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4 Ways to Organize New Ideas and Drive Innovation Image credit: Randy Mora/YCN Your company's next great idea could come from anyone -- an employee, a customer, a vendor, or even a stranger. Everyone involved in your small business helps you drive innovation. They also create chaos. Some companies collect new ideas in a wiki, which is good for storing information, but terrible for finding it. To create a culture that fosters innovation, organize new ideas in a way that empowers you to act on them. "People stop participating in an innovation community without active decision-making and transparency," says Tim Meaney, CEO of Kindling, an idea management and collaboration tool. Here are four tips to help you organize your ideas and drive innovation. 1. UserVoice, a San Francisco-based software company that makes user feedback tools, allows customers to share and vote on ideas in an online feedback forum. Related: 3 Easy Exercises to Boost Your Creativity 2. 3. Related: 4 Ways to Build a Culture of Innovation at Your Startup 4.