Crowdsource ideas from your team or community
Lightbulb is an idea management tool. It lets you collect suggestions from your team, clients, or community, then vote on them to find out what people actually want. No more guessing what to build next or which improvements matter most.
Anyone can submit an idea in seconds. No forms to fill, no barriers.
People vote for ideas they care about. The best ideas rise to the top.
Comment on ideas to refine them, ask questions, or suggest variations.
Ideas move through statuses: submitted, under review, adopted, completed.
You'll find this button prominently displayed on the Lightbulb homepage.
Summarise your idea in a few words. "Add dark mode" is better than "I think it would be nice if..."
Explain why this matters and how it would work. The more context, the easier it is for others to understand and vote.
Your idea is now visible for voting and discussion.
Each person gets one vote per idea. Click the vote button (usually a thumbs up or heart) to add your support. Click again to remove your vote if you change your mind.
Ideas are typically sorted by:
Use comments to:
Ideas move through a clear lifecycle so everyone knows what's happening.
A declined idea isn't deleted — it stays visible with an explanation of why it wasn't adopted. This prevents the same idea being submitted repeatedly and shows that all ideas are genuinely considered.
Common reasons for declining:
If you're an admin running a Lightbulb board, here's how to manage it effectively.
Check new submissions weekly. Acknowledge good ideas even if you can't implement them immediately. People want to know their suggestions are being heard.
When similar ideas are submitted, merge them into one. The votes combine, and the original submitters are notified. Choose the best-written version as the primary.
Keep statuses current. Nothing frustrates contributors more than ideas sitting in "Under Review" for months with no update. Even "We're not planning to do this soon" is better than silence.
When you ship an idea, make it visible! Update the status to Completed and consider announcing it to your community. This encourages more participation.
Let customers vote on features. Know what to build next based on actual demand, not guesswork.
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Run a members' organisation? Let members shape what you offer.
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