Energy and Sustainability is a theme at CSW Europe 2016
Nadeem Ashraf
Collaborative Engagement to Shape the Future of Crowdsourcing
Wikistrat and Crowdsourcing Week are organizing an exclusive, virtual exercise called “The Future of the Crowdsourcing World.” It will take place from September 27 to 29, 2016 and you can be part of it. Through taking part you will understand your industry trends,...
5th ECN Crowdfunding Convention is a must-attend event
Crowdsourcing Week is pleased to support the European Crowdfunding Network and tell you about the 5 th ECN Crowdfunding Convention taking place 3-4 November 2016 in Paris at Le Hub Bpifrance. From potential Brexit effects on fintech to blockchains for crowdfunding the...
Final Countdown to CSW Summit Bangalore
Crowdsourcing Week, in partnership with the Digital Empowerment Foundation, is delighted to bring its first summit to India on September 10 in Bangalore. It will focus on crowdfunding and collaborative approaches that define a sharing economy and local and...
Deliveroo’s attempted new pay deal a return to “bad old days”?
Deliveroo sparked a rebellion among a section of its London delivery workers after trying to impose a unilateral change to their pay structure. It was going to change from £7 per hour plus £1 per each delivery to a straight £3.75 per delivery. In essence this was a...
Crowdcube raises over £5m for itself
Before today, UK equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has raised more than £173m from over 295,000 investors to complete 426 successful raises, and described itself as the world’s leading investment crowdfunding platform. Minutes ago that status was confirmed...
CSW Summit Bangalore on 10 September 2016 focuses on the Crowd Economy
In partnership with Digital Empowerment Foundation, Crowdsourcing Week Summit Bangalore will bring crowdsourcing and the crowd economy to centre stage in our first event held in India. Indian and international speakers, including Osama Manzar, Founder and Director of...
A Recap of CSW Summit Johannesburg
CSW Summit Johannesburg on 24 June 2016 was Crowdsourcing Week’s first event in Africa. It was held on Day Two of the InnoLive 2016 conference presented by Innocentrix. The day’s presentations can be accessed here, and here is a brief recap on some of the event’s...
Digital currency Ethereum may have less than a month to live
A $50m hack sent the value of digital currency Ethereum tumbling yesterday (June 17) from around $21 to below $15, reported Business Insider in Singapore in response to Ethereum’s own blog post release. The money is currently currently sitting in a locked fund...
Countdown to CSW’s first African Summit on June 24
The crowd economy is set to take Africa by storm, and CSW Summit Johannesburg on the second day of Innolive 2016 on June 24 will focus on collaborative innovation with the overall theme of “The Sharing Economy – Unlocking Africa’s Potential.” Local and international...
CSW Summit Tehran Recap
CSW Summit Tehran on May 20 was Iran’s first crowdsourcing/crowd economy conference . The event was attended by over 250 delegates at the National Library of Iran who enjoyed inspirational panel sessions and presentations featuring a lineup of Iranian and...
CSW Summit Jo’burg on Crowdsourcing and the Crowd Economy
We are very excited to be coming in June for our first event in Africa. Crowdsourcing Week is a global platform uniting thought leadership on the crowd economy and crowdsourcing. In collaboration with Innocentrix , an innovation business and technology service...
Countdown to Iran’s First Crowdsourcing Conference, CSW Summit Tehran, on 20 May
Crowdsourcing is a global practice, and we are excited to bring Iran’s first action-packed crowdsourcing summit to Tehran and showcase leading edge innovations in the crowd economy to an audience hungry for encouragement and opportunities in the business of sharing....
Join us May 20 at CSW Summit Tehran for Iran’s First Crowdsourcing Conference
The end of economic sanctions on Iran ended restrictions on Iranian trade, shipping and insurance. The International Monetary Fund estimates Iran’s GDP could grow by as much as 5% in 2016/17 from a standing start. And within this is an astonishing pent up demand from...
Empowering Crowds in an Era of Exponential Change: CSW Global 2016 Recap, Day 4
Today’s theme at Crowdsourcing Week Global 2016 was Crowdsourcing and Crowd Innovation. CSW founder Epi Ludvik Nekaj reminded us of the prediction made by American ‘futurist’ Ray Kurzwell. He believes the advancements made in the next 100 years will match those of the...
Ways to Live and Work Smarter: CSW Global 2016 Recap, Day 3
This year our global conference is in London, a truly iconic, vibrant, global city. And one that’s creaking at some of the seams of its infrastructure. This morning my tube was delayed on its journey to ease over-crowding at its end destination. The roads are...
Crowdfunding and Crowd Finance Beyond The Hype: CSW Global 2016 Recap, Day 2
The historic setting of the Regent Street Cinema in London witnessed the first day of Crowdsourcing Week Global 2016, a conference dealing with massive changes in how we do business. First sessions of the morning looked at the wide picture of the changing times we are...