Viima is an idea and innovation management system that offers both SMBs and large enterprises a single platform from which to collect and develop employee, customer or partner ideas. Incorporating an unlimited number of ideation boards, out-of-the-box single sign-on and custom access controls, Viima aims to deliver a smart idea management solution.
In order to collect ideas effectively, Viima equips users with a uniquely visual interface. With Viima’s visual UI, users can gain quick insight into all working ideas. Since Viima issues an unlimited number of ideation boards, users can organize different idea management and innovation processes and campaigns simultaneously.
Besides idea collection, Viima facilitates productive idea development using social tools such as commenting, liking and sharing. By treating idea development as a social activity, Viima intends to promote transparency and encourage high levels of employee participation. Moreover, Viima includes a gamification feature designed to recognize, reward and motivate active contributors.
To further enhance user efficiency, Viima enables users to schedule automatic notifications, log in with their existing accounts and customize process stages, categorization and access controls easily from the administration portal. Viima also supports a mobile version of their software, thereby allowing users to upload photos, note ideas or reply to comments conveniently on the move.
United States, Asia, Australia, Brazil, Canada and 9 other markets, China, Europe, Germany, India, Japan, Latin America, Mexico, Middle-East and Africa, United Kingdom
Supported languages
English, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
I've been really satisfied with Viima's intuitive and fun tool as well as with the proactive support
Used daily for 2+ years
Reviewed 2017-06-09
Review Source: Capterra
Great ideation tool for both the Company and for the customer relations outside the Company.Viima's visual user interface has helped us to motivate our employees to participate into giving their own ideas and developing the ideas of others. The tool is so simple to use that none of our employees have needed user training even though we have people from various different background. Viima can also be used for several different purposes simultaneously (e.g. continuous ideation, idea challenges, developing the organizational culture etc.) and setting it up for new use cases is relly fast.
In Viima I can quickly see which ideas are the most important and what the status of the ideation funnel at any given moment. Viima's support has been very helpful on occasions that I've needed it, but mostly we've been able to use the software without any outside help.
Great ideation tool for both the Company and for the customer relations outside the Company.Viima's visual user interface has helped us to motivate our employees to participate into giving their own ideas and developing the ideas of others. The tool is so simple to use that none of our employees have needed user training even though we have people from various different background. Viima can also be used for several different purposes simultaneously (e.g. continuous ideation, idea challenges, developing the organizational culture etc.) and setting it up for new use cases is relly fast.
In Viima I can quickly see which ideas are the most important and what the status of the ideation funnel at any given moment. Viima's support has been very helpful on occasions that I've needed it, but mostly we've been able to use the software without any outside help.
Pros Viima's visual user interface has helped us to motivate our employees to participate into giving their own ideas and developing the ideas of others. The tool is so simple to use that none of our employees have needed user training even though we have people from various different background. Viima can also be used for several different purposes simultaneously (e.g. continuous ideation, idea challenges, developing the organizational culture etc.) and setting it up for new use cases is relly fast.
In Viima I can quickly see which ideas are the most important and what the status of the ideation funnel at any given moment. Viima's support has been very helpful on occasions that I've needed it, but mostly we've been able to use the software without any outside help.
Cons Viima can send out notification emails to users on relevant occasions and these emails have only been available in English. But as I've understood, they are soon releasing support for customizing the emails into other languages as well (Finnish in our case).
Response from Viima Solutions
Thank you very much for the review, we really appreciate the feedback!
I'm glad to confirm that our latest update that was actually just released contains the support for fully customisable notification emails which allows our customers to freely write the content of the emails (in any language you wish to).
Easy functions, transparent innovation, easy to integrate, great people
Used other for 1-2 years
Reviewed 2017-09-29
Review Source: Capterra
More transparency in our ideation process and a fun way to suggest new ideasGreat idea to make innovating transparent and accessible for all. The UI is easy to use based on intuition and most features (idea process , categories etc) are defined by the user. The software is also easily integrated into Sharepoint and other sites / tools already in use in the company. This makes it easy to remind people Viima
More transparency in our ideation process and a fun way to suggest new ideasGreat idea to make innovating transparent and accessible for all. The UI is easy to use based on intuition and most features (idea process , categories etc) are defined by the user. The software is also easily integrated into Sharepoint and other sites / tools already in use in the company. This makes it easy to remind people Viima
Pros Great idea to make innovating transparent and accessible for all. The UI is easy to use based on intuition and most features (idea process , categories etc) are defined by the user. The software is also easily integrated into Sharepoint and other sites / tools already in use in the company. This makes it easy to remind people Viima
Cons Some of the features could still be developed, for example different colors for ideas in different phases of the ideation process. Right now they are all the same color. Also some reminders could be sent automatically, not just via email but also as text messages or as popups when people open Sharepoint (where we have integrated Viima). It is hard to get people to update the ideas, since the ideas are not designed to be updated and followed up in Viima. Maybe an integration with Trello, or a similar app would be ideal?
Response from Viima Solutions
Thanks for the review and the feedback Helena!
It is actually already possible to set the ideas on your Viima board to change color based on the phase of the ideation process that they're in.
We're also always improving our notifications and will continue to add more channels for receiving these, the latest of which is Yammer.
You are also correct in that Viima is not designed to be the place where information is stored as ideas are being implemented. Each company has specific requirements related to their business so while Viima is great for the ideation and concept phases of development, we always recommend using the project management tools you already have for that purpose. This way you'll get the best of both worlds! We're going to add integrations to the most common ones, such as Trello and JIRA, in the near future to provide you with a seamless flow of information so stay tuned!
We'll be in touch shortly to make sure you're able to get the most out of Viima!
Using VIIMA for innovation proposal assessment in the NHS - UK
Used daily for 6-12 months
Reviewed 2017-06-08
Review Source: Capterra
speed of process, visibility of decision making, stakeholder engagement Absolutely transformed the way we go about communicating and assessing the proposals for innovative project funding we receive. Allows remote team assessment and agreement of actions immediately without meetings.
User experience and functionality is extremely straightforward. Great features for scoring ideas, sharing and general governance / admin / user access control. Customer support is simply superb, they email or call following any request or note within minutes. Absolutely recommended, these are reliable and serious people.
speed of process, visibility of decision making, stakeholder engagement Absolutely transformed the way we go about communicating and assessing the proposals for innovative project funding we receive. Allows remote team assessment and agreement of actions immediately without meetings.
User experience and functionality is extremely straightforward. Great features for scoring ideas, sharing and general governance / admin / user access control. Customer support is simply superb, they email or call following any request or note within minutes. Absolutely recommended, these are reliable and serious people.
Pros Absolutely transformed the way we go about communicating and assessing the proposals for innovative project funding we receive. Allows remote team assessment and agreement of actions immediately without meetings.
User experience and functionality is extremely straightforward. Great features for scoring ideas, sharing and general governance / admin / user access control. Customer support is simply superb, they email or call following any request or note within minutes. Absolutely recommended, these are reliable and serious people.
Cons Mobile UI is excellent but not as advanced as desktop for now - could benefit from a few tweaks - this is not a negative criticism however as any software would receive reasonably subjective user feedback on elements of UX and functionality.
Response from Viima Solutions
Thank you for the review and the feedback, we really appreciate it! We're always working to make our app even better so we'll make sure to take these ideas for improving our mobile UI to our roadmap.
We hope you continue enjoying the use of Viima and if there's ever anything, you know how to reach us!
Viima is easy and fun to use. Intuitive, so there's no need for long manuals or training for users.
Used daily for 6-12 months
Reviewed 2017-11-24
Review Source: Capterra
This software supports our innovation process very well. In an organization such as our's, a product that is easy to use, with an intuitive user interface, is a must. This also makes it possible and easy to ideate together with our customers.Because software is easy to use, we can easily and flexibly utilize it for our co-creation and innovation purposes. Users are able to jump in and contribute when ever they have an idea or a problem that needs to be solved. Great tool for discussing different ideas and needs together with the organization and our customers.
This software supports our innovation process very well. In an organization such as our's, a product that is easy to use, with an intuitive user interface, is a must. This also makes it possible and easy to ideate together with our customers.Because software is easy to use, we can easily and flexibly utilize it for our co-creation and innovation purposes. Users are able to jump in and contribute when ever they have an idea or a problem that needs to be solved. Great tool for discussing different ideas and needs together with the organization and our customers.
Pros Because software is easy to use, we can easily and flexibly utilize it for our co-creation and innovation purposes. Users are able to jump in and contribute when ever they have an idea or a problem that needs to be solved. Great tool for discussing different ideas and needs together with the organization and our customers.
Cons For our purposes (ideation and discussion in the spirit of co-creation) this software fits well, but if you're in need of a software that deals more with the process and decision making you might need something heavier.
Response from Viima Solutions
Thank you for the review! We're glad to hear of your positive experiences with us so far. We'll work hard to make it even better in the future!
Regarding the support for a heavier decision-making process within the tool, that is something we've identified as a future development area and we'll be adding a number of new features to support these kinds of requirements without sacrificing the ease of use that is core for our software.
Viima's ideation tool has worked well for us in gathering new ideas and development suggestions
Used weekly for 2+ years
Reviewed 2017-07-24
Review Source: Capterra
We get constant new ideas from employees and their progress is monitored constantly and transparently by using Viima software.The tool's visuality, a playful way to show the ideas and a possibility to engage people to the ideation process are the best parts of Viima. Also the level of customer support is astonishing and guys are always keen on helping their customers to get better results!
We get constant new ideas from employees and their progress is monitored constantly and transparently by using Viima software.The tool's visuality, a playful way to show the ideas and a possibility to engage people to the ideation process are the best parts of Viima. Also the level of customer support is astonishing and guys are always keen on helping their customers to get better results!
Pros The tool's visuality, a playful way to show the ideas and a possibility to engage people to the ideation process are the best parts of Viima. Also the level of customer support is astonishing and guys are always keen on helping their customers to get better results!
Cons At the same time the visuality can be also tricky in spotting the right ideas out of the mass. I think that's its very critical for the admin user to know how to adjust the main view.
Response from Viima Solutions
Thanks for the review and the positive feedback!
We're always working to make our UI even better and we already have plans on addressing the concerns you mentioned. Stay tuned! :)
Viima offers an unlimited amount of ideation boards, allowing users to target different audiences and promote distinct idea management processes simultaneously.
Viima provides a mobile responsive version of their software, enabling users to add ideas, upload images or join a conversation easily on the move.
Viima facilitates social activity such as liking, commenting, sharing and mentioning users, serving to encourage active participation and enhance user transparency.
Viima employs effective user management technology including inbuilt single sign-on with services like Google, Facebook and Office 365, granting users quick and simple access to multiple applications.
Viima supports hashtags, permitting users to group ideas efficiently into themes across categories.
FAQs for Viima
Below are some frequently asked questions for Viima.
Q. What type of pricing plans does Viima offer?
Viima has the following pricing plans:
Pricing model: Free, Subscription Free Trial: Available (No Credit Card required)
Q. Who are the typical users of Viima?
Viima has the following typical customers:
Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Non Profit, Public Administrations, Small Business
Q. What languages does Viima support?
Viima supports the following languages:
English, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
Q. Does Viima support mobile devices?
Viima supports the following devices:
Android, iPhone, iPad
Q. Does Viima offer an API?
Yes, Viima has an API available for use.
Q. What other apps does Viima integrate with?
Viima integrates with the following applications:
Microsoft Azure, Twitter, Yammer, Office 365, SharePoint, LinkedIn, Facebook, Google Docs
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