Getting started/Welcome

Welcome to Solvether

Solvether helps your team surface the problems they see every day and choose the best solutions together — fairly, on the record, and rewarded from a budget you control. This guide explains how the pieces fit together and how to run your first round.

The core loop

Every program runs the same simple loop. Someone posts a problem, teammates record solutions, everyone votes, and the winning solutions are rewarded. It repeats on a cadence you choose — a round.

The loop is deliberately structured so that good ideas win on merit rather than on who speaks loudest. Contributions are short videos that follow a shared format, and voting is anonymous and equal — one vote per person, per problem.

Surface a problem. Anyone close to the work records a real problem, anonymously if they choose.
Record solutions. Teammates respond with structured solution videos.
Vote. Each member casts one equal, anonymous vote for the solution they think is best.
Reward. Winning solutions earn points or a gift card from your program budget.

The one rule that never changes: solution voting is always on, and in Business it is anonymous by default. You can skip the problem-election step, but the solution vote is the heart of Solvether — it’s what makes a chosen solution a team decision, not a suggestion box.

Key terms

A few words appear throughout the product and these docs. Here’s what each one means in Solvether Business.

Problem: A real challenge someone on your team posts — recorded on camera and open for solutions.
Solution: A proposed answer to a problem, recorded using the agenda format.
Period: The cadence your program runs on. Problems open, solutions come in, members vote, then the period closes.
Vote: One equal, anonymous vote per member, per problem — cast for a single solution. No weighting, no public ranking.
Reward: Points or a gift card given to winning solutions, funded from your program budget and delivered by email.
Agenda: The short, time-boxed video format that every problem and solution follows, broken into clear segments.
Team: An admin-defined group such as “Operations.” Members can belong to one or more teams.

Roles & access

Solvether uses a small set of roles so the right people can do the right things. Roles are assigned in People & Teams.

Role	What they can do
Org admin	Everything: workspace setup, billing, SSO, all dashboards, rewards, and moderation.
Manager	Manage their team's problem pipeline, analytics, and rewards.
Poster	A designated author who can submit problems directly.
Member	Watch problems, submit solutions, and cast votes.

Run your first period

Once your workspace is created, you can be live in a few minutes. Here’s the shortest path from empty to your first set of rewarded solutions.

Invite your team. Share an invite link, allow an email domain, or connect SSO. New members join straight into your workspace.
Seed a few problems. Post one or two problems yourself, or approve the first ones your team submits, so there’s something to solve.
Open the period. Members get a push notification that the period is live and solutions are open.
Let solutions come in. Teammates record structured solution videos using the agenda.
Everyone votes. Each member casts one anonymous vote per problem. No one can see who voted for what.
Release rewards. When the period closes, approve the payouts and Solvether delivers gift cards or points by email.

Tip: Programs feel best when problems come from the people closest to the work. Seeding a couple yourself is just for cold-start — once your team sees how it works, let their problems lead.

Where to go next

That’s the whole model. From here, dig into the parts most relevant to your role: admins should read Inviting your team and Managing rewards & budget; members can jump to Submitting a solution and Casting your vote.

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