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What happens after you submit
Who sees your idea, what you'll hear back, and how to change it.
Your idea is locked. A submitted idea is read-only for you and your collaborators, so everyone sees the version you sent in.
The challenge’s managers are notified. They can review it, comment on it and move it forward.
You see a confirmation. A message says Your idea was successfully submitted to the challenge. If the challenge shows ideas to everyone taking part, it also has a View ideas created by others button and ways to share your idea, such as Copy link to idea.
Who can see it depends on the challenge. Some challenges show ideas to everyone taking part; others only to the challenge’s managers. You and your collaborators can always see your idea.
You may hear more about it later. You’ll get a notification when, for example:
- someone comments on your idea or likes it
- your idea moves on the challenge’s project board
- the challenge’s managers share feedback from the people who assessed it. It also shows at the top of your idea, under Idea assessment feedback followed by the name of the assessment round
The challenge’s managers may also merge your idea with similar ones into a single idea. You can still see your own idea afterwards.
To change it, unsubmit it first. You can unsubmit your idea, edit it and submit it again. You can only submit it again while the challenge is open, or while your idea has its own deadline.