Rapid Design is an open marketplace challenge platform for any organization type that is looking for ideas and high level solution development. This is a great solution for big thinking, brainstorming new ideas. This challenge platform lets our global network of BRAINIACS engage in creativity while lending their knowledge and experience to a variety of business problems. Brief posting periods mean quicker responses.

Multi-Stage is an open marketplace platform for any organization type that is looking to solve complex or multi-faceted business, environmental or engineering problems. Detailed designs, proof of concept, plans, deliverables, prototypes, etc are requested to support the ultimate solution. BRAINIACs are given more time to respond with an open challenge timeframe of anywhere between 30 and 120 days. The ultimate cash prizes are larger and start at an entry level of $2,500 which takes into account the commitment from a time and resource perspective required to work on these Challenges.

Private, Invitation Only This feature is available for both Rapid Design and Multi-stage challenges and allows you, the challenger to select you're "A team" based on browsing the BRAINIAC BIO's, working with ideablender to recruit the appropriate resources and then sending an invite for them to participate in the challenge. The challenge will still be viewable to other BRAINIAC's but they will only be able to participate if invited by the challenger. That does not mean the BRAINAC cannot send a message to that challenger for a possible invite.

CLUSTER³ Good ideas that lead to great solutions can come from anywhere in an organization. The issue becomes how to cross pollinate those ideas into a cohesive opportunity to impact change. Our platform called CLUSTER (community collaboration TO GET IDEAS OUT OF HEADS AND INTO THE WORLD) is hosted in the cloud and provides a medium for all facets of maximizing growth opportunities harnessed by the power of social collaboration. Some of the features included are