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video Distributed KnowledgeIn this eighth episode of TEDxAmsterdam's Human Nature Forecast series, Robert van Meer and Tim Meuleman share their thoughts about the role of 'human nature' in crowdsourcing (part...
video Distributed KnowledgeIn this eighth episode of TEDxAmsterdam's Human Nature Forecast series, Robert van Meer and Tim Meuleman share their thoughts about the role of 'human nature' in crowdsourcing. In...
document CrowdfundingRobert Cox, CEO of CoolerEarth, states, "This eco-friendly furniture line takes advantage of gravity and eliminates the use of hardware, utilizing its Slip-Fit design that enables customers to...
document Distributed Knowledge
the E. coli outbreak provides an encouraging precedent for the application of open-source genome analyses to future outbreaks, particularly those caused by pathogens where there is no existing...
document Distributed KnowledgeWith participation of consumers at the core, Tim and Robert see a changing role for companies in the future. Where companies used to add value by efficiency and knowledge, their adding value will...
document Distributed Knowledge
The US Geological Survey (USGS), which runs USNPN , released the details in an announcement today:
"The millionth observation was done by Lucille Tower, a citizen-scientist in...
article CrowdfundingEven more innovative, Roboy’s development is being financed in part by crowdfunding — online donations from the public — in return for consideration based on amounts given. A small donation buys a...
document Crowdfunding
ExplorationFunder's stunning web-based platform helps solve these pain points in the capital raising process. These include deal sourcing and investor sourcing; standardized company profiles...
document Distributed Knowledge, Open InnovationPatientsLikeMe developed a novel algorithm designed to match patients who reported taking lithium with a number of other ALS patients that had similar disease courses. By using a matched control...
document Distributed KnowledgeThe New 7 Wonders of Nature are the following: Table Mountain, Amazon, Iguazu Falls, Jeju Island, Komodo, Puerto Princesa Underground River and Halong Bay.
document Crowd Creativity
The winners of the National Geographic competition were taken from digital submissions on three categories of people, places and nature while judged by three National Geographic photographers....
document Crowdfunding
To supplement bootstrapping efforts, Carlotta Mast, editor in chief of Natural Foods Merchandiser, noted how some firms tapped into crowdsourcing efforts such as KickStarter and others turned to...
article Distributed Knowledge
Together with its follow-on initiative Naturalliance, the TESS project could become a test case for citizen democracy. "If [such initiatives] help to show the way to bottom-up democracy,...
article Distributed KnowledgeCrowdsourcing efforts, such as those involved in the Escherichia coli O104 outbreak and, most recently, ash dieback disease, reflect a new era of community engagement in genomic analyses.
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For the first time in 40 years, the organization needs to imagine its own change. The organization is crowdsourcing inputs to help guide the open space district in its decisions about land...
Distributed Knowledge, Open Innovation
The Open Planet Ideas project, sponsored by Sony and WFF (the World Wide Fund for Nature), is a true web2.0 green-hearted initiative, aimed at crowdsourcing responses from the online masses that will address key environmental issues. Cheaper than in-house R&D and more Mother Nature friendly, Sony scores great PR and the electronics giant’s own technology gets repurposed.
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video Crowd Creativity, Distributed KnowledgeThis video is a sneak peak of the film, and consists of a collection of different filmmakers and amateur videographers' moments with nature. In addition, its a great example of how beneficial...
document Distributed KnowledgeAccording to Glenn Wightwick of IBM's research and development lab in Melbourne, mining information from Facebook and Twitter during the situation would allow emergency services and police to...
site Distributed Knowledge / Environment (Green)
Urban Edibles is a crowdsourced map that help you find wild food sources in Portland, Oregon. They provide resources for those interested in wild edible, medicinal and otherwise notable plants....