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For those that think that crowdsourcing is about logo design competitions the debate continues about whether crowdsourcing is in fact just a fad – an exploitation of underpaid workers that will fade quickly once the perception of novelty is gone. There are others however, that have figured that there is more to crowdsourcing and that it has the potential to stir things up. So why is this and what are we talking about? I recently met with Dwayne Spradlin, President and CEO of InnoCentive who shared his strategic vision for the company.
An easy read that will let you know what crowdsourcing is, and explains it with good examples.
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.
It is a good read challenging the reader to remove traditional boundaries and constraints to open up the technology innovation process to creative amateurs.
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 how crowdsourcing is affecting different industries.
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.
Daren C Brabham, Ph.D.is an assistant professor in the School of Journalism & Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he teaches and conducts research in...
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...
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.
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...
IdeaScale is an easy-to-use, yet powerful solution for the collection of feedback and ideas. Based on the principle of crowdsourcing, members of the IdeaScale community contribute ideas and then...
The occasion was the annual presentation of the Rolex Awards for philanthropy, given this year to remarkable individuals under 30 who are dedicated to improving life on the planet. Yet when Eno...
The critical issue for freelancers is to find sites that allow them to earn more for their work than they could on their own. Some crowdsourcing sites are approaching this point, especially sites...
At the beginning of this article, Paul provided a simple analogy of how open innovation or crowdsourcing works. Then later on, he provided examples of leading companies like Proctor and Gamble,...
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.
