Willkommen rready
Today we give a warm welcome to our newest family member in our portfolio. rready has already convinced well-known companies such as Siemens Energy, Roche, Implenia and SBB with its first product "KICKBOX". In an interview, the CEO of rready, Dave Hengartner, presents the innovation platform.
What is rready?
rready is an innovation-as-a-service platformthat helps companies implement and scale Intrapreneurship and Innovation The first product KICKBOX was initially developed under the brand GETKICKBOX under Swisscom. When we rolled out the Kickbox methodology 3 years ago, we noticed that there was a high demand in this area. To become Category Leader in Corporate Innovation, we need to complement the existing product with additional products and services to establish ourselves as a global innovation player. That is why we established the umbrella brand rready As a result, GETKICKBOX, as KICKBOX has been integrated into the product range with the new products IMPROVE and FEEDBACK. eingegliedert.
What are the products KICKBOX, IMPROVE and FEEDBACK?
“KICKBOX” is like the name already says, the kickboxing method. The Kickbox method is a well-known innovation concept, that we have developed further. Employees receive a physical toolbox and access to the platform.
Here you can find more information about "KICKBOX"
For our new product"IMPROVE" we have developed an app for improvement management. This program gives the opportunity to optimize the processes of the company for its employees as well as for the zu customers.
Here you can find more information about "IMPROVE".
“FEEDBACK” is a tool to test ideas and prototypes easily and quickly. Innovators are offered the opportunity to collect feedback from members of their organization in a decentralized and fast way. von Mitgliedern ihrer Organisation zu sammeln.
Here you can find more information about "FEEDBACK".
Are there any other products planned?
Our goal is to establish the 3 products first, but we already have an idea for a 4th product in the area of Open Innovation, for the collaboration of companies with startups. Furthermore, there are also further development opportunities for existing products, such as KICKBOX requests for ideas for specific problems in the public or at universities. As an example, Swisscom could not only look for ideas for 5G internally, but also externally. Or Siemens is currently promoting their challenges at universities via our software.
What is your vision with rready?
Our vision is to build an innovation ecosystem that enables cross-industry collaboration by allowing people to work together across companies through the software. This is currently happening at Switzerland Tourism and SBB, who have launched a joint sustainability initiative using our software. Our goal is to become the leading SaaS platform for automating innovation processes in large enterprises.
The rready team has impressed us from the beginning with their ambitious mindset and great drive. We are happy to support rready in bringing and establishing intrapreneurship and innovation in large organizations.
