Don Tapscott on mass collaboration
blog Open InnovationGreat example of Proctor and Gamble solving a problem.
Matthew KellyNov 26, 2010 05:33 am GMT1167 views
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Great example of Proctor and Gamble solving a problem.
With a community of over 50,000 filmmakers around the world Poptent already likes to refer to itself as the globe's largest video production house, crowdsourcing not just production, but also ideation and other products. Brands including General Mills, GE, Proctor & Gamble, Unilever, Nestle, American Express, LG, Netflix, Frito-Lay are among those to utilize Poptent's services, and that roster is likely to expand with the help of $5.5 million in new investments.
In parallel to convincing the readers that crowdsourcing is here to stay, the author raises some thought-provoking questions in this article, about the challenges and impact of crowdsourcing and...
Excellent reference article on the benefit of crowd sourcing and other large brand examples.
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,...
Articles on crowdsourcing seem to spread one message: every firm should use the ‘power of the mass’ by tapping into a global pool of online voluntary resources. I do not deny that crowdsourcing is a beneficial concept to a number of firms, but there is also a different story to tell. I have observed that little or no attention has been paid to the drawbacks of crowdsourcing. These disadvantages result in unexpected costs that have the potential to wipe out some or all of the benefits of crowdsourcing.
In the first part of this article I describe which types of crowdsourcing currently exist and the benefits of crowdsourcing. In the second part (published tomorrow), I explore some of the drawbacks of crowdsourcing.
In some cases, crowdsourcing is the business. Some companies, such as Netflix, have put a mighty fine price tag on their crowdsourced efforts. Others, like Dell and Starbucks, utilize the concept...
Open innovation is an approach every company, from the one-man-band to the world’s biggest multinationals, can use. It has the advantages of bringing new perspectives, insights and inspiration to...
P&G runs its own public site, pgconnectdevelop.com, which posts calls for consumer diagnostic kits, water filtration systems, and hair removers. It draws 300 idea submissions a month.And as...
Techolab is intended to use technology + social innovation to engage and motivate young people to participate in the development of innovative solutions to the problems affecting the most...
Managed by Un Techo Para’s Chile Center for Innovation, each quarter, Techolab brings a unique competition to Chile, which is intended to engage and motivate young people to participate in the...
The answer, Foster realized, was to crowd-source a solution to "end hunger on the weekend" for Killarney students. On Thursday night, about 20 people answered the call to arms. Folks...
Software analyst Derek Singleton shares his thoughts on ushering the crowd deeper into the manufacturing process.
Forbes contributor Raul Chao shares some of his thoughts on what Open Innovation is all about.
For competitive intelligence researchers who wish to take a proactive approach to gather strategic information on their competitors via the social web, crowdsourcing sites must be monitored...
Mohler’s Orlando company specializes using the Internet-based concept of “crowd funding” to help veterans raise capital in small donated increments by putting out the word online. “We’re very...
All kinds of innovated solutions can be crowdsourced. For example, Proctor & Gamble have achieved their objective of increasing external development of new products from 20% to 35% by using...
Two projects seeking to study the bacteria, fungi and other microscopic creatures that live on human bodies are now posted on Indiegogo, a crowdfunding website. Almost anyone is able to participate...
Scientific American is teaming up with open innovation platform InnoCentive to launch the Scientific American Open Innovation Pavilion, an online hub where citizen scientists will come together to tackle scientific challenges that stump companies, non-profits, and governments.
Gartner research analysts' Leif Eriksen and Paul Proctor suggest ‘crowdsourcing’ risk management in the same way a company might workshop innovation; internally, externally and online; by...
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.
