Getting started

Join your organisation, sign in and find your way around.

GuideJoin your organisationFind your organisation, create your account and sign in.7 steps · about 2 minGuideYour first sign-inWhat SimplyDo may ask you before your dashboard opens.5 steps · under a minuteGuideFind your way aroundYour dashboard, search, switching organisation and signing out.4 steps · under a minute

Share ideas

Write an idea, work on it with others, submit it and follow what happens next.

GuideSubmit an ideaFind a challenge, write your idea and submit it.7 steps · about 1 minGuideGet your answers rightAnswer every kind of question, format longer answers and add pictures and files.6 steps · about 2 minGuideWork on an idea togetherBuild a team around an idea, edit it together and hand it over.7 steps · about 1 minGuideAdd your organisation's detailsLink your idea to your organisation's profile, with a contact and trading address.4 steps · about 2 minGuideEstimate your idea's impactSay what your idea would save or achieve, and why.1 step · under a minuteGuideChange, download or remove your ideaFind your ideas, change one after submitting it, take a copy or delete it.6 steps · about 1 minGuideTake part in a challengeFollow a challenge, ask its managers questions, join in on other people's ideas and see how yours gets on.7 steps · about 1 min

Assess ideas

Review and score the ideas you've been asked to assess.

GuideAssess ideasScore the ideas you've been asked to assess, and submit your assessments.6 steps · under a minute

Groups and community

Join groups, take part in their discussions and keep up with their events.

GuideJoin groupsFind groups, join them and choose what you hear about.6 steps · under a minuteGuideTake part in a groupPost in a group's discussion and keep up with its events.9 steps · about 2 minGuideLead a groupCreate a group, bring people in and look after its discussion.4 steps · under a minute

Notifications and messages

Keep up with what's happening, answer polls and message colleagues.

GuideStay up to dateCheck your notifications, answer invitations, read announcements and respond to polls.4 steps · under a minuteGuideMessage colleaguesChat privately with one colleague or a small group.4 steps · under a minute

Your profile and settings

Tell people about yourself and choose how you sign in and hear from SimplyDo.

GuideYour profileTell colleagues who you are, choose your interests and keep track of what you follow.5 steps · under a minuteGuideManage your accountChange how you sign in, keep your account secure and manage your organisations, or delete your account.11 steps · 1 guide · about 2 minGuideChoose your notificationsDecide what SimplyDo tells you about, by email or push notification, and how often.4 steps · under a minuteGuideAccounts that use single sign-onWhat your organisation manages for you when you sign in with your work account.1 step

Set up a challenge

Before it opens: create the challenge, then decide what people are asked and how ideas move through it.

GuidePublish a new challengeSet up a challenge from scratch and open it to your organisation.8 steps · about 2 minGuideDesign an idea formatBuild the form people fill in when they submit an idea: its sections, questions and rules.7 steps · about 2 minGuideConfiguring a challengeDecide who sees ideas, how people interact with them and who helps you run the challenge.9 steps · about 1 minGuideSet up the project boardBuild the lanes your challenge's ideas move through, from first look to done.7 steps · about 1 minGuideMeasure impactRecord the time, money and other benefits your challenge's ideas deliver.6 steps · under a minuteGuideSet up the challenge plannerPlan your challenge's events, announcements and key dates.2 steps · 2 guides · under a minute

Run a challenge

While it's open and after it closes: bring people in, then review, assess and progress the ideas.

GuideSend announcementsKeep people informed with scheduled and automatic messages about your challenge.6 steps · about 2 minGuideShare your challenge with short linksCreate short links and QR codes for your challenge, and see how well they work.4 steps · under a minuteGuideReview and progress ideasFollow engagement, review the ideas that come in, and move the best ones forward.11 steps · about 2 minGuideRun assessmentsSet up scored assessment, assign assessors and follow their progress.9 steps · about 2 minGuideRun an open callFrom setting up the call to awarding the successful applications.7 guides

Administering your organisation

In the order most organisations roll out: make SimplyDo yours, set up email and sign-in, then bring people in.

GuideBrand your organisationMake SimplyDo look and sound like your organisation, from logo and colours to the words it uses.6 steps · about 2 minGuideConfigure organisation emailChoose how SimplyDo sends your organisation's emails, where replies go and how they look.3 steps · under a minuteGuideSet up single sign-onLet people sign in with their work account through Microsoft or SAML.8 steps · about 2 minGuideAdd people to your organisationInvite, create, import and remove the people in your organisation.6 steps · about 2 minStepCreate a pollAsk people in your organisation a few quick questions.0:44 videoStepSend an announcement to everyoneTell everyone in your organisation about something at once.0:13 video

Integrations

Use SimplyDo with the tools your organisation already has.

GuideConnect Microsoft 365Use SimplyDo with Excel, Teams, Outlook and Microsoft Entra ID.5 steps · under a minute

About SimplyDo

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