Ability to explore relevant business topics with such a diverse set of experts who normally would not encounter. It is a learning platform for clients and participants. It provides valuable outside perspective that unfortunately many companies don't actively seek.

Christine Hade Omni Channel Brand Marketing & Innovation Executive

Curate credible knowledge and insights in a very short period of time through the different panels of experts.

Joana Santos Digital Marketing Consultant

Deliverables could expand in breadth - Convetit does what it does really well and for exploration, the deliverables are great. However, the platform can be used for more things (like consumer research) or used in different ways (like quantitative research) or packaged to deliver more than opinions.

Dawn Houghton Innovation Consultant

I still don't understand much about how I get points and how these points are connected to payments and also I should say I never got a response to my question about payments timing.

Irina Koulikova Manager Bain & Company

To create credible knowledge at a global scale.

Joana Santos Digital Marketing Consultant

An online platform that brings experts and solution seekers to problems together to build knowledge for solving problems.

Dr. Ernest Fongwa Specialist in Environmental Engineering, Management Science & System Modelling

It is the perfect reflection of modern society in which everyone shares a large amount of information from everywhere around the world.

Brunella Barbero Environmental Engineer -Doctor in Engineering and Applied Science-EHS Consultant

To address the need of participants to express the things that drive them, and the need of the sponsors to answer imponderable questions they cannot obtain any other way.

Alexander Greene (LION) Researcher. atgreene@hotmail.com / Skype alex.t.greene.000

Convet.it exists because of people.

Raoul Gruenberg Proven Executive: Best Practices + Worldwide Vertical Expertise

Positive contributions to society.

Jennifer Hall, PhD BFA LMSW PHD psychology / Yoga Instructor

Convetit can supplement a client's internal team and expertise.  Leveraging the panel helps them build broader perspective and insights more quickly.  So it would be replacing a narrow focus or a "not invented here" mindset.

Christine Hade Omni Channel Brand Marketing & Innovation Executive

Convet.it replaces or actually is developed to prevent group think from happening on a project team.

Deborah Dixon Beehive Biotech Consulting, Owner

I can see convet.it coming up as a viable alternative to internal think tanks and focus groups.

Alexander Greene (LION) Researcher. atgreene@hotmail.com / Skype alex.t.greene.000

I'd most likely shift budget from focus groups to this (if I was using focus groups), or I'd see it as a supplemental way to support some digital-driven research initiatives.

David Berkowitz Serial Marketer: marketing & strategy leader connecting ideas, people, and technologies

Convetit can greatly replace external advisory boards of companies, foundations, organisations and fact finding missions.

Dr. Ernest Fongwa Specialist in Environmental Engineering, Management Science & System Modelling

Convetit replaces Expert Networks and Research Platforms.

Dawn Houghton Innovation Consultant

Convet.it is replacing outsourced consulting services but adding an extra value. It brings experts from all over the world, who are able to collaborate in an effective and productive way through the Convet.it platform.

Joana Santos Digital Marketing Consultant

Many views are better than one, therefore many consultant services will be wiped out by Convet.it.

Dr. Ernest Fongwa Specialist in Environmental Engineering, Management Science & System Modelling

“Fresh Knowledge” is new, unique, trendy, up-to-date and credible. It is shared and created by a diverse group of experts who are committed in delivering the best insights, ideas and visions. Fresh knowledge is about the future and technology trends. Therefore, I do think it describes Convet.it. 

Joana Santos Digital Marketing Consultant

"Fresh knowledge" would imply something which is a modern knowledge. I would say in Convetit, fresh knowledge in the form of ideas can sometimes be formed through brainstorming among participants. I believe fresh and knowledge go together to make something unique.

Gerard Dumancas, PhD Associate Professor of Chemistry and the Huie Dellmon Trust Endowed Professor of Science at LSU - Alexandria

The creation of fresh knowledge requires fluid intelligence, and an ability to solve abstract problems. Fresh knowledge is data which has acquired new meaning which did not exist before, created by the thought processes of increasing neural interconnections in learning, sentient minds.

Alexander Greene (LION) Researcher. atgreene@hotmail.com / Skype alex.t.greene.000

I definitely think Convet.it is pursuing Fresh Knowledge at scale. Fresh resonates as something that is new. Not in regard to experience, age or time but a unique perspective, a different way of thinking vs. the status quo (not better or worse), a Fresh Perspective, seeing through a different lens.

Jahnia Sandford Marketing, Media and Consumer Intelligence Strategist

The purpose and value of convet.it to me, actually is that the knowledge is proven and based on practical experiences from experts and done projects. I would rather pay for knowledge that really works/best practice, than new/fresh knowledge that is not necessarily the best approach to a problem.

Sebastian Grodzietzki CGO @ PARIS AG | MD @ multiple | Serial Founder | Business Angel | Chief Advisor (IoT, Digital Transformation, EduTech + Growth) | Speaker

Convetit might relate to Fresh Knowledge as the knowledge is "just learned". However, I think Convetit is more about the exchange of knowledge leading to a deeper understanding....more like Insight...

Dawn Houghton Innovation Consultant

if Fresh Knowledge stays, Convetit has much work to do in living up to this header in the way of presenting itself externally as cutting edge, fresh and innovative and ensuring all client outputs are aligned.

Jahnia Sandford Marketing, Media and Consumer Intelligence Strategist

One of the points of Convet.it is missing – it’s a 24/7 service with experts around the globe and with knowledge in the different fields. As a client do I really care about the experts being passionate? Probably yes, but I would rather be interested in them being professional and responsible.

Irina Koulikova Manager Bain & Company

Facilitation is what takes the expertise and turns it into the knowledge/outcome clients seek. Kind of like an equation..... Facilitation x (Experts + Knowledge) = Knowledge

Dawn Houghton Innovation Consultant

If Convet.it has a vision to promote flowing knowledge, it can educate clients to appreciate it. Instead of taking a reactive position by first understanding the client's perception towards 'flowing knowledge', it can take a bolder move to actively educate the client on 'flowing knowledge'.

Theodore Le Duy Senior Consultant at ERM: Environmental Resources Management

It takes a person, not AI: an expert, not an expert system: to generate something and attribute meaning, to call it "knowledge," not mere information. Flowing knowledge comes from so many brilliant minds, working together to create meaningful fresh knowledge to meet a sponsor's needs.

Alexander Greene (LION) Researcher. atgreene@hotmail.com / Skype alex.t.greene.000

I like Movement because it has double meaning....It is new and the knowledge flows. Still squeamish on Fresh...maybe it will grow on me as I forget what it means.

Dawn Houghton Innovation Consultant

I get the experts work together but I'm kind of missing how their diverse perspectives are better than the individual. Maybe it is Synergistic Knowledge....1+1>2. The >2 comes from facilitation and building on each others point of view. It's also the key advantage over the competition.

Dawn Houghton Innovation Consultant

I would strengthen facilitators to "subject matter expert facilitation". All researcher companies offer facilitation but rarely are they as knowledgeable on a particular topic as convetit facilitators are.

Christine Hade Omni Channel Brand Marketing & Innovation Executive

I would suggest, the platform should be restructured. When you land on the platform, there should a button for the clients and another for the experts to enter the site. This will keep the interface cleaner and Convet.it can have unique positioning for both.

Fehmida Kapadia Helping organizations adopt a customer-centric approach to manage their innovation and marketing strategy.

For Decision Makers, Results/Goal Oriented Organizations, Knowledge Seekers and Assessors (Global Thought Leaders, Key Opinion Leaders) that don't have time/resources to manage internally. They want to quickly gather "Intellectual Capital" from panel experts to adapt to their own organization.

Deborah Dixon Beehive Biotech Consulting, Owner

I believe we have to back these statements with data -- why they are Unique Selling Points (USPs). Speed is a viable USP b/c we are global and on demand; expertise because we are global and diverse experts. I am sill unclear from this statement on how we're transparent and how we back it up.

Jahnia Sandford Marketing, Media and Consumer Intelligence Strategist

I like the idea to include data points, allowing contributors to add quantitative data to backup their opinions. As an analytics person, I like it when people tell me the big picture and conclusions but give me the chance to look at the raw data to draw my own insights.

Andrei Luchici Advisor & Trainer - Artificial Intelligence

I believe the subscription plans are not clear enough for a customer using Convet.it for the first time. How long will clients have to pay the subscription? Does the monthly price allow a client to create only one discussion panel or is it possible to create more than one panel within each plan?

Joana Santos Digital Marketing Consultant

Convet.it needs to clearly define the output in the structure, using terminology that is simple, universal and non-confusing. Right now I am guessing about a lot of deliverables which makes it very confusing.

Fehmida Kapadia Helping organizations adopt a customer-centric approach to manage their innovation and marketing strategy.

There should be a clear way to make your customers switch from lower fee option (Thought market leader) to the higher priced option (Enterprise market leader). What you want is to have you customer pay more as she realizes the value of Convet.it and decide to get additional services

Irina Koulikova Manager Bain & Company

What is missing is the single study. Would make more sense for there to be the cost of a Discussion Board and then offering discounts for buying more. What about offering an unlimited high value option?

Dawn Houghton Innovation Consultant

The pricing for SMBs should be much lower to allow startups and small businesses to gain benefits by using Convet.it services. This would also make Convet.it the number 1 go-to-provider, as the others do not suit to startups in my eyes.

Sebastian Grodzietzki CGO @ PARIS AG | MD @ multiple | Serial Founder | Business Angel | Chief Advisor (IoT, Digital Transformation, EduTech + Growth) | Speaker

Branding, promotion and media coverage are targeted to public panels. These might be of value for agencies but not for corporate clients. Corporate clients want total confidentiality. I would expect a totally different menu for corporate clients doing research.

Dawn Houghton Innovation Consultant

Facilitators play a very important role in a Movement. Experts/creators fuel the Movement, but you need Facilitators to drive the bus. When you think about a grassroots movement, there would be no Movement without Leaders/Leadership (facilitator) and lots of supporters/volunteers (experts).

Dawn Houghton Innovation Consultant

A movement is nothing if there isn't a core group of 'perpetrators' for that movement. You need to ensure that there is a group of people that are keeping the lights on. Others can drop in and out. Offering people the chance to share knowledge and giving feedback is a good start.

Andrei Luchici Advisor & Trainer - Artificial Intelligence

People who join a Movement are motivated to do so by the basic understanding that you are becoming part of something bigger. You stop being a stranger and become a member when there are two factors present. First, community. Second, a purpose.

Alexander Greene (LION) Researcher. atgreene@hotmail.com / Skype alex.t.greene.000

Basically, show and prove the movement. It's the only thing investors (now and in the future), including shareholders, client and panelist investors are concerned with long-term. The marketing and media, claims, frameworks and products won't matter if you can’t quantify viability for each group.

Jahnia Sandford Marketing, Media and Consumer Intelligence Strategist

As a knowledge creator, I want to share my knowledge with others and see results.The current system of points/badging helps. But invitation and acceptance to boards feels a bit arbitrary. Some people do not contribute much substantially but are able to rack up points and appointments regardless.

Katie S

The system is not dynamic and realistic; particularity when thresholds are reached for each award level and paid once, not on a rolling basis. A problem is how experts use the system to create points for each other. Few understand the value of recognition and how to use the tools to recognize peers.

Raoul Gruenberg Proven Executive: Best Practices + Worldwide Vertical Expertise

I like the idea of a Knowledge Network. I have tried and been unable to search for past comments or past connections in current or past boards and found that frustrating. So being able to revisit Convetit contacts would be good.

Dawn Houghton Innovation Consultant

I'd be interested in a true business network that vets membership; a Knowledge Network. Seeding my network with the members of the boards that I have participated in would be good. Matching me with other Convet.it members that have the same expertise and industry focus would also be good.

Raoul Gruenberg Proven Executive: Best Practices + Worldwide Vertical Expertise

Convet.it Knowledge Network must be able to clearly differentiate itself from Linkedin which is ubiquitous in every professional's life today. How will people join my network? I should be able to add everyone that I have worked with on a panel and mutual interest on a given topic

Fehmida Kapadia Helping organizations adopt a customer-centric approach to manage their innovation and marketing strategy.

A Knowledge Network would need to have clear advantages over LinkedIn. I try to connect on LinkedIn with everyone I have met on Convetit. I may not remember them or their expertise, but I can use LinkedIn search to find people with certain expertise. Why is Convetit better to connect?

Dawn Houghton Innovation Consultant

The highlights on each participant's personal profile are important, and should be searchable. They should include highlights such as those posts where they received a Facilitator Favourite notation, an award, and most importantly any posts they made which were used in Key Takeaways.

Alexander Greene (LION) Researcher. atgreene@hotmail.com / Skype alex.t.greene.000

While i think this is a good tool, I would love to see convetit put efforts into developing a tool/solution for clients to access when they need implementation support. This comment has come up in this and the convetit innovation panel. It can add more value to both clients and panelists.

Christine Hade Omni Channel Brand Marketing & Innovation Executive

This Knowledge Network, preserving the course of your accomplishments on Convetit, is the best idea to help participants maximise prospects. Everyone should come away with something - even intangible, such as a boost to job hunting. Convetit is for experts not afraid to show off their potential.

Alexander Greene (LION) Researcher. atgreene@hotmail.com / Skype alex.t.greene.000

One benefit Convetit could build differentiation around tis its focus on "Knowledge Expertise" as opposed to job title, resume, education, accreditations, company history or industry affiliations. All of the systematic structures in place for determining who is knowledgeable on a topic or not.

Jahnia Sandford Marketing, Media and Consumer Intelligence Strategist