Designing Savvy, an innovation management platform

SOSA, an open innovation company, aimed to develop their in-house innovation management CRM into a scalable SaaS platform. They wanted to create a platform to manage the complexities of startup engagement while fostering a collaborative culture. This required balancing flexibility for users with robust capabilities for innovation leaders.

The idea behind Savvy was to focus on areas where a company needs to push for new solutions, and may consider implementing new technologies. We led several design sprints, focusing on building Savvy’s product design, UX, brand identity, and name. Iterating on prototypes, we designed the platform to simplify the innovation process, incorporating easy page authoring and content import tools.

In a few months, we built Savvy as a comprehensive SaaS platform tailored to innovation management. Its intuitive interface lets teams easily manage startup databases, score solutions, and track project outcomes. Candidate technologies get scored, filtered, shortlisted, and eventually converted into active pilots. The strong branding and usability of Savvy equipped organisations with the tools needed to accelerate innovation and streamline collaboration, positioning the platform for long-term success.