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crowdSPRING - The Story Behind The Start-up
document Crowd Creativity, Open Innovation, Tools

A good read on how crowdSPRING, a crowdsourcing company was started.

Crowdsourcing.orgAug 26, 2010 05:53 pm GMT15470 views
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Bicycle Built for Two Thousand
video Crowd Creativity, Distributed Knowledge, Open Innovation

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.

Carl EspostiAug 22, 2010 10:01 pm GMT0 views
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Bicycle Built for Two Thousand
Crowdsourcing (Definition/Examples)
document Crowd Creativity, Distributed Knowledge, Open Innovation

An easy read that will let you know what crowdsourcing is, and explains it with good examples.

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Crowdsourcing (Definition/Examples)
The Future of Our Cities: Open, Crowdsourced, and Participatory
document Crowd Creativity, Distributed Knowledge

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.

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The Future of Our Cities: Open, Crowdsourced, and Participatory
Art design for the masses, chosen by the masses
document Crowd Creativity, Distributed Knowledge, Open Innovation

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...

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Art design for the masses, chosen by the masses
If Crowdsourcing is Evil, This is its Soundtrack
document Crowd Creativity, Distributed Knowledge

An interesting article and an extensive comment stream challenging the merits of crowdsourcing.

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If Crowdsourcing is Evil, This is its Soundtrack
In Conversation with Shannon Low, co-founder of Mobrick
document Crowd Creativity, Distributed Knowledge

A good read where Shannon Low shares the story behind Mobrick, and answers questions related to the two sites, Shoplette and Zinerepublic.

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In Conversation with Shannon Low, co-founder of Mobrick
The wisdom of crowds
document Crowd Creativity, Distributed Knowledge

A good read on the psychology of crowds.

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The wisdom of crowds
Crowdsource as a way to create a community
document Distributed Knowledge, Open Innovation, Tools

A good read on how crowdsourcing drives participation within communities and let people feel recognized and heard.

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Crowdsource as a way to create a community
A Clearinghouse for Netflix Prize-Like Contests
document Crowd Creativity, Distributed Knowledge, Open Innovation

A good example of creative ways to develop innovative solutions by engaging communities who participate for financial, social and professional rewards.

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A Clearinghouse for Netflix Prize-Like Contests
Model for Collaborative Decision Making
document Distributed Knowledge, Open Innovation

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.

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Model for Collaborative Decision Making
Bicycle Built For 2,000
document Crowd Creativity, Distributed Knowledge

One can crowdsource many things and this article is an example of crowdsourcing a song where more that two thousand people contributed.

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Bicycle Built For 2,000
Spiceworks Employs Crowdsourcing to Tap the Wisdom of the Masses
document Distributed Knowledge, Tools

This article is about Spiceworks, a Windows-based network management software that combines a host of well-developed tools into one.

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Spiceworks Employs Crowdsourcing to Tap the Wisdom of the Masses
Three areas of value that result from customer co-creation
document Crowd Creativity, Distributed Knowledge

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...

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Three areas of value that result from customer co-creation
TrustPilot crowdsources customer satisfaction stats, just in time for Chrimbo
document Crowd Creativity, Distributed Knowledge

The article is a good read as it gives the details of what TrustPilot is and how it works.

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TrustPilot crowdsources customer satisfaction stats, just in time for Chrimbo
50 Essential Strategies For Creating A Successful Web 2.0 Product
document Distributed Knowledge, Open Innovation, Tools

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.

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50 Essential Strategies For Creating A Successful Web 2.0 Product
A strategic drawing board for peer production
document Crowd Creativity, Distributed Knowledge

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.

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A strategic drawing board for peer production
Article One Crowdsourcing Prior Art to Challenge Worlds.com
document Crowd Creativity, Distributed Knowledge

This article is a good example of how company is using crowdsourcing to solve a problem.

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Article One Crowdsourcing Prior Art to Challenge Worlds.com
Assignment Zero, open-source journalism
document Crowd Creativity, Distributed Knowledge

This articles talks about the project Assignment Zero, an attempt to crowdsource journalism.

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Assignment Zero, open-source journalism
Collaborate to innovate: Metrics for Open Innovation? What's my open innovation quotient?
document Crowd Creativity, Distributed Knowledge, Open Innovation

A good read providing some of the metrics/measurement criteria that should be adopted to determine the impact of open innovation within an organization.

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Collaborate to innovate: Metrics for Open Innovation? What's my open innovation quotient?
Connected Intelligence
document Distributed Knowledge, Tools

A good read on benefits of introducing a single customer view.

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Connected Intelligence