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At the end of each week I try to round up the biggest or most interesting developments in the crowdsourcing world, and this week like most has given me plenty of fodder to choose from, including crowdsourced beer, biomolecules and as if that weren't enough--how about crowdfunding a revolution? Exciting times, folks. Read on for all the details:
An easy read that will let you know what crowdsourcing is, and explains it with good examples.
A good read which discusses in detail crowdfunding and journalism.
A good example of creative ways to develop innovative solutions by engaging communities who participate for financial, social and professional rewards.
The article gives examples of few of the companies that have taken the advantage of crowdsourcing and have achieved effective results. This is a win-win situation for both the individual providing...
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.
A good read providing some of the metrics/measurement criteria that should be adopted to determine the impact of open innovation within an organization.
The article provides a link to an essay written on civil rights and social justice issues by Leonard Witt.
A start for those looking to learn about the fundamentals of crowdsourcing.
A well written and thoughtfully presented article on how social media is changing the ways that companies interact with their customers to gain new insights and ideas through open innovation.
The Crowdfunding Campaign to Change Crowdfunding Law raised the funds for supporting the Sustainable Economies Law Center to draft its mighty petition to the SEC, "Request for rulemaking to...
In this video Daren explains that the way crowdsourcing works is that a company has a problem it wants to solve and it broadcasts that problem through on-line communities to a ‘crowd”. The crowd...
A good read on UK Film and TV industry- discussing its drawback, infrastructure and finance models.
This article raises an interesting question: Can crowdsourcing be a faster and more effective approach than the traditional product development processes that organizations generally follow.
Very interesting take on banking services by Scred, for communities (global/virtual), which do away with issues of traditional banking such as bureaucracy, high capital requirement, regulations etc.
InnoCentive is the open innovation and crowdsourcing pioneer that enables organizations to solve their key problems by connecting them to diverse sources of innovation including employees,...
Nokia betalabs website enables Nokia to share future products that are in beta phase development with its loyal customers. Nokia provides advanced information and access to its new products in...
ideaken enables common individuals to collaborate to innovate in return of reward and recognition, but mostly for intellectual satisfaction & the passion to make a difference. ideaken enables...
NineSigma is one of the most experienced and advanced Open Innovation service providers in the world. Founded in 2000, NineSigma was offering open innovation solutions long before it was an...
Innovation Exchange is an open innovation marketplace for Global 5000 companies and not–for–profit organizations. Innovation exchange, a web-based community is comprised of smart people from the...
Pifworld is a charity platform where members can make donations to their favorite projects. Pifworld provides the opportunity to participate in many types of projects including projects that enable...
Founded in 2010, the industry website, Crowdsourcing.org, is a neutral organization dedicated solely to crowdsourcing and crowdfunding. As one of the most influential and credible authorities in the crowdsourcing space, Crowdsourcing.org is recognized worldwide for its intellectual capital, crowdsourcing and crowdfunding practice expertise and unbiased thought leadership.
