crowdSPRING - The Story Behind The Start-up
document Crowd Creativity, Open Innovation, ToolsA good read on how crowdSPRING, a crowdsourcing company was started.
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A good read on how crowdSPRING, a crowdsourcing company was started.
An imaginative application of crowdsourcing where 2,000 people participated in the creation of a song by each recording short sound-bite being unaware of the overall objective of the project.
An easy read that will let you know what crowdsourcing is, and explains it with good examples.
A very interesting look at a socially beneficial application of crowdsourcing for ways to improve the design and management of cities. Many good examples are provided.
This article presents that executives in the design industry say crowdsourcing is one of the best ways to stay on top of consumer trends stating "it's more powerful when the consumer is...
An interesting article and an extensive comment stream challenging the merits of crowdsourcing.
A good read where Shannon Low shares the story behind Mobrick, and answers questions related to the two sites, Shoplette and Zinerepublic.
A good read on the psychology of crowds.
A good read on how crowdsourcing drives participation within communities and let people feel recognized and heard.
A good example of creative ways to develop innovative solutions by engaging communities who participate for financial, social and professional rewards.
This article is for the entrepreneurs who would like to find out some ways they can utilize the knowledge of the crowd in their business.
One can crowdsource many things and this article is an example of crowdsourcing a song where more that two thousand people contributed.
This article is about Spiceworks, a Windows-based network management software that combines a host of well-developed tools into one.
The article discusses the value in customer co-creation. If a customer helps you come up with an idea that you can make into a salable product or service, clearly there is value. Inviting customers...
The article is a good read as it gives the details of what TrustPilot is and how it works.
An essential read that shares best practices for Web 2.0 development. Very useful information and well written. Top tips on software design, development and release.
From a full read of this article at it's source you will find a good set of questions regarding the present and future of peer production.
This article is a good example of how company is using crowdsourcing to solve a problem.
This articles talks about the project Assignment Zero, an attempt to crowdsource journalism.
A good read providing some of the metrics/measurement criteria that should be adopted to determine the impact of open innovation within an organization.
A good read on benefits of introducing a single customer view.