As the community submits ideas in response to your challenge, would you like them to answer specific questions?  Maybe you want to ask something like:

• What percentage of the customer base will your idea impact?
• Please describe the resources you would need to build a prototype of your idea.
• How does your idea differ from existing solutions?

Brainstorm allows you to add such questions to the challenge submission form.  Participants will be required to answer these questions at the time they submit ideas to the challenge. 

Use submission questions judiciously!  Submission questions can be a very useful tool, as they allow you get very specific information from challenge participants. But beware of over-using them.  Too many questions, questions that are hard to answer, or questions that seem unimportant can decrease the level of participation in the challenge.  Only ask for what you really need!

Creating Questions for Participants to Answer

• Click the “Submission Questions” button just below the Submissions Grid.
  
     
• Click the “Question” link to add a question that the user will answer by typing in a free-form response.  Click the "Drop Down List" link to add a question where the user will select from a set of choices you provide.
  
  
  
  
• In the area that pops up, you can enter the question you would like to require of participants to answer.  If you are creating a drop down list, you can define the choices that will show up.
  
  
  
  
• Click “Save.”
  
  
• Repeat as necessary by clicking the “Question” button
  
  

Note: When participants submit their ideas to your challenge, the form will have these questions added to it.  These questions are required for entry into the challenge.  However, they can be edited throughout the challenge.

Next: Setting up evaluation criteria