While the Dell and Starbucks sites are two great ways of experiencing the Ideas application, we have also set up a new demo site called LookAtIdeas.com. 

It was built on the customer portal with a very modest amount of technical help. As a product manager I wanted to prove that a mere mortal could setup an ideas community. Based upon this experience I tried to create a step-by-step guide for setting up public sites.

The LookAtIdeas site also highlights what an internal or intranet community might look like. We have communities for Cost Cutting Ideas, Sales Feedback and Discussions, Employee Services, It Departments, and so on. You can browse the site to see what types of communities your company might implement and grab some sample ideas to get started. 

This site is a demo site, but I encourage people to sign-up for a free account and help me make the site feel alive with activity. Feel free to post, vote, or leave comments. This is a great resource for sharing best practices with other members of the community.