What is Sideways 6?
Engage your people, improve your organisation and build a culture of innovation quickly and simply, on Microsoft Teams, your Interact Intranet and more At Sideways 6, we understand the importance of engaging your employees to achieve business goals through ideas. But running ideas programs at scale can be difficult to execute with impact. That's why we've developed a solution that revolutionizes the way companies share, manage, and review employee ideas to drive business goals through a culture that puts employees at its core. Benefits include: resource efficiency (>$60M saved @ Balfour Beatty), productivity (155 new products from ideas @ Nestlé) and engagement (16% increase @ DXC)
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89 Likeliness to Recommend
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92 Plan to Renew
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85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
+88 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love Sideways 6?
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- Continually Improving Product
- Respectful
- Generous Negotitation
- Transparent
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Feature Ratings
Idea Capture
Idea Funnel
Role-Based Access
Social Collaboration
Application Integration
Mobile
Advanced Search and Filtering
Idea Approval Workflow
Idea Scoring / Evaluation
Dashboards, Analytics and Reporting
Notifications
Vendor Capability Ratings
Vendor Support
Ease of Implementation
Availability and Quality of Training
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Breadth of Features
Ease of IT Administration
Quality of Features
Business Value Created
Usability and Intuitiveness
Ease of Customization
Ease of Data Integration
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Sideways 6 Reviews
Karen A.
- Role: Human Resources
- Industry: Not for Profit
- Involvement: Initial Implementation
Submitted Jan 2024
Innovative way to capture ideas
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Sideways 6 from other similar products?
Sideways 6 allows ideas to be captured quickly and easily and then funnelled through to identify those that meet the needs of your campaign. They regularly co-create new features and actively seek the input of customers to ensure that they are meeting real needs.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
It is easy to set up.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The process can bottleneck at the review stage as it requires human input.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Have a number of ideation campaigns lined up as well as an 'always on' campaign to ensure a steady input.
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Trustworthy
- Efficient Service
- Effective Service
Natalie D.
- Role: Consultant
- Industry: Consulting
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Jan 2024
Market leading with functions that make it easier
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Sideways 6 from other similar products?
functions that highlight repetitive idea words
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
clear idea layout in table format and personalised idea management
What do you dislike most about this product?
dashboard- not a true rep of what is going on in each area of process
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
get the training and explore how it could work bets for you business
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Trustworthy
Jonathan R.
- Role: Human Resources
- Industry: Consulting
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Jan 2024
Likeliness to Recommend
Pros
- Includes Product Enhancements
- Appreciates Incumbent Status
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product