Thanks everyone who responded to our idea exchange. This is an excellent way to learn from colleagues about resources they find most useful.
2019 Idea Exchange
| Category | wdt_ID | Tool | Description | Website | Person | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Password Manager | 1 | Last Pass | Password manager, UW may have license? | https://www.lastpass.com/ | Jacob | 1 |
| Password Manager | 2 | Enpass | Opensource password manager | https://www.enpass.io/ | Kyle | 1 |
| Password Manager | 3 | Last Pass | Password manager, UW may have license? | https://www.lastpass.com/ | DN | 1 |
| Software Tool | 4 | Smart Draw | UW Has license | https://www.smartdraw.com/ | Jacob | 1 |
| Software Tool | 5 | SnagIT | Screen captures tool | https://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.html | Jacob | 1 |
| Professional Development | 6 | Linked-In Learing | Online professional and software training | https://www.linkedin.com/learning/ | Christy | 1 |
| Professional Development | 7 | UW OHR Courses | Professional development courses offered at the UW | https://www.talent.wisc.edu/Catalog/Default.aspx | 1 | |
| Professional Development | 8 | Linked-In Learing | Online professional and software training | https://www.linkedin.com/learning/ | 1 | |
| Professional Development | 9 | UW OHR Courses | Professional development courses offered at the UW | https://www.talent.wisc.edu/Catalog/Default.aspx | 1 | |
| Professional Development | 10 | SSCC | Courses on Statistical Analysis for Research | https://sscc.wisc.edu/ | DN | 1 |
| Technical Resource | 11 | Engineering ToolBox | https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/ | Jacob | 1 | |
| Mail/Calendar | 12 | Google Calendar | Calendar application | https://apps.google.wisc.edu/ | Micah | 1 |
| Mail/Calendar | 13 | Wisc calendar | Calendar application. Uses for meeting invitations | https://outlook.office365.com/calendar/view/workweek | Christy | 1 |
| Mail/Calendar | 14 | Mail Plus Service Accounts | lab or admin generic email accounts | https://kb.wisc.edu/office365/page.php?id=68238 | Kyle | 1 |
| Mail/Calendar | 15 | Google Calendar | Calendar application | https://apps.google.wisc.edu/ | DN | 1 |
| Mail/Calendar | 16 | Outlook Calendar | Calendar application | https://outlook.office365.com/mail/inbox | DN | 1 |
| Software Tool | 17 | Canvas for Onboarding | Create a course for new employees to complete | www.canvas.wisc.edu | Kyle | 1 |
| Technical Resource | 18 | CITI Lookup | Human Subjects Protections (HSP) Training Instructions | https://research.wisc.edu/compliance-policy/human-research-protection-program/hrpp-training/citi-human-subjects-protections-hsp-training-instructions/ | Nicci | 1 |
| Technical Resource | 19 | RARC | Research animal Resources and Compliance | https://www.rarc.wisc.edu/ | Kirsten | 1 |
| Software Tool | 20 | Prism | Analysis and graphing solution for scientific research | https://www.graphpad.com/scientific-software/prism/ | Becky | 1 |
| Technical Resource | 21 | Research Data Services | We can partner with you to create a DMP that fulfills federal funding requirements. | http://researchdata.wisc.edu/ | 1 | |
| Technical Resource | 22 | BioTech Center | DNA Sequencing | https://www.biotech.wisc.edu/ | Becky | 1 |
| Technical Resource | 23 | Surgical Pathology | Tissue embedding & staining services | https://pathology.wisc.edu/ | Becky | 1 |
| Purchasing and Inventory Management | 24 | EZOfficeInventory | Asset Management | https://www.ezofficeinventory.com/ | Kyle | 1 |
| Software Tool | 25 | NetId Lookup | Look up netID for UW users | https://kb.wisc.edu/page.php?id=4196 | Jacob | 1 |
| Purchasing and Inventory Management | 26 | Quatzy | Inventory Management, orders, quotes | https://www.quartzy.com/ | DN | 1 |
| Vendor | 27 | Medical Device Depot | Medical device store | https://www.medicaldevicedepot.com/ | Dave | 1 |
| Human Resrouces | 28 | UW Student Job Board | Student job posting site | https://studentjobs.wisc.edu/ | Christy | 1 |
| Human Resrouces | 29 | UW Student Job Board | Student job posting site | https://studentjobs.wisc.edu/ | Micah | 1 |
| Team Collaboration | 30 | Sharepoint | Microsoft Collaboration tool | Micah | 1 | |
| Software Tool | 31 | Box | Collaboration and files storage | https://uwmadison.account.box.com | Christy | 1 |
| Software Tool | 32 | Zotero | Citation organizer | https://www.zotero.org/ | Nicci | 1 |
| Electronic Notebook | 33 | Lab Archives | Electronic lab notebook | https://eln.wisc.edu/ | Rachelle | 1 |
| Purchasing and Inventory Management | 34 | Google Sheets | Manage ordering chemicals | https://apps.google.wisc.edu/ | Rachelle | 1 |
| Electronic Notebook | 35 | Lab Archives | Electronic lab notebook | https://eln.wisc.edu/ | DN | 1 |
| Electronic Notebook | 36 | Lab Archives | Electronic lab notebook | https://eln.wisc.edu/ | Christy | 1 |
| Electronic Notebook | 37 | One Note | Electronicnotebook | https://www.office.com/launch/onenote/ | DN | 1 |
| Website/Wiki | 38 | WiscWeb Website | Free UW WordPress knowledge base/wiki website | https://wiscweb.wisc.edu/ | Kyle | 1 |
| Website/Wiki | 39 | WiscWeb Website | Free UW WordPress knowledge base/wiki website | https://wiscweb.wisc.edu/ | Nicci | 1 |
| Website/Wiki | 40 | Lab Wiki | Self-maintain internal site | Rachelle | 1 | |
| Website/Wiki | 41 | Lab Wiki | Self-maintain internal site | Nicci | 1 | |
| Technical Resource | 42 | WINRS | Human study recruitment assistance | https://winrs.nursing.wisc.edu/ | Nicci | 1 |
| Technical Resource | 43 | RSP Website | Research and Sponsored Programs | https://www.rsp.wisc.edu/ | Nicci | 1 |
| Technical Resource | 44 | Bucky Submit | one-stop service that submits researchers’ papers to their funders’ institutional repositories | https://pas.wisc.edu/buckysubmit/ | Nicci | 1 |
| Team Collaboration | 45 | Asana | Team work management platform | https://asana.com/ | Nicci | 1 |
| Team Collaboration | 46 | Lab Scrum | process framework developed to manage work in academic scientific research | https://labscrum.org/ | Micah | 1 |
| Team Collaboration | 47 | Lab Scrum | process framework developed to manage work in academic scientific research | https://labscrum.org/ | Kyle | 1 |
| Team Collaboration | 48 | Slack | Team collaboration platform | https://slack.com/ | Rachelle | 1 |
| Team Collaboration | 49 | Trello | Team collaboration platform | https://trello.com/ | Kyle | 1 |
| Team Collaboration | 50 | Trello | Team collaboration platform | https://trello.com/ | Jacob | 1 |
| Team Collaboration | 51 | ClickUp | Assigning Lab Tasks | https://clickup.com/ | DN | 1 |
| Team Collaboration | 52 | Trello | Facilities issues | https://trello.com/ | DN | 1 |
| Team Collaboration | 53 | MS Teams | Team collaboration platform | https://products.office.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software | Christy | 1 |
| Team Collaboration | 54 | MS Teams | Team collaboration platform | https://products.office.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software | Micah | 1 |
| Category | Tool | Description | Website | Person | Count |