It's common to acknowledge users for doing "something" in the system - submit an idea, comment, vote, submit a join request, and complete a task.
But it's as important to acknowledge users for the positive feedback they get from the community, the buzz their idea has created, and the overall impact it has on the overall success of the innovation program.
This means we can assign points to the idea author(s) when:
- Their idea progress along the workflow, as explained here
- Every comment/vote their idea has been received, as explained here
- A join request/adoption request on their idea has been accepted, as explained in these articles:
- Etc.