The SavvyIdeas Story

Hey there! I'm Simon, and I'm the person behind SavvyIdeas. Want to hear how it all began?

Years ago, I landed my first "proper" job in local government. One day, someone in the department decided to launch an "innovation campaign." Sounds fancy, right? Basically, they invited everyone to jot down their best ideas for saving money, with prizes for every idea, ranging from mugs and t-shirts all the way up to cash sums for the best ideas that, at the time, felt like winning the lottery! We simply scribbled our thoughts and names on a piece of paper and dropped it into a good old-fashioned suggestion box.

👉 The magic? Those ideas collectively ended up saving the organization tens of thousands of pounds. Pretty incredible, right?

Naturally, I was curious. Where had these brilliant ideas suddenly come from?

It turned out many of these suggestions weren't new at all; people had simply never had a way to get them in front of management. Often, they'd tried bringing them up with their own boss, only to be met with a shrug or a lack of interest.

This became a recurring theme I observed throughout my career. Time and again, I saw employees brimming with fantastic ideas but they had no effective channel to share them with the right people.

Occasionally, I'd encounter companies that used fancy "innovation management" software to replace the dusty old suggestion box. The catch? These solutions often came with hefty price tags and usually demanded a dedicated team just to keep them running. That instantly put them out of reach for most businesses.

That's why I created SavvyIdeas. My goal was simple: to offer a straightforward, affordable alternative to that old physical suggestion box and to expensive innovation software. SavvyIdeas is designed to give every company an easy way to listen to their employees' ideas and concerns, and crucially, to give every employee a way to truly have their voice heard.

I really hope you love using it as much as I loved building it!