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title: What are ideation challenges? | TimeBank Ireland
description: Challenges ask the community for ideas on a shared problem, then vote for the best ones.
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# What are ideation challenges?

Challenges ask the community for ideas on a shared problem, then vote for the best ones.

An ideation challenge is a question your community team asks everyone. For example: "How can we welcome new members?" Members send in ideas and vote for the ones they like.

Open [Ideas](/ideation) to see the current challenges. Each challenge is created by your community's administrators.

## The stages of a challenge

A challenge moves through these stages:

- Open — you can send in ideas and vote
- Voting — you can vote, but no new ideas are accepted
- Evaluating — the team is reviewing the ideas
- Closed — the challenge has finished

Use the tabs at the top to show challenges at each stage.

## What a challenge shows

A challenge card can show **Submissions due** and **Voting ends** dates, the most ideas one person can send ( **Max 3 ideas per person** , for example), and a **Prize** if there is one.

## After a challenge

The team marks the best ideas as **Shortlisted** or **Winner** . The challenge page can then show **Impact Tracking** , with the **Winning Idea** and whether it is **Not Started** , **In Progress** or **Implemented** .

Press **Impact Dashboard** to see what has come of past challenges. Press **Campaigns** to see challenges grouped by theme.

[Go to this page](/ideation)

## More guides in this topic

[How do I vote in a poll?](/help/members/polls_ideas/polls_voting) [How do I create a poll?](/help/members/polls_ideas/polls_create) [Sending in an idea and voting](/help/members/polls_ideas/ideation_submit_vote)

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