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Webinar – Action Items & Lessons for your Organization

Do you still have the CSW Global 2015 hangover? Great news for you! Whether you’ve attended the conference or not, here’s an access to the CSW global highlights. We’ll be having the executive roundtable webinar on Thursday, April 30, 2015 2PM Singapore time (7AM...

Wrap Up of CSW Global 2015 Startup Workshop

Crowdsourcing Week hosted the CSW Startup Workshop with the theme, “Accelerate Your Startup with Crowdsourcing and Crowdfunding,” held at PLUG-IN@BLK 71, a startup co-working and community space managed by the National University of Singapore. More than 60 delegates...

CSW Global 15: Collaborative Societies Empower Billions

CSW Global 2015 Day 3 started with a bang as sharing economy practitioners, thought-leaders and from Australia, Singapore, India, Philippines, US, Colombia, and Brussels and among others shared amazing insights, stories, and data on how crowdsourcing has empowered...

A Day of Insights When Crowds Meet Enterprise

The third annual Crowdsourcing Week Global Conference (Day 2) kicked-off with the theme “Business Meets Crowds: The Billion Dollar Opportunity.” Hundreds of delegates and crowd economy influencers and thought leaders from Singapore, Japan, Philippines, USA, UK, India,...

This Week in Crowdsourcing: News Roundup April 17

We’re getting closer to Crowdsourcing Week Global 2015 conference. And before we hit the road on Monday, we’re delivering some of the noteworthy news and updates in the crowdsourcing space for our weekly digest. PWC says sharing economy is ‘getting very big and ‘very...

Crowdchat Recap: Airbnb & the Hospitality Industry’s Evolution

Want to know how an airbed disrupted the hospitality industry? JJ Chai, Managing Director of Airbnb South East Asia and India, discussed this on the #Crowdchat and how the sharing economy can benefit cities, and its implications for travel in Asia. He said there are...

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This Week in Crowdsourcing: News Roundup April 10

The countdown starts today! Only 10 days to the Crowdsourcing Week Global 2015! We have updated our Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday themes and programmes plus the comprehensive list global speakers. Meanwhile, as part of our weekly digest, here is a list of...

How an Airbed Disrupted Hospitality: JJ Chai Airbnb

Anyone with extra space – an extra bedroom, a spare villa, or an apartment free over the weekend, can share their space to travellers around the world. All this started with an airbed. How did that happen?  As a sneak preview of what you’ll get from the most...

Meet the First Five Young Leaders Selected As YAP Fellows

We are excited to announce the first roundup of YAP (Young Achievers Program) Fellows—an initiative to recognize bright upcoming talent and ideas in the crowd economy—for Crowdsourcing Week Global Conference 2015. These YAP fellows are remarkably unstoppable in...

Shift Gears With Collaborative Societies at CSW Global 15

Editors Note: This blog is a part of  a 3-post series highlighting each day’s theme and programming at CSW Global 2015. Read all about Tuesday and Thursday – and do not miss Friday’s Startup Workshop! Ready for Wednesday’s sessions at CSW...

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Buckle Up For Business Meets Crowds at CSW Global 2015

Editors Note: This blog is a part of  a 3-post series highlighting each day’s theme and programming at CSW Global 2015. Read all about Wednesday and Thursday – and do not miss Friday’s Startup Workshop! Buckled up for the intensive and rapid-fire sessions at CSW...

This Week in Crowdsourcing: News Roundup March 27

Tons of exciting news and updates are churning this week on the 14 parts of the crowd economy; from crowd currencies to crowdfunding to sharing economy to civic engagement being talked about, it only shows the potency of crowdsourcing paradigm to different industries...

This Week in Crowdsourcing: News Roundup March 20

As part of our weekly mantra, we are delivering a list of curated news roundup—interesting news and updates on crowdsourcing, crowdfunding… in a nutshell, the 14 parts of the crowd economy landscape. Australia launches its first ever real-estate crowdfunding...

Democratizing Social Innovation: Zenia Tata of XPRIZE

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...

This Week in Crowdsourcing: News Roundup February 27

Wow! We’re already on the 58th day of 2015 and as we count the days ahead, news on crowdsourcing keep on churning day by day. We sure hope you’ve already made up your mind with the viral topic on the color of this dress that has shaken the crowd on the Internet. As...

12 Books on Crowdsourcing Every Innovator Should Read

Real leaders are readers. Do you agree? To jumpstart the second-half of  February, we’ve scouted these 12 crowdsourcing books every innovator should read to keep abreast on the industry, including crowdfunding, open-innovation, crowd economy, collaborative...

One Step Closer to People Powered Investments

A famous ancient poet Lao Tzu once said, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step,” and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the central banking authority of the country, releasing a consultation paper that outlines proposals of security based...