Relic Adds New 'Practice Quest' and AI Brainstorming Features to 'Throttle,' Japan's Leading Innovation Management Platform

Business co-creation company Relic Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Takao Kitajima; CTO: Ryo Oba) announced the release of new features for its SaaS-based innovation management platform, 'Throttle.' These additions include the 'Practice Quest' function, which links e-learning for new business development with output, as well as 'AI Brainstorming' and 'AI Feedback' functions tailored to corporate strategies.

In corporate new business development, high-quality business plans are difficult to generate through basic knowledge input alone; a process of skill acquisition through practice and refinement via appropriate feedback is essential. However, mentoring and brainstorming for creators require significant human resources, creating a burden for business development managers and administrative offices.

By utilizing these new features, creators can autonomously and asynchronously follow a cycle of learning basic knowledge, drafting business plans, and receiving feedback based on specific criteria from AI. This allows for efficient and continuous improvement of business planning skills across the organization and realizes the ongoing creation of high-quality business ideas through co-creation.

■ Overview of New Features

Throttle's various features, including 'Practice Quest,' 'AI Brainstorming,' and 'AI Feedback,' are available via a pay-per-ID system, enabling small-scale starts. By using these as an integrated process, companies can carry out a seamless end-to-end operation, from learning basic knowledge and supporting business plan output to refining created ideas.

1. 'Practice Quest': Bridging Learning and Practice

This function allows the creation of 'Practice Quest' programs and stages within Throttle, linked with optimal e-learning for each stage. Participants can check at a glance what to learn in each stage via an e-learning list and immediately apply what they have learned to output in application forms. This enables the design and operation of practical training programs that go beyond mere knowledge acquisition.

2. 'AI Brainstorming': Optimized to Corporate Policy

Based on 'business feasibility conditions' defined by Relic, this feature allows users to refine business plans through interaction with AI. Administrators can pre-register their purpose, goals, policies for new business initiatives, and corporate assets, enabling brainstorming sessions aligned with their unique strategies.

3. 'AI Feedback': Streamlining Mentoring

AI automatically generates feedback on submitted business plans based on business feasibility conditions and corporate policy. Feedback content can be exported as a CSV file, allowing it to be used as material by administrators and mentors to support the review, advice, and refinement of business plans.

■ About Throttle

Throttle is an innovation management platform optimized for all activities related to new business development and innovation creation, including new business creation programs, internal venture systems, open innovation, and acceleration programs. It allows for centralized management and operation of the entire process from idea generation to commercialization. It boasts the top domestic market share, with implementation in over 2,000 companies and usage by over 50,000 users.