v1.16.0 Release (5.25.2022)

New Features

Workshop

  • New Multiple Choice activity
  • Able to send brainstorm ideas to an new or existing voting activity
  • Revised “Add Activity” modal window with expanded description
  • Able to randomize ideas in Evaluation activity
  • Various bug fixes

Survey

  • New respondent progress indicator on collector respondent screen
  • Various bug fixes

v1.15.0 Release (5.12.2022)

New Features

Survey

  • Revamped Survey Results and Collectors statistics
  • Various bugs fixes

Platform

  • New API endpoint for Survey NPS responses
  • New API endpoint for adding respondents to a survey collector
  • New API endpoint for listing survey collectors
  • New API endpoint for creating survey collectors
  • API pagination feature when listing survey respondents
  • Various bug fixes

v1.14.0 Release (4.14.2022)

New Features

Survey

  • Importing survey respondents via spreadsheet specifically requires first name and last name (instead of full name)
  • Characters limits for matrix questions increased to 150 characters
  • Bulleted lists now available in email message formatting toolbar
  • Confirmation modal when deleting survey questions
  • Saving banner now appears when making edits on Settings page

Workshop

Revised UI for Admins

  • Count of active participants displayed to Admin
  • Clearer controls for presentation screen and preview, activity ideas, presentation display options, QR code/URL banner
  • Able to directly edit Evaluation and Brainstorm ideas

Revised UI for Participants

  • Updated menu icon and modal

Platform

  • Collector ID field added to GraphQL API project query
  • Various bug fixes and unit tests

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed broken kebab menu in survey respondents list
  • Special characters in URLs now accepted in survey description
  • Bulleted/numbered lists now work in survey email message preview

v1.13.0 Release (3.3.2022)

New Features

Platform

  • Project library stores the last used project filters and search parameters
  • Updated Slalom IT Support links
  • Various bug fixes

v1.12.0 Release (2.8.2022)

New Features

Survey

  • Ability to add an image into all survey info screens and question types (Matrix, MC, MC Stack, Rating, Ranking, etc.)
  • Added “lazy load” functionality for all survey media images
  • Added modal windows to clarify collector test mode functionality
  • Email collector respondent list can be exported into a CSV file

Assessment

  • "I don't know" responses now show as null in assessment results

Platform

  • Added empty states for when filters yield no results
  • Removed certain graphics from the Landing Page
  • GraphQL API updates for results pagination etc.
  • Refreshed Mixpanel product analytics
  • Various bug fixes

v1.11.0 Release (12.9.2021)

New Features

Survey

  • Email collector respondent list can be exported into a CSV file

Assessment

  • Added “Talent Maturity Assessment” master template

Platform

  • Added new branding on the Landing Page
  • Added Silent Authentication to streamline the Admin Login Flow

v1.10.0 Release (11.8.2021)

New Features

Survey

  • Added “Net Promoter Score” (NPS) question type and associated survey logic
  • Able to preview individual survey questions
  • Updates for Client Survey Welcome Screen

Assessment

  • Export file includes respondent details for attributed responses

Platform

  • GraphQL API updates for results pagination etc.
  • User profile data is refreshed upon login
  • Various bug fixes

v1.9.0 Release (9.9.2021)

New Features

Survey

  • Added the ability to format description text on all survey question types including bold, italics, hyperlink, bullets, and numbering
  • Added a “N/A” option to a slider question to allow admins to make the question required

Workshop

  • Added a branded, downloadable PDF with workshop results that can easily share out with teams and clients
  • Added a notification that informs the admin if they lose internet connection during a workshop so they can adjust quickly

Platform

  • Ability to sort the project library by last modified and by project type
  • Updated preview link and messaging when a SparkThink link is shared across different platforms (Teams, Slack, etc.)
  • Updated error pages to better inform our users on how to remedy the situation
  • Created a new & improved help center to host articles, how-to videos F.A.Q.’s, and various learning materials for SparkThink admins
  • Various bug fixes

v1.8.0 Release (5.27.2021)

New Features

Survey

  • Added the ability for admins to add a special tag attribute to survey that will be customized for each respondent
  • Updated error screens when the respondent's browser is outdated

Platform

  • Various bug fixes

v1.7.0 Release (4.28.2021)

New Features

Workshop

  • Added "copy" to the title of copied activities
  • Hiding a card disables full screen and highlight buttons

Survey

  • Updated UI & copy in the admin app (back to edit button, updated "more info" placeholder text, added "copy" to end of title of copied activities)
  • Clearer language in the downloadable report buttons
  • Updated language on SparkThink log in page

Platform

  • Various bug fixes

v1.6.0 Release (3.30.2021)

New Features

Workshop

  • Preview window automatically logs in regardless of what type of workshop selected
  • Added ability to copy workshop URL and access code for easy sharing
  • Automatically refresh the authorization token for users who have been logged in for over 24 hours

Survey

  • Updated messaging on preview screen to let users know answers will not be counted toward final results
  • Navigation bar design updates and new behavior (the nav bar is now anchored to the bottom of the questions versus being permanently fixed at the bottom of screen)
  • Removed auto-advance animation from multiple choice question
  • Removed required toggle on ranking question
  • Added reminder for multiple-choice question with multiple select to provide a selection count

Platform

  • Added new labels and tool tips to both the sharing screen and results dashboard
  • Various bug fixes

v1.5.0 Release (1.27.2021)

New Features

Workshop

  • Added an excel downloadable report for workshops
  • Ability to drag & drop workshop activities in the storyboard

Survey

  • Updated the survey excel results report to make it easier for analysis
  • Added a _build theme to the survey app
  • Added instructions / help links to the survey 'share' screen to provide better clarity to our users
  • Improved 'other' option functionality for multiple choice & multiple-choice stack
  • Small UI tweaks: Bold headline text to all existing themes Updated SparkThink privacy policy page

Platform

  • Refreshed the imagery on the SparkThink login page
  • Added help link to support@slalom.com & email generator to menu in survey app
  • Various bug fixes

v1.4.0 Release (11.25.2020)

New Features

  • SparkThink now supports French language translation
  • Added a new Matrix style question
  • Added the ability to ask a specific follow up question via the Matrix question
  • New and improved UI / design for survey on desktop on mobile
  • New and improved design for specific question types (slider, text entry)
  • Added animations to improve survey flow
  • Added a 'more' scrolling button to indicate content below the fold

Performance and design updates

  • Various bug fixes

v1.3.0 Release (10.27.2020)

New Features

  • On survey creation modal, type of survey has been updated to Slalom or Client/Partner for more clarity
  • Ability to change the background image for each question
  • Preview of background image on the new survey modal
  • Ability to add a logo to the welcome and thank you screen

Performance and design updates

  • Email invitation performance updates: SparkThink now supports inviting and tracking thousands of survey respondents via an email setup process that only takes a few seconds
  • Updated SparkThink apps with consistent type design
  • Various bug fixes

v1.2.0 Release (9.10.2020)

New Features

  • Workshop attribution mode allows participants in a workshop to be identified by name if attribution is enabled by the Admin. Workshops can still be set to anonymous.
  • Workshop participants can enter and edit their name in attributed workshops.
  • Send follow-up reminder emails from the application.
  • Email address validation when creating Slalom-login enabled surveys
  • Add new respondents to an existing email collector.
  • New UI designs for workshop participant experience.
  • Workshop participants are now limited to responses of 280 characters or less.
  • Updated highlight color for workshop brainstorm cards
  • Create a new email collector from a subset of respondents in an existing email collector.

Performance and design updates

  • Emails are sent as a background process that allows survey admins to continue working while email invites are being sent.
  • Addition of warning message when deleting workshop activities.
  • Multiple choice questions integrate checkboxes instead of radio buttons when multiple select is enabled.
  • Updated survey UI designs.
  • Workshop presentation screen design enhancements, including improved handling of responsive text headlines and updated color of brainstorm cards when highlighted by an admin.
  • Various bug fixes.

v1.1.0 Release (8.2.2020)

New Features

  • Email - ability to send custom email links by adding respondents’ email addresses manually or by uploading a spreadsheet. Utilizes your Slalom Outlook account.
  • Test mode - allows you to collect responses in a survey without the results showing up in the Results dashboard.
  • Response collectors - create multiple links that all point to the same survey

Performance updates

  • Updates to SparkThink database to speed up the login process during workshops and access to surveys.

v1.0.0 Release (4.20.2020)

New Features

  • Completely re-architected infrastructure and back end that is now hosted on AWS
  • Improved performance, speed and responsiveness
  • Redesigned, simplified user interface for application admins and participants
  • New survey question types, including “star/heart/smiley face rating,” with more in the works
  • Updated multi-thread question logic in surveys
  • Inclusion of an “Other” option in survey questions that allows participants to enter their preferred option directly into the question set
  • Updated “Distribute” tools that make creating and sending links simpler
  • Quick access to workshops via a projected QR code (a game changer!)
  • Vastly simplified workshop tool interface and controls
  • Increase of simultaneous workshop users from 500 to 10,000+
  • Auto-generated workshop reports (no more pasting screen grabs into a word doc!)
  • Reformatted downloadable survey report that is more easily imported into data visualization tools

v0.2.0 Release (3.10.2020)

New Features

  • Logic control panel lets you route users based on how they answer multiple choice questions
  • Entirely redesigned UI and experience for both survey takers and survey admins
  • Ability to choose from three different color themes for the survey taker experience
  • Multiple choice stack question type to allow users to evaluate multiple questions/items based on a single set of criteria
  • Export survey results in a flat file format that can easily be imported to BI tools like Tableau and Power BI or spreadsheet tools like Excel / Only available for newly created surveys as we work to migrate older survey results

Bug Fixes

  • For surveys created on and after 3/10/2020, the reporting dashboard in the tool will successfully display survey results
  • Copying surveys and survey questions no longer produces an error for certain question types
  • The login page no longer appears blank when using Edge
  • Responsiveness fixes and improvements to support survey takers using mobile devices

v0.1.0 Release (1.27.2020)

New Features

  • Ability to add “Other” option to multiple choice questions
  • Open survey preview screen on the current question
  • Add profile action menu
  • Add ability to randomize ranking question options

Bug Fixes

  • Fix theme inconsistencies
  • Fix preview screen sizing