Leading innovation platform will accelerate Doosan Bobcat’s culture of innovation and advance community crowdsourcing
Wilmington, Delaware — Planbox, a pioneer in cloud-based, AI-powered agile innovation management solutions, today announced its platform has been selected by Doosan Bobcat North America, a leading global manufacturer of construction, agriculture, landscaping and grounds maintenance equipment, including Bobcat® compact equipment.
Doosan Bobcat will use the Planbox solution to scale its innovation program and extend its crowdsourcing initiatives by actively collaborating with customers, dealers, suppliers and industry experts to further drive technical development, advance customer satisfaction programs, optimize business operations and explore new markets.
Planbox will be used in Doosan Bobcat’s corporate offices and manufacturing facilities and will leverage the platform’s Microsoft 365 integration to seamlessly connect innovation efforts with the manufacturer’s everyday work and processes.
“As a company, we conduct nearly all of our day-to-day activities on these platforms. The ability to connect Microsoft’s enterprise productivity tools with this innovation system will be very beneficial,” said Matt Sagaser, Director of Innovation Accelerated at Doosan Bobcat. “Planbox is a forward-thinking company that not only offers a solid platform for collaboration, but also has the right resources available to scale with our growth and further develop our innovation program.”
In the evaluation of innovation management systems, Doosan Bobcat was drawn to Planbox’s distinguished leadership in the marketplace. The platform was highlighted by Forrester, a leading market research company, in the Forrester Wave: Innovation Management Platforms, Q1 2020, in which Planbox received the highest score in strategy and current offering.
“Doosan Bobcat’s commitment to investments that enhance innovation and quality service across the entire organization demonstrates their efforts to meet the needs of a rapidly changing landscape, especially during these transformational times,” said Arthur Liberian, Senior Innovation Advisor at Planbox. “Planbox’s comprehensive innovation management platform promotes collaboration with the right stakeholders and experts to assist Doosan Bobcat in developing new concepts and continued market leadership.”
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About Planbox
Planbox is the pioneering agile innovation management platform software provider for full lifecycle Innovation Portfolio Management, Emerging Tech Empowerment and Ecosystem Enablement. Planbox is recognized by Forrester as the top-ranking innovation management platform in the marketplace, having received the highest score in strategy and current offering in the Forrester Wave: Innovation Management Platforms, Q1, 2020. As the most robust and scalable platform on the market, we empower our clients to discover, collaborate and capitalize on the best strategically aligned concepts with their ecosystem of employees, customers, suppliers, partners, startups, academia, government and the general public to pursue breakthrough innovations, create a sustainable continuous improvement program, build a framework for corporate venturing and action on consumer insights. With over 20 years of domain expertise, 400 enterprise deployments, 5M participants and $10B of realized ROI for customers, Planbox’s AI-powered cloud-based agile innovation solutions accelerate business outcomes for some of the world’s most recognized brands, including Whirlpool, Dow, Novartis, ExxonMobil, Cargill, Bobcat, Honeywell and Sun Life.
In 2020, Planbox acquired IdeaConnection, the best-in-class open innovation platform and expert solver network. IdeaConnection by Planbox provides access to millions of diverse and brilliant minds and a global network of 20,000+ multidisciplinary experts and world-class facilitators in more than 180 countries, with an 80% solve rate for open innovation services such as public and confidential challenges, crowdsourced tech scouting and prior art search.
About Doosan Bobcat North America
Doosan Bobcat North America, headquartered in West Fargo, North Dakota, is a leading global manufacturer of construction, agriculture, landscaping and grounds maintenance equipment, attachments and services. The company is committed to empowering people to accomplish more. Doosan Bobcat North America is home to world-renowned brands, including Bobcat® compact equipment, Doosan® portable power products, BOB-CAT® mowers, Ryan® and Steiner® grounds maintenance equipment and Geith® attachments. Doosan Bobcat North America is a tradename of Clark Equipment Company.