Usually a philanthropic, humanitarian, environmental or charitable project that attracts widespread support. Includes impact investing
All things are possible if you hustle with the crowd like how artist Ai Weiwei did. This prominent Chinese contemporary artist and political activist will do anything to complete his work of art in Australia after Danish toy company, Lego refused to sell him a bulk...
The Syrian refugee crisis is a tragic reminder of how humanity needs to respond to a slew of new problems that we are not sure how to handle. No one has all the answers, but we must begin somewhere. Before all of the strategic and formal programs that can emerge to...
All eyes are on Greece’s financial crisis — and on Indiegogo, a crowdfunding platform. Can collective action of world citizens bail a country out of debt? Thom Feeney, a marketing manager based in UK, got the ball rolling on crowdfunding platform Indiegogo, believing...
Can crowds be better than experts? Zenia Tata, Executive Director, Global Expansion, XPRIZE said, “Sometimes, yes. It's not as much about finding FEW expert answers but finding MANY crazy ideas and vetting them into expert solutions.” She discussed the problem-solving...
Only four weeks to go before Crowdsourcing Week's 3rd Global Annual Conference. And in a preview to the exciting & intensive content at CSW Global 2015, we are chatting with Zenia Tata of XPRIZE, one of speakers in our stellar lineup on April 22. #Crowdchat is a...
Crowdsourcing Week is hosting a series of Twitter chats as we head to into the CSW 2014 Global Conference in Singapore, April 7-11, 2014. Next up we're talking with leading experts like Nanjira Sambuli, Patrick Meier and Ollie Halimatussadiah on some relevant...
For nearly a year now we’ve been working on a production to promote domestic adventure tourism among Indian youth. This project has been conceptualized in collaboration with an American adventure enthusiast and filmmaker. However, the reason it hasn't taken off the...
We see advances in technology almost everyday. But the rate at which these percolate to poor farmers in developing countries is slow enough to throw them into a vicious poverty cycle. The team at Barefoot Lightning is trying to change that via their Talisman Mobile...
In an article written by Dharmesh Shah, HubSpot’s Co-founder and CTO, Shah seeks to make a statement on why company culture is so important. Shah went so far as to create an infographic and SlideShare deck to further hone in on his points involving workplace...
We are always being taught to become great leaders. But how often have you see information or tips to become a great follower? What makes a pioneering follower. You will agree with me that a movement cannot be created with just a bunch a great leaders. We need an...
The New York City Marathon, which has run every year since 1970, including in 2001, two months after Sept 11 has been cancelled, in wake of the havoc and distress caused by Superstorm Sandy. Public displeasure over the fact that critical resources could be diverted to...