Who are the top crowdsourcing influencers in the UK? The Crowdsourcing Week Team, along with our advisors are thrilled to present a new series on our picks for Crowdsourcing Week’s Global List of Experts. Over the next few weeks, we will share our lists of global...
Crowdsourcing
Discover the impactful ways crowdsourcing – the practice of engaging a ‘crowd’ or group for a common goal, often for innovation, problem solving, or efficiency – is being applied on many different levels and across various industries.
Lauren Anderson: Principles of Collaboration Will Help Brands Stay Relevant
Lauren Anderson, Chief Knowledge Officer of Collaborative Lab, joined us to discuss the shifting consumer mindset toward sharing, the future of collaborative consumption, and how businesses can keep up in the February 13, 2014 Twitter #CrowdChat hosted by...
5 Tips to Cultivate Crowdsourcing Culture in Organizations
I was recently asked - "What are your top five tips for individuals / organizations in approaching and management crowdsourcing?" This is a very relevant question for businesses and organizations looking to adopt a crowd-centric mindset. Through my exposure and...
Top 10 Crowdsourcing Experts Series – Canada
Note from editor: The Crowdsourcing Week Team, along with our advisors are thrilled to present a new series on our picks for Crowdsourcing Week's Global List of Experts. Over the next few weeks, we will share our lists of global innovators shaping the conversation on...
Crowdsourcing Even Your Business Plan
Open innovation, co-creation and crowdsourcing are becoming trendier and trendier. They are often used as synonyms, in different context; therefore there is a need to define what lies behind these words. Open innovation is a term defined by Henry Chesbrough, a...
Five Predictions for Crowdsourcing in 2014
Early last year, I wrote that, after a long inception period since its invention in 2007, crowdsourcing would "cross the chasm" and would become mainstream in 2013. This could have sounded like a self-fulfilling prophecy, but it turns out that 2013 will have been...
Sean Moffitt: Crowdsourcing Will be a Huge Boon to Operational Efficiency
We had a great #crowdchat today with Sean Moffit, Managing Director of Wikibrands today where Sean presented some clear answers and very interesting facts on the status of crowdsourcing in 2014 and his predictions for the future. "What are the big developments in...
Open Innovation or Co-creation and Coexistence of Business Models
We know (or we should know) that customers are the final judge of our performance in the markets and to remain in constant contact with them is a step towards innovation and consequently to the success of our organization. To be in constant contact with our customers...
How to be Productive
If your day is anything like mine, you are constantly bombarded with information. A lot of great information and some noise. This great infographic by Funders and Founders is useful to everybody trying to stay on track with the important tasks while being mindful of...
What Happens in an Internet Minute – Growth in One Year
The Internet is growing- rapidly. According to a recent article on Quartz, global internet users have grown by 3% in 2013 from 2012 and broadband speeds have increased a whopping 17%. Both these factors have led to more people using the internet to search, upload and...
Crowdsourcing + Crowdfunding = Accelerating Innovation for Local Motors
Local Motors, an early supporter of Crowdsourcing Week has consistently raised the bar on automotive innovation. The company has cultivated a thriving global community of auto-designers, engineers, fabricators and enthusiasts by pioneering an online design and...
3 Crowd Engagement Strategies
The Internet is a wonderful thing. The above gem appeared on my LinkedIn feed and I couldn't help myself but think about how accurate this is on so many levels. Successful CEOs know the importance of effective staff development, but are always torn by the fact that...