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.

When Crowds Respond, a Remarkable Work of Art is Created

When Crowds Respond, a Remarkable Work of Art is Created

All things are possible if you hustle with the crowd like how artist Ai Weiwei did. This prominent Chinese contemporary artist and political activist will do anything to complete his work of art in Australia after Danish toy company, Lego refused to sell him a bulk...

An Idea Is Not an Action Item

An Idea Is Not an Action Item

Clients of mine who pursue the practice of collaborative innovation express the concern that they may become the victim of their own success. What if they develop their practice? What if they expand their program? What if, as a result of achieving practice and program...

Innovation Management and Sustainability

Innovation Management and Sustainability

The firms S&P Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM, which focuses on sustainability investing, announced the results of their annual review of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (“DJSI”). The two state that the DJSI is the first global index to track the leading...

Giving Communities Wings with Body and Soul

Giving Communities Wings with Body and Soul

[INSPIRED BY RED BULL} Do you want to leverage the power of crowds? Do you want to turn a crowd into a community with purpose? Clear is that crowds become more effective at “anything” when they are enabled by systems and they are engaged by soul. Better systems allow...

The Syrian Refugee Crisis: The People Respond

The Syrian Refugee Crisis: The People Respond

The Syrian refugee crisis is a tragic reminder of how humanity needs to respond to a slew of new problems that we are not sure how to handle. No one has all the answers, but we must begin somewhere. Before all of the strategic and formal programs that can emerge to...