Users can now work on innovation, automate routine tasks and automatically discover actionable information without leaving the tools they use every day.

Wilmington, Delaware — Planbox, a pioneer in cloud-based AI-powered agile innovation management solutions, today launched out-of-the-box innovation integration capabilities that streamline cross-functional collaboration and make innovation part of everyday work, from interactions in popular tools to work performed in niche enterprise solutions.

The advanced functionality of an innovation integration provides users with the opportunity to connect their favorite tools with the Planbox platform, many of which can be quickly and easily activated with just a few clicks. Some examples of popular integrations include Slack, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams and Zapier, the latter of which connects to over 2,000 applications, including Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Dropbox, Trello, Asana, ServiceNow, and Salesforce, to name a few.

Planbox’s connected apps technology can significantly boost user engagement and productivity with the following capabilities:

  • Innovate anywhere, anytime: Empower users to share knowledge and participate in innovation activities while working with the tools your team uses every day — on any devices at any time of the day
  • Task automation, collaboration and reporting: Users can effortlessly streamline their workflows, automate routine tasks and facilitate the flow of information between applications of their choosing without coding or requiring developers to build custom integrations.
  • Automatic information discovery: Empower users with an Automatic Information Discovery module that seamlessly searches external and internal data sources, both public and private, on an ongoing basis to help users discover opportunities, uncover potential problems, identify key insights and find relevant information for a focus area through pattern analysis and machine learning.

Forrester’s Now Tech: Collaborative Work Management Tools, Q2 2020 report recently revealed that 66% of global services decision-makers report their firms are currently involved in a digital transformation that requires greater agility and cross-functional collaborative work. Forrester also notes that organizations are increasingly ramping up collaboration efforts to empower their employees to deliver successful business outcomes, increase agility while maintaining audability, and enable teams to collaborate on a wide range of digital content regardless of device or location. 

“This is a major stepping stone for Planbox as users are now in a unique position to leverage quick connect integrations that considerably increase innovation activity and workflow efficiency across the enterprise, while also serving as a source for new inspirations and information discovery,” said Ludwig Melik, CEO at Planbox.

Visit Planbox’s full suite of innovation integration to learn more about how your organization can make innovation part of everyday work.

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About Planbox: 

Planbox is the pioneering cloud-based AI-powered agile innovation management platform trusted by some of the world’s most recognized brands, including Blue Cross, Cargill, Caterpillar, Dow Chemical, Exxon Mobil, Honeywell, John Deere, Novartis, Ontario Power Generation, Sun Life Financial, Whirlpool and Verizon, with millions of internal and external users. By leveraging a single system of record for innovation, its clients have built an agile innovation management capability that allows them to innovate consistently and experiment cost-effectively within their ecosystem of employees, customers, strategic partners, universities, virtual net-works of R&D problem solvers, entrepreneurs and startups. Planbox’s Agile Innovation Management Suite is a modular platform for full lifecycle Innovation Portfolio Management, Emerging Tech Empowerment and Ecosystem Enablement. The AI engine mines your data for insights while your community collaborates to discover, develop and capitalize on the best strategically aligned ideas within your innovation ecosystem. Planbox accelerates business outcomes by pursuing breakthrough innovations, creating a sustainable continuous improvement program, building a framework for corporate venturing and actioning on consumer insights.