Blog | Crowdsourcing Week

Summer Internship at Crowdsourcing Week 2019

by Mia Zamora | Jun 24, 2019 |

Crowdsourcing Week (CSW) is looking for Summer Interns. Through our events, CSW fosters open innovation and crowdsourcing practices within organizations. By working closely with both the CEO & the head of Marketing, you will...

Building Smart Cities Step By Step

by Clive Reffell | Jun 21, 2019 |

55% of the world’s 7.7 billion people already live in urban environments, and this figure is rising fast. With the simple act of a footstep, Pavegen’s smart flooring system enables people to physically participate in the...

Why CSW Global 2019 is in San Francisco

by Clive Reffell | Jun 20, 2019 |

San Francisco has a history of cultural diversity that makes it a spawning ground for new trends and breakthroughs. The city boomed when the California Gold Rush in the mid 1800’s brought 300,000 people from around the world....

The Growing Gig-Economy Spurs Demand for Online Payment and Banking Services

by Clive Reffell | Jun 20, 2019 |

With young people finding it increasingly hard to find quality and meaningful work, more and more are turning to the gig-economy. Although this form of work can be unpredictable, stressful and at times downright precarious, and...

The Influence of Crowd Technology on Democracy

by Clive Reffell | Jun 19, 2019 |

We live in changing times in which high levels of human migration to developed countries has generated a resurgence of nationalist, populist politics. A more confrontational political landscape is fuelled by deliberately...

AI Can Make Fund Managers Superhuman

by Stephen Cole | Jun 13, 2019 |

“AIs are really dumb.” The person who said this, Yoshua Bengio in June this year, is often cited as one of the founding fathers of Artificial Intelligence and recently was awarded the A.M. Turing Award. So why would...

8 Common Mistakes to Avoid in Rewards Crowdfunding

by Nora Mork | Jun 12, 2019 |

Starting a donations-for-rewards crowdfunding campaign is an appealing idea for many, and the conception is that you can post an idea on a platform and the money will start rolling in. In reality, most campaigns fail to reach...

Seven Tips For Writing An Impactful Crowdfunding Pitch

by Chloe Bennett | Jun 4, 2019 |

Donations crowdfunding has become one of the most viable ways to garner financial support for really any venture. Naturally, the ventures which sound the most exciting, like films, games, apps etc, are the ones which get the...

Prize Competitions Part 3: Choosing the Appropriate Crowd to Compete

by Christopher Frangione | May 30, 2019 |

This is the third part in our three-part blog series on prize competitions. In Part 1 we shared the power of prize competitions. Part 2 helped you understand what makes a successful prize competition. Now, we will give you some...

Top 15 Crowdfunding Platforms in Europe

by Priti Ambani | May 30, 2019 |

Crowdfunding in Europe has attained a significant level of growth, adoption and maturity in recent years. The European Commission’s Startup Europe that “aims to strengthen the business environment for web and ICT...