“…Innovative ideas are more likely when the employees cocreate, that is, build on each other's ideas and knowledge (Collins & Smith, ; Lee, Olson, & Trimi, ; Ordanini, Parasuraman, & Rubera, 2014). To engage employees in such a manner, organizations are increasingly using software platforms to internally crowdsource innovative ideas (Erickson, Trauth, & Petrick, ; Malhotra, Majchrzak, Kesebi, & Looram, ; Simula & Vuori, ).…”