The short version
Most organisations have no system to evaluate, act on, or measure employee ideas. Hives.co gives you one.
Employees submit ideas through focused campaigns. Ideas are evaluated transparently. The best ones move to implementation. Everything is tracked.
Plans from €695/month to €1,995/month. No hidden fees, no surprises.
Most teams run their first campaign within a week.
Focused campaigns, transparent evaluation, real-time analytics, native Teams app.
Halfords, VINCI Energies, and mid-to-large organisations across manufacturing, retail, energy, and logistics.
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What's at stake
Option 1: Do nothing
Option 2: Act now
What happens if nothing changes?
What changes when you give ideas a system?
Without a structured system, good ideas slip through the cracks. The costs compound quietly.
A lightweight system turns scattered ideas into visible, measurable progress.
never reach a decision-maker. They’re lost in email threads, suggestion boxes no one checks, or hallway conversations that go nowhere.
Structured channels make it easy for anyone to contribute, from the shop floor to the executive team.
left on the table when front-line insights never reach the people who can act on them. Multiply that across departments.
Streamlined evaluation and routing means good ideas move from suggestion to implementation in weeks, not quarters.
When employees feel ignored, trust erodes. Rebuilding that culture of participation takes months, if it comes back at all.
Transparent tracking and reporting shows exactly which ideas turned into savings, improvements, or new revenue.
You already know the problem
If you're running an innovation program, a CI initiative, or managing R&D input from across the organisation, you've likely hit the same wall:
Ideas come in. Nothing happens.
Someone submits a suggestion. They hear nothing back. After a few rounds of silence, they stop contributing. Within six months, participation in most idea programs drops by 80%.
You can't show what it's worth.
Leadership asks for ROI. You have submission counts, maybe a spreadsheet, but nothing that connects employee ideas to actual business outcomes. It's hard to justify budget for something you can't measure.
The tools don't match the job.
A shared document or email thread doesn't scale past 50 people. An enterprise platform with hundreds of features takes months to implement and your team never logs in. You need something in between.
Your people have two minutes, not twenty.
The frontline worker has two minutes between shifts. The R&D engineer is deep in a project. The store manager is handling the lunch rush. If participating is harder than sending a text message, people won't do it. And when they stop trying, engagement scores drop and retention suffers.
A simple process that scales
01
Ask a focused question
Instead of opening a generic suggestion box, you launch a campaign around a specific business challenge. "How can we reduce waste in packaging?" or "What's slowing down our onboarding process?" Focused questions produce actionable answers.
02
Collect ideas where people already work
Employees participate through the web platform, on mobile, via QR codes on the factory floor, or directly inside Microsoft Teams with our native app. Whether it's an improvement suggestion from a production line or a strategic idea from an office team, submitting takes under a minute. No new logins, no training sessions, no adoption curve.
03
Evaluate transparently
Every idea goes through a clear review process. Employees can see the status of their submission. Evaluation criteria are visible. Decisions are explained. This transparency is what keeps participation high after the first campaign, because people trust the process.
04
Implement and measure
Selected ideas move to implementation with clear ownership and timelines. You track what was implemented, what it cost, and what business impact it delivered. That's the report your leadership team is asking for.
Built for teams like yours
For the person managing the program
You don't need another tool that takes six months to configure. Hives.co is designed to be live within a week and run without a dedicated admin. The interface is clean enough that a shop floor worker or a lab technician can submit an idea in under a minute.
Program Manager
For the person managing the program
You don't need another tool that takes six months to configure. Hives.co is designed to be live within a week and run without a dedicated admin. The interface is clean enough that a shop floor worker or a lab technician can submit an idea in under a minute.
Budget Owner
For the person approving the budget
Three plans: Core at €695/month, Pro at €1,495/month, Enterprise at €1,995/month. All billed annually, published openly on our website. No implementation fees, no hidden costs, no per-feature charges. You can build the business case today without waiting for a custom quote.
IT & Security
For IT and security
SSO integration, GDPR compliance, and data hosting in Europe. We can provide a full security datasheet within 24 hours of request. The native Microsoft Teams app means no standalone deployment headaches.
The Team
For the team wondering if people will actually use it
Hives.co shows every submitter exactly where their idea stands, who is reviewing it, and what the outcome was. That transparency is what drives repeat participation. People trust a process they can see working.
Trusted by organisations that take ideas seriously
Halfords runs idea campaigns across 400+ retail locations in the UK, giving frontline employees a direct voice in how stores operate. Their program collects hundreds of improvement ideas per campaign.
Halfords
VINCI Energies connects employee insights across multiple business units and countries, turning local ideas into organisation-wide improvements. Ideas submitted through Hives.co have led to measurable cost savings and process efficiencies across their operations.
VINCI Energies
From here, to getting your first results
Alignment call
We answer any remaining questions from your team. Happy to run a second session tailored to specific stakeholders.
Account setup
SSO configuration. Your team gets access. No multi-month implementation.
Launch your first campaign
We'll help you define the right challenge question and set up the evaluation workflow.
Ideas come in
Your evaluation team reviews and selects. Employees see status updates in real time.
First results
You have data on submissions, implementation rate, and early business impact. That's the foundation for your internal report.
Common questions
Most teams are up and running within a week. That includes account setup, SSO configuration, and launching your first campaign. There's no multi-month implementation.
Three plans: Core (€695/month), Pro (€1,495/month), and Enterprise (€1,995/month), all billed annually. No setup fees, no hidden costs, no per-feature charges. We publish our pricing openly, which is unusual in this space. Most competitors require multiple calls before sharing a number.
Hives.co shows every submitter exactly where their idea stands, who is reviewing it, and what the outcome was. That transparency is what drives repeat participation. Our customers consistently report high engagement because people trust a process they can see working.
Yes. We have a native Microsoft Teams app, not just a webhook or bot. Employees can submit ideas, vote, and track progress without leaving Teams. It's the same experience as the web platform, just inside the tool they already use.
Does it work with Google Workspace?
Yes. Hives.co integrates with Google Workspace so your team can access campaigns and submit ideas without leaving the tools they already use. Single sign-on via Google is fully supported, and notifications can be routed through Gmail.
GDPR compliant, data hosted in Europe, SSO integration. We can provide a full security datasheet within 24 hours of request. For enterprise clients, we support custom data processing agreements.
Most enterprise platforms in this space are complex, expensive, and take months to implement. Hives.co is designed to be simple enough that a shop floor worker can use it, fast enough to go live in a week, and affordable enough that you don't need executive approval for a pilot. And with our innovation intelligence capabilities, you can connect internal ideas with external technology trends, something no other platform in this category offers.
Ready to explore the fit?
Book a 30-minute walkthrough. We'll show you the product, answer your questions, and tell you honestly if it's a fit.
Alexander Wennerberg, founder of Hives.co.
