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Sideways 6 Ltd

Sideways 6

Composite Score

7.7 /10

CX Score

7.8 /10

14 Reviews Write a Review

What is Sideways 6?

Sideways 6 is idea and innovation management software that works alongside your collaboration tools, sparking ideas in places where they happen naturally. Sideways 6 allows you to source ideas from anywhere. It collects ideas by leveraging tools your employees already use such as Microsoft Teams, Yammer and Workplace by Facebook. With Sideways 6, turn ideas into projects and manage them all the way through to delivery.

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Sideways 6 Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

89 Likeliness to Recommend

92 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+88 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Sideways 6?

0% Negative

15% Neutral

85% Positive

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Respectful
Generous Negotitation
Transparent

Feature Ratings

Average 79

Idea Capture

Idea Funnel

Role-Based Access

Social Collaboration

Application Integration

Mobile

Advanced Search and Filtering

Idea Approval Workflow

Idea Scoring / Evaluation

Dashboards, Analytics and Reporting

Notifications

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 76

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Sideways 6 Screenshots

Sideways 6 Downloads

Build or Buy Guide

The Ultimate Guide to Employee Ideas - Sideways 6

Sideways 6 Videos

Sideways 6 Reviews

Karen A.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Not for Profit
Involvement: Initial Implementation

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2024

Innovative way to capture ideas

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Sideways 6 from other similar products?

Sideways 6 allows ideas to be captured quickly and easily and then funnelled through to identify those that meet the needs of your campaign. They regularly co-create new features and actively seek the input of customers to ensure that they are meeting real needs.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It is easy to set up.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The process can bottleneck at the review stage as it requires human input.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Have a number of ideation campaigns lined up as well as an 'always on' campaign to ensure a steady input.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Trustworthy
Efficient Service
Effective Service

Natalie D.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2024

Market leading with functions that make it easier

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Sideways 6 from other similar products?

functions that highlight repetitive idea words

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

clear idea layout in table format and personalised idea management

What do you dislike most about this product?

dashboard- not a true rep of what is going on in each area of process

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

get the training and explore how it could work bets for you business

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Trustworthy

Jonathan R.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2024

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

Pros

Includes Product Enhancements
Appreciates Incumbent Status
Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product

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Sideways 6 Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

92 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+88 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Sideways 6?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Idea Capture Ability to collect details such as names, description, attachments, videos etc. from users to give context on ideas.

Idea Funnel Ability to visually see ideas based on pre-defined phases or stages.

Role-Based Access Enable different levels of access based on role e.g. assign administrators, moderators, idea owners and assign individuals to teams/user groups.

Social Collaboration Connects users via social media features such as instant messaging, chats or comments and allow users to tag people, or use the like function to vote.

Application Integration Includes functional and data integration with common applications such as CRM, CSM, ERP, email, etc.

Mobile Ability to support multiple devices, OSes and platforms using mobile optimized, HTML-based web access and/or native applications.

Advanced Search and Filtering Quickly find information based on filtering multiple attributes such as by date, group or segment and save filters for future use.

Idea Approval Workflow Workflow to approve or reject user ideas and provide automated updates and feedback on the status of their ideas as they move through the idea funnel.

Idea Scoring / Evaluation Ability to create customizable rating criteria and evaluate and/or score ideas.

Dashboards, Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting, forecasting & easy data extraction for data analysis.

Notifications Get daily, weekly or monthly email or real-time notifications to stay informed on updates to your ideas.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

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Sideways 6 Downloads

Build or Buy Guide

The Ultimate Guide to Employee Ideas - Sideways 6

Sideways 6 Videos

Everything Starts with an Idea

Sideways 6 Reviews

Karen A.

Innovative way to capture ideas

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Natalie D.

Market leading with functions that make it easier

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Jonathan R.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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