AI for Impact Challenge Areas

“Unlocking Efficiency, Automation, and Scale”

Choose your domain and build AI solutions that drive measurable business impact. Focus on operational efficiency, productivity gains, cost savings, and product velocity.

Core Challenge Areas

Cost Saving & Process Automation

Operational Efficiency

Streamline business processes and eliminate inefficiencies through intelligent automation

Example Solutions:

AI bot for ticket triage and SLA breach prediction
Automated workflow optimization systems
Resource allocation algorithms
Performance monitoring and alerting systems
People Hours Saved

Productivity Amplification

Multiply human potential through intelligent task automation and assistance

Example Solutions:

Email assistant and task summarizer
Meeting minutes generator
Automated report generation
Smart data analysis tools
Faster Development & Scale

Product Velocity

Accelerate development cycles and reduce time-to-market through AI enhancement

Example Solutions:

Auto-insights from dashboards
Voice-to-data entry systems
Rapid prototyping tools
Smart deployment pipelines
Innovation & Competitive Edge

AI-Powered Innovation

Deploy cutting-edge AI solutions that learn and adapt to business needs

Example Solutions:

Predictive analytics and forecasting
Intelligent document processing
Smart recommendation engines
Automated quality control systems

Product-Specific Challenges

DaaS (Data as a Service)

Accelerate bot development and enable auto-healing
Improve hotel/room type mapping accuracy
Launch Revenue Management AI Agent
Simplify Demand Index access and usability

Distribution

Faster PMS integrations and onboarding
Rich analytics on transaction data (RG Insights)
Expand Smart Distribution capabilities
Daily nudges and recommendations (like RevAI)

MarTech

Self-serve Social Media Management (BCV)
AI-powered campaign management (Adara)
Unified MarTech suite for SMBs
Automated content optimization

Function-Specific Challenges

Sales & CRM

Automate lead qualification, proposal generation, and follow-ups

Smart summarizer for customer calls
Lead scoring with LLMs

Marketing

Streamline campaign performance and content distribution

Campaign performance tracking automation
Email list segmentation optimization

Customer Success

Automate onboarding and improve customer satisfaction

Automated onboarding flows
Periodic check-in automation

Finance & RevOps

Automate financial processes and reduce errors

Invoice generation automation
Payment reminder systems

HR & People Ops

Streamline HR processes and improve employee experience

Interview scheduling automation
Offer letter generation

Product & Engineering

Set up intelligent alerting and reduce resolution cycles

Alerting workflows for uptime issues
Support escalation automation

Team Guidelines

1

Cross-functional teams mixing tech, ops, product, support, HR, finance

2

4-8 members per team for optimal collaboration

3

Optional AI Champion or mentor assigned per team

4

Problem-first approach, not tool-first solutions

5

Integration with existing processes (not building from scratch unless justified)

6

Feasible within a 4-6 week pilot implementation

7

Must have measurable ROI or efficiency metrics

8

Use company data in sandboxed environments only

Evaluation Criteria

Business Impact

Clear market opportunity with scalable revenue model and tangible impact

Problem Solving

Relevant, high-priority challenge with innovative and effective approach

Technical Execution

Smooth functionality, scalable architecture, and appropriate AI implementation

User Experience

Intuitive usability with appealing design and seamless interaction

Presentation Quality

Clear, confident, and effective communication to judges

4-8 Members
6 Weeks
Top 10-15 Selected

Ready to Build AI Solutions That Matter?

Join teams across functions to create AI solutions that drive real business impact. Focus on problems first, not tools.

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