Design an idea format

The idea format is the form people complete to submit an idea to your challenge. You’ll find it under Idea format in your challenge’s settings. A format is made of sections, which group related questions, and fields, the questions themselves. Set it up before you open the challenge: changing questions once ideas are in can leave earlier answers behind.

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1Choose a starting pointStart your idea format from a ready-made format, from scratch, from another challenge or with AI.The "3 Is"Start from scratchCopy from another challengeGenerate with AI0:04

2Add a sectionGroup questions into sections, including EDI and impact sections.StandardEDIOrganisation profileImpacts0:11

3Add a fieldAdd a question to a section and choose what kind of answer it takes.0:16

4Set field rulesMake fields required, show them only when they apply, or hide answers from everyone but managers.RequiredConditionalManagers only0:07

5Reorder and deleteMove sections and fields around, and remove the ones you don't need.0:19

6Preview and save the formatSee the form as people will fill it in, then save your changes.0:15

7Review the format with AILet SimplyDo's AI check your questions for wording problems and unsuitable field types.If your organisation uses it, let AI check your format before you open the challenge.0:09