Crowdsourcing marketing is a great way to get fresh ideas from global freelance specialists with different cultural backgrounds and without a company mindset.
Future of Work
How the impact of artificial intelligence and freelancing aka the gig economy is changing traditional workplace practices
Innovative Solutions for Call Centres use Crowdsourced Datasets for Better Automated Speech Recognition
Call centre users want to experience excellent customer service, and providing it is vital to the long-term success of any business. Callers want to be put through, ideally just once, to a skilful solutions provider who can address their issue quickly and accurately,...
Sustainability Needs to be Transparent and Accountable to be Sustainable
It’s easy to find numerous articles that explain how blockchain technology can track the whole supply chain journey of foodstuffs from “farm to fork,” from its raw origin to its presence on our plates. At the same time, a recent documentary on cocoa production told of...
How to Take Advantage of Crowdsourced AI Datasets from DefinedCrowd
Speech controlled apps and software, and voice recognition are swiftly moving from being a novelty to an everyday user expectation. Demand for voice-activated systems and devices is forecast to grow from what was a $9 billion market in 2017 to almost $32 billion by...
How Crowdsourcing Measures Can Tackle Mass Unemployment
In the seven years since I launched Crowdsourcing Week the Covid-19 pandemic is undoubtedly the biggest, and most awful global phenomenon. The pandemic lockdowns announced by most national governments meant the worldwide pool of available skilled labor grew virtually...
Top 10 Automated Accounts Payable Software for Tech Startups
Accounts Payable automation (APA) technology streamlines and automates accounts payable processes, removing manual tasks and providing better control over mass payments
Crowdsourcing Leverages the Power of Collective Consciousness
The Virtual Crowd Summit attendees on September 17 heard insights covering Collective Consciousness from a true collection of global experts. This article recaps the key issues the speakers covered regarding the benefits, demands and procedures of pulling together...
What Makes Sweden “The Innovation Nation”?
The gig market was already booming in Sweden, and Covid has increased the pace of change in an already mature freelance and gig marketplace. Sweden is also a global innovation leader, producing a disproportionate number of unicorn businesses including Skype, Spotify...
Tipalti’s Automated Payables Service Supports Online Creative Skills Improvement
Pandemic lockdowns around the world have caused health and economic chaos, which may now spiral in to mass unemployment as government-funded furlough schemes near closure dates. Retraining and acquiring new skills are a priority for many people, with online resources...
CSW / BOLD Internship Program 2020
Crowdsourcing Week (CSW) is looking for BOLD Interns. CSW is the leading global platform and content activation partner for the Crowd Economy. It connects innovators, entrepreneurs, start-ups and companies with the latest ideas and best practices in crowdsourcing,...
Managing Pandemic-Proof Payables for Digital Marketplaces
COVID-19 is going to be a generation’s shared memory, with its disruptive and generally negative effects. The lockdowns are increasing the size of the gig-economy workforce as some furloughed workers transition to a temporary income from any of the most in-demand jobs...
From Lecture Theatres to Living Rooms: Education’s New Normal
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered the unbundling of the entire education industry. It was a catalyst that accelerated the digital transformation to make online education mainstream.
A Crowdsourcing Rallying Cry to Harness the Power of Crowds
History shows that crowdsourcing is not new. Today, a proliferation of open innovation platforms encourages skilled experts throughout the world to compete for cash and status by offering solutions to an array of prize challenges, whether as individuals or as...
The Need for a Circular Economy-Based Global Construction Industry
A fundamental tenet of the sharing economy is to use resources more efficiently. At a time when all of us as individuals are increasingly asked to consider our use of air travel, single-use plastic products, and turning down room temperatures, the construction...
AI is Powering Breakthroughs in Many Markets and Sectors
Debates on the benefits of and threats from artificial intelligence are moving on. Projections of mass unemployment due to the loss of routine work are becoming more balanced by realisations that maybe 65% of children in primary school today are going to have jobs...
Crowdsourcing Creative Solutions from Freelance Designers is Thriving
When I set up my marketing business I sketched out a rough idea for a company logo and wondered what to do next. I’d heard of an online design service where I could search for someone to complete the task for me at a starting price of $5. It seemed silly not to give...
Say Goodbye to Coding for Industrial Production
In a world where everyone talks about the next industrial revolution, Industry 4.0, what would make coding special? What would a differentiator, a breakthrough, not just another nice-to-have feature? Our answer at WonderLogix is to use of plain English versus code...
Tipalti Launch NetNow Service to Incentivise Invoice Early Payment – What Does This Mean for Marketplace Platforms?
The banking and financial services sector is becoming more strategically focused and technologically advanced. It has to respond to growing consumer expectations while trying to defend market share against an increasing array of competitors who are each trying to eat...
Count on Mathesia to Improve Innovation
Mathesia is a crowdsourcing-based innovation platform headquartered in Italy, though available globally, that brings together a highly specialized crowd of about 3,000 vetted mathematicians and data scientists from around the world. Since launching in 2014, Mathesia’s...
The Growing Gig-Economy Spurs Demand for Online Payment and Banking Services
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 offers no traditional employee benefits...
10 of the BOLDest Accelerator Hubs In Europe
The first ever annual BOLD Awards gala dinner ceremony to announce the 12 category winners will take place April 5 on the campus of H-FARM just outside Venice, Italy. H-FARM is an innovation platform which supports and accelerates the creation of new startup...