The 4th InterSystems Ideas Contest

Hello Community,

We're thrilled to invite all our Developer Community members (both InterSystems employees and not) to participate in our next contest!

💡 The 4th InterSystems Ideas Contest 💡

We're looking for your innovative ideas to enhance InterSystems IRIS and related products and services. We encourage suggestions based on real-life use cases, highlighting the tangible benefits your idea will bring to other users and how it will enhance developers' experiences with InterSystems technology.

📅 Duration: June 9 - July 6, 2025

🏆 Prizes for the best ideas and a random draw!

🎁 Gifts for everyone: A special gift will be given to each author whose idea is accepted in the contest.

>> SUBMIT AN IDEA <<

Accepted ideas should:

• be created during the Ideas Contest period by a user registered on the InterSystems Ideas portal (you can log in via InterSystems SSO);
• not be part of other already existing ideas - only new ideas are allowed;
• not describe the existing functionality of InterSystems IRIS and related Products or Services;
• be posted in English;
• be written by a person, not generated by AI;
• be accepted as meaningful by InterSystems experts;
• ❗adhere to the structure below:
  • 1️⃣ Description of the idea
  • 2️⃣ Who is the target audience?
  • 3️⃣ What problem does it solve?
  • 4️⃣ How does this impact the efficiency, stability, reliability, etc, of the product?
  • 5️⃣ Provide a specific use case or scenario that illustrates how this idea could be used in practice.

All ideas are subject to moderation. We may request to clarify the submitted idea. Ideas that meet the requirements will receive a special "Ideas Contest" status.

Who can participate?

We invite EVERYONE to join our new Ideas Contest. Both InterSystems employees and non-employees are welcome to participate and submit their ideas. 

Prizes

1. Participation gift - authors of all accepted ideas will get:

🎁 Aluminum Media Stand

2. Expert award - InterSystems experts will select the best ideas. Winners will get:

🥇 1st place - Stilosa Barista Espresso Machine & Cappuccino Maker

🥈 2nd place - Osmo Mobile 7

🥉 3rd place -  Smart Mini Projector XGODY Gimbal 3

3. Random award - an idea chosen at random will get:

🏅 Smart Mini Projector XGODY Gimbal 3

Note: InterSystems employees are eligible to receive only the participation gift. Expert and Random awards can only be won by Developer Community members who are not InterSystems employees. 

Important dates:

⚠️ Idea Submission: June 9 - 29

✅ Voting for ideas: June 30 - July 6

🎉 Winners announcement: July 7

Good luck! 🍀 

Note: All prizes are subject to availability and shipping options. Some items may not be available for international shipping to specific countries, in this case, an equivalent alternative will be provided. We will let you know if a prize is not available and offer a possible replacement. Prizes cannot be delivered to residents of Crimea, Russia, Belarus, Iran, North Korea, Syria, or other US-embargoed countries.