Save Time with Automations

When the process works, you’ll start getting more ideas. That’s good, but it also means more follow-ups, more reminders, more status changes. You don’t want to spend your time copy-pasting updates or chasing reviewers. You want to make ideas matter. That’s where automation comes in.

But don’t start by automating everything. First, run the process manually and see where it breaks. Then automate the boring parts — status updates, reminders, assignments. Keep it to what took you or other users unnecessary time, not what looks fancy.

A good rule of thumb: if you’re doing the same thing more than three times per collection, it’s a candidate for automation. For example, automatically tagging ideas with the challenge name, or pinging reviewers if no decision is made after 10 days. These don’t require deep systems, just a few smart rules.