee a robust, credible and truly value-generating system.
In just a few minutes, you'll know if your organization is ready — or what you still need to secure before taking the plunge.
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📋 CHECKLIST – The 6 things to check before launch
✔️ 1. The innovation process is clear and documented
To check :
- ☐ The steps are defined : submission → analysis → selection → implementation → monitoring → communication.
- ☐ A separate path exists for quick ideas (quick wins) and for more structuring projects.
- ☐ The roles are assigned. : analysis, decision-making, coordination, management.
- ☐ The process is easy to understand for an employee who is new to the process.
Goal : to ensure smooth and transparent operation from day one.
✔️ 2. The evaluation criteria are defined and shared
To check :
- ☐ A set of criteria exists to analyze ideas.
- ☐ The business impact is assessed (gain, cost avoided, efficiency).
- ☐ The human impact is taken into account (quality of life, safety, customer satisfaction).
- ☐ Technical and organizational feasibility is estimated.
- ☐ The criteria are known to all to avoid any impression of subjectivity.
Goal : to allow a fair and consistent selection of ideas.
✔️ 3. A selection committee is formed and operational
To check :
- ☐ The committee brings together the right expertise. : management, professions, field.
- ☐ The members have a clear mandate to decide.
- ☐ A meeting schedule is defined (e.g., every 2 or 4 weeks).
- ☐ The committee commits to response times to the employees.
Goal : accelerate decisions and maintain momentum.
✔️ 4. Sponsors and ambassadors are identified and engaged
To check :
- ☐ One or more sponsors publicly promote the approach.
- ☐ A network of ambassadors is being formed (volunteers, motivated, identified).
- ☐ The ambassadors are briefed on their role : to relay, to support, to encourage, to answer questions.
- ☐ Their presence has been announced. at the launch.
Goal : create a human link that facilitates adoption and mobilization.
✔️ 5. Your launch communication is ready
To check :
- ☐ Key messages are defined : objectives, benefits, operation, roles.
- ☐ The communication materials are prepared. : email, intranet, display, video, team meeting.
- ☐ A teaser plan is in place. to generate interest.
- ☐ Managers are informed and equipped to relay the device.
- ☐ A multi-month activity plan is established. (challenges, highlighting of ideas, assessments).
Goal : to ensure a visible, clear and unifying launch.
✔️ 6. Monitoring indicators are defined
To check :
- ☐ You have determined participation indicators (number of ideas, contributor rate).
- ☐ The operational indicators have been identified. : processing time, % of ideas implemented.
- ☐ Impact indicators are anticipated : profit, savings, satisfaction, organizational impact.
- ☐ A dashboard is ready to monitor these indicators.
- ☐ A piloting ritual is planned (monthly or quarterly).
Goal : measure results and value contributions.
Conclusion – Ready to launch a participatory innovation platform?
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❓ FAQ – Before you begin
Between 4 and 8 weeks depending on the maturity of the organization.
Yes, a pilot on a team or business unit allows for quick adjustments before global deployment.
Between 4 and 6 people, with a diversity of profiles.
Volunteers, locally influential, motivated and recognized by their peers.
Pauline Thevenin-Lemoine – Product Owner – Beeshake
Pauline Thevenin-Lemoine specializes in collective intelligence and participatory innovation.
At Beeshake, she supports numerous clients in the deployment of collaborative systems, which allows her to fully understand their challenges and issues on these subjects.