It's a BatMobile! It's a Pod Racer! It's...the Polaris Slingshot (A Tale of Crowdsourcing Success)

It's a BatMobile! It's a Pod Racer! It's...the Polaris Slingshot (A Tale of Crowdsourcing Success)

Polaris, a company known for their cutting-edge vehicles, used crowdsourcing to design their latest addition, the Slingshot motorcycle. By using Planview IdeaPlace, they were able to streamline and automate their innovation program, making the process from ideation to execution 80% faster. This allowed them to beat out competitor Harley Davidson to the market with their new electric motorcycle.

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