Ciriello, Raffaele FabioRichter, Alexander2019-06-062019-06-0620192019http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12599-018-0572-yhttps://dl.gi.de/handle/20.500.12116/23629As ever more companies encourage employees to innovate, a surplus of ideas has become reality in many organizations – often exceeding the available resources to execute them. Building on insights from a literature review and a 3-year collaboration with a banking software provider, the paper suggests a Digital Idea Screening Cockpit (DISC) to address this challenge. Following a design science research approach, it suggests a prescriptive design theory that provides practitioner-oriented guidance for implementing a DISC. The study shows that, in order to facilitate the assessment, selection, and tracking of ideas for different stakeholders, such a system needs to play a dual role: It needs to structure decision criteria and at the same be flexible to allow for creative expression. Moreover, the paper makes a case for scenario-based design theorizing by developing design knowledge via scenarios.Digital innovationEmployee-driven innovationIdea evaluationIdea screeningIdea selectionIdea trackingScenario-based designScenario-based design theorizingText/Journal Article10.1007/s12599-018-0572-y1867-0202