The Ideas Section
The Ideas section has been created for our Community to share and discuss ideas specific to the SafetyCulture platform. This is your opportunity be involved in the feature development process, helping guide our roadmap based on the Community’s needs. Time to get posting and get voting 
Things to know
Creating an Idea
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Before creating an idea, make sure to check to see if your idea already exists, by searching for it via the search bar.
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When creating the idea, it’s important that it’s communicated as clearly as possible. We encourage you to follow the structure below:
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Title: Clear and directly associated with your request.
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Description: Accurately define your requirements, including:
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The use case and/or business problem that this request or enhancement would solve.
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Specify exactly which/what areas of the product the idea is in reference to.
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Link to existing similar ideas or documentation (if required).
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The value this request would bring to the wider Community.
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Product Area: We encourage you to select the relevant Product Area so the dedicated team internally can easily locate your request.
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Expectations
Whilst we would love to bring every single idea to life, it is important for us to be transparent about where the idea sits in terms of development. Product ideas are evaluated based on several criteria, including the number of votes received, complexity, potential impact, reach, and alignment with our strategic roadmap, among other considerations. As such, we are not able to guarantee the implementation of all your ideas, however all stakeholders involved will do their best in understanding the request and advocating for it to be considered for development.
We aim to review and apply a status to each idea shared in the Community, however cannot guarantee all will receive a formal status due the varying nature of ideation volume. We encourage our Community to take advantage of the upvote feature to draw greater visibility to the idea, increasing the likelihood for consideration - the more votes and activity, the better!
Recommendations
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Be sure to check if your idea has already been submitted by searching for your idea via the search bar.
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If you come across a duplicate idea, please tag
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Be as clear (and concise) as possible when communicating your idea so that the rest of the Community can easily understand the request and add their vote/comment as soon as possible.
Status labels
| Status | Description |
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| New Default status for new ideas | An idea that has not been reviewed by the Community Admins |
| Open Community Admins aim to review ideas within 30 days of them being posted | An idea that has been reviewed by the Community Admins but yet to receive an official development status |
| Under Consideration | An idea that is being considered however requires further discussion to confirm whether it will be developed |
| Planned feature | A confirmed idea that is “on the roadmap” |
| Work in Progress | A feature that’s in development |
| Released | Released to all users |
| Not Planned | An idea that we will not consider releasing in the next 12 months |
It’s important to note, that our roadmap is subject to change as our priorities evolve and team capacities adjust. If there are any updates to the status of your idea, we'll ensure we communicate those changes on the post directly.
We acknowledge that currently a number of New ideas have not been updated for some time. We are working behind the scenes to address these ideas as efficiently as we can and have truly appreciated your patience with us throughout this time and moving into the future.
You might also notice that we’ve updated the Under Discussion label to Under Consideration. We will be making the necessary changes to the relevant ideas, ensuring the updated status label has been applied.