AI opportunity discovery softwareFind the AI use cases worth funding
SilkFlo’s opportunity discovery collects AI and automation ideas from every team, scores each one when it arrives and ranks it against everything else in the pipeline. Your reviewers start with the ideas most likely to pay back, not the loudest ones.
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Ideas ranked by value at Aviva UK
“SilkFlo transformed our messy innovation pipeline into a £12M portfolio of financially-vetted, board-ready business cases. It changed the conversation from ‘what if’ to ‘what’s the ROI’.”
What is opportunity discovery?
Opportunity discovery is how an organisation finds and ranks the work AI, automation or process change could improve. It replaces one-off workshops with a pipeline that runs all year: staff suggest ideas, every idea is scored the same way, and the best move to a business case with a forecast that benefits realisation can later be tracked against.
Every team can suggest an idea in plain words
Staff describe an opportunity in their own words, with no forms to learn and no jargon to get right. SilkFlo’s AI turns that sentence into a structured idea, so good ideas stop getting lost in inboxes and workshop notes.
- Open to every team, and free for staff who only submit
- Opportunity Finder helps when nobody has an idea ready
- Duplicates surface early, before effort is wasted
The AI drafts the project charter for you
Behind every idea sits a project charter: the problem, the process affected, the team involved and the technology that could help. SilkFlo’s AI drafts it from what was submitted, so reviewers read a clear brief instead of chasing the submitter for detail.
- Problem, process, team and suggested technology filled in
- Reviewers start from a structured brief
- Submitters refine it, they don’t write it from scratch
Every idea is matched to a strategic value driver
Each idea is tied to one of six value drivers, from cost reduction to employee experience, together with the KPIs that show whether it worked. Leaders see which strategic goals the pipeline is serving, and every idea already carries the measures benefits realisation will use later.
- Six value drivers, each with its own KPIs
- See how the pipeline splits across strategic goals
- Measures agreed at submission, not after go-live
Score every idea the same way, on arrival
A Potential Score is set from the answers given at submission, before a reviewer opens the idea. Reviewers see the strongest ideas first, instead of the loudest, and every idea is judged on the same basis.
- Consistent scoring across every business unit
- A ranked review queue, not an inbox
- Fewer meetings to decide what to look at first
See the whole portfolio and fund the quick wins first
Every idea sits on one value against effort view, so quick wins, big bets and long shots are obvious at a glance. Reviewers and leaders prioritise from the whole portfolio, not from whichever idea was presented last.
- One picture of value against ease of delivery
- Filter by business unit, application or tag
- Move the best ideas on to a business case
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From idea to proven return
Questions about opportunity discovery
What is automated opportunity discovery?
Automated opportunity discovery uses software for the slow parts: structuring submissions, scoring them and ranking the pipeline. In SilkFlo, AI-assisted intake turns a plain description into a structured idea, a Potential Score ranks it on arrival, and a quality matrix shows where it sits against everything else. People still make the decisions; the software removes the admin.
How do you prioritise AI use cases?
Score each use case on two things: the value it could deliver and how hard it is to deliver. Plot both on a matrix. Fund the quick wins first, plan the big bets, and drop ideas that are low value and hard to do. Tie each idea to a value driver, such as cost reduction or customer experience, so its value is measured in terms finance recognises.
Who can submit ideas in SilkFlo?
Any member of staff, free. They submit through a short guided form or the Opportunity Finder, and can browse, like and follow ideas in Explore. Reviewers and the CoE hold paid seats and move ideas through review, assessment and a funding decision.
How long does opportunity discovery take?
Ideas start arriving as soon as staff have access. Teams using SilkFlo have built a costed, prioritised pipeline in as little as 21 days.
How does opportunity discovery connect to benefits realisation?
Every idea is captured with a value driver and, once assessed, a forecast. That forecast becomes the baseline the benefits are tracked against after go-live, so benefits realisation starts at discovery rather than months later. See how SilkFlo tracks benefits realisation.
How does SilkFlo create the project charter for an idea?
Staff describe the opportunity in plain words and SilkFlo’s AI drafts the charter: the problem, the process affected, the team, the suggested technology and the value driver. Reviewers read a structured brief instead of chasing the submitter for detail, and the submitter can refine it.
What KPIs does SilkFlo attach to an idea?
Each idea is matched to one of six value drivers: cost reduction, revenue growth, productivity and automation, customer experience, compliance and risk, or employee experience. Each driver carries its own KPIs, such as hours saved, cost saved, NPS or eNPS. They are agreed at submission, so the same measures are tracked after go-live.
What is a Potential Score?
A Potential Score is set when an idea is submitted, from the answers given, so reviewers see the strongest ideas first. Ideas are then plotted on a value against effort matrix, which shows the quick wins and the ideas to leave for later.
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