Enterprise DNA

Instead of Ideanote

Stop renting Ideanote. Own your innovation system.

We build your version around how you collect suggestions, assess them and prove the result. We map your Ideanote records, bring them across and run the system for you.

Ideanote Ultimate starts at US$899 a month for 100 users. Twelve months at that starting rate is US$10,788.

Get your version built See it working
  • check_circleYour data in a database you own
  • check_circleOpen source, no lock-in
  • check_circleBuilt and run by Enterprise DNA

What the subscription covers

A recurring bill around the improvement programme

Ultimate is the comparison here. Ideanote also offers a smaller Scale plan at US$6 per user per month billed yearly. Check your tier, users and required features before comparing costs.

Users

A workspace for the programme

Ultimate starts with 100 users. Larger user limits are quoted, so the cost depends on the programme you buy.

Layers

Collections and review stages

Ideas sit in collections and move through configured phases. The records underneath are proposals, assessments and decisions.

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Activity history

The pricing page lists an audit log under Ultimate. Your own version records who changed an idea and the reasons for decisions.

Lock

Team access

Ultimate lists single sign-on and directory synchronisation. We scope the access your team needs when building your version.

Globe

Where records live

Ideanote lists data residency as an add-on and also offers self-hosting. We agree where your own database runs before moving your records.

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Reports for the review meeting

Ideanote offers custom analytics and exports. Your version gives you the exact review and outcome reports your decision meeting uses.

The system you own

From suggestion to a result someone has checked

01 / Intake

Make every idea accountable

Collect improvement proposals against a named challenge and make the next step clear.

  • check Keep the original description and source phase
  • check Assign an owner and review date
  • check See proposals that have gone quiet
  • check Record the purpose and retention review for personal information

02 / Assessment

Read the reasons behind the score

A high score only helps when you know who completed the review and what they assessed.

  • check Set weighted criteria for each challenge
  • check Require a reason with every score
  • check Show incomplete scorecards beside the ranking
  • check Require two complete independent reviews before pilot approval

03 / Pilots

Approve a test with a measurable finish

Agree what will improve, what the test costs and what evidence will decide the next step.

  • check Reserve pilot spending against the challenge budget
  • check Record the baseline, target and measurement direction
  • check Flag overdue pilots at the weekly review
  • check Approve implementation only after a passed pilot with evidence

04 / Outcomes

Keep measured results separate from promises

Follow the improvement through to a period of measured value and a second-person check.

  • check Record the measurement period and supporting evidence
  • check Reject overlapping claims for the same idea
  • check Count only independently verified outcomes
  • check Compare departments without mixing currencies

Make it yours

Design your own Ideanote replacement

Everything starts from the open-source base. Then it gets your name, the parts you run, your rules and your data from Ideanote. Try it here, and we build the real one.

2. What it runs

3. Make it fit

4. Your colour

Your business · your Ideanote replacement Your version
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Answered from your own database

Build my version

We build it from the open-source base, bring your Ideanote data across and run it for you.

What it looks like

Ask it like you would ask a colleague

Real answers from the demo data that ships with Innovation for Claude Code. It runs in Claude Code inside the Claude app, so it feels like any chat you already use.

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Innovation for Claude Code

Connected to your own database

Which ideas and pilots need attention this week?

Quiet idea

Mpaign it
Less rework
Em ow
Reusable tote trial
Ner du
Mere
E date
2026-09-22

Quiet idea

Mpaign it
Customer handovers
Em ow
Handover checklist
E date
2026-09-24

Outcome unverified

Mpaign it
Customer handovers
Em ow
September rework reduction
Ner du
James
E date
2026-10-02

Review overdue

Mpaign it
Less rework
Em ow
Reusable tote trial
Ner du
Mere
E date
2026-10-09

Pilot overdue

Mpaign it
Less rework
Em ow
Label trial
Ner du
James
E date
2026-10-10

Review overdue

Mpaign it
Customer handovers
Em ow
Handover checklist
E date
2026-10-10

Unowned idea

Mpaign it
Customer handovers
Em ow
Handover checklist
E date
2026-10-10

Ask it anything

Questions Ideanote cannot answer

Every one of these is a real question the demo answers today. Yours will be different, and that is the point.

chat_bubble Which ideas have no accountable owner?
chat_bubble Which reviews are overdue or have gone quiet?
chat_bubble Which scorecards are missing a reviewer or a criterion?
chat_bubble Which proposals score highest and have complete reviews?
chat_bubble Which pilots are past their agreed result date?
chat_bubble How much of each challenge budget is already committed?
chat_bubble Which measured outcomes still need independent verification?
chat_bubble Which departments have verified outcomes, separated by currency?
chat_bubble Who approved each pilot and why?
chat_bubble Which idea records need a purpose or retention review?

Switching

How to switch from Ideanote

A move usually involves exporting your idea collection, mapping its columns, checking the imported records and reconciling history before you make the new register your source of truth.

  1. 1

    Export your idea collection

    In Ideanote, export the idea collection you want to move, then save its idea worksheet as UTF-8 CSV for the import. Include the collections you intend to keep using. If you cannot find the collection export or need data beyond the worksheet, check with Ideanote. Keep a copy of the original export.

  2. 2

    Rehearse the import

    Before loading the live set, use the import’s test run with the exported worksheet. Map your Ideanote column headings to fields in the new register, including custom headings. Compare the record counts shown in the rehearsal with the source export. This gives you a chance to correct the mapping before you write records into the database.

  3. 3

    Load and review the records

    After the test looks right, run the import for real. Check the import’s flags and compare its results with the source counts. Confirm that the idea values and original source phases are retained. The import keeps original values and source phase, while local approvals remain separate. Set aside any missing or unclear records for reconciliation rather than assuming they transferred.

  4. 4

    Run both systems together

    Keep Ideanote available while you use the new register for a short period. Compare active ideas and the decisions people make in each system, and note anything that does not line up. Reconcile historic ratings, comments, attachments and permissions separately, since these need separate reconciliation. Agree which system is authoritative during this check so updates are not lost or confused.

  5. 5

    Switch off Ideanote

    When the records and working process have been checked, make the new database your source of truth and stop updating Ideanote. Keep the original export and any history you chose not to migrate according to your own retention needs. Confirm that the people responsible for reviews and approvals know where to work before you end access to the old system.

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Where the real effort goes

The main effort is usually mapping your own Ideanote fields to the register and deciding which review rules should carry over. The base import handles idea exports, but historic ratings, comments, attachments and permissions need separate reconciliation. You also need to decide how much history to bring. If you have Enterprise DNA install and run it, they handle the required migration work as part of setup.

Not ready for a call?

Get your Ideanote switch plan by email

We will send you the step-by-step plan for moving your business off Ideanote, what the move really involves, and how we would do it for you.

One email with your plan. No spam, and you can unsubscribe any time.

Three ways to own it

Choose who builds and runs your version

Open source

Do it yourself

Free, open source

  1. 1 Clone the repo, run npm install and npm run demo
  2. 2 Open it with Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode or Cursor
  3. 3 Try /attention and read the fictional demo records
  4. 4 Export your Ideanote ideas to CSV, map the headers and rehearse the import
Get it on GitHub

Built around your business

We customise it

Setup scoped around your business

  • check Your review criteria, decision rules and outcome reports
  • check Your Ideanote export mapped and reconciled
  • check An employee submission screen or a different stack if needed
  • check Your team access and connections agreed before rollout
Get your version built

Omni by Enterprise DNA

We run it for you

One setup fee, then a retainer

  • check Installed and operated through Omni by Enterprise DNA
  • check Your source records checked with your programme owner
  • check Backups, access and ongoing changes managed for you
  • check A person to ask when the next review needs something different
Book a discovery call

Questions

Instead of Ideanote, answered

Are you comparing this with the cheapest Ideanote plan? expand_more

No. This comparison is for an Ultimate buyer. Its published starting price is US$899 a month for 100 users, or US$10,788 over twelve months. Scale is US$6 per user per month billed yearly. Compare the features and support you use, not just the headline fee.

Can we bring our current ideas and review history? expand_more

The free version imports an idea export after its columns are mapped. It keeps original values and the source phase, while local approvals remain separate. Historic ratings, comments, attachments and permissions need separate reconciliation. We include the required migration work in your setup.

What will employees use to submit and discuss ideas? expand_more

We build the submission screens, discussion connections and access your programme needs into your customised version. The free base is operated by a trusted coordinator and produces review reports. We agree the team experience before the rollout.

Can we trust the savings and rankings it reports? expand_more

The ranking shows how complete each review is. A pilot needs two completed independent reviews and room in the budget. Measured outcomes need evidence and a different verifier before entering totals. Your people remain responsible for the measurements and decisions.

What does Enterprise DNA charge, and who owns the result? expand_more

There is a setup fee for your version and a retainer when we operate it. We scope the migration, access and ongoing work with you. You own the database and can keep the open-source base. Ideanote also offers self-hosting; compare the operating arrangement that fits your business.

Show Sam the ideas waiting for a decision

Book 30 minutes with Sam. Bring your Ideanote plan, one exported collection and the review your team runs each week. We will work through your version, the records to bring across and the work you want us to run.

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Innovation for Claude Code is free and open source, published by Enterprise DNA.

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