My first cross with crowdsourcing was more like a collision, brought on by a friend’s (considerate) attempt to help out and my (persistent) aversion to social-media-overshare. I had made the decision to buy a smartphone and asked a friend I considered tech-savvy for...
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.
CrowdChat With Crowdsourcing Author Ross Dawson, Jan 23 at 1 pm Sydney Time
We are so thrilled to announce that Ross Dawson will be joining us for our next Twitter #CrowdChat -- the man who wrote what’s considered “the must-read bible on using crowdsourcing effectively.” How to even begin introducing Ross Dawson? He is a globally-recognized...
Innovation Depends on Trust, Diversity and Knowledge Networks
"…knowledge diversity facilitates all types of contributions to open innovation projects" When we talk about interactions between companies and its exterior stakeholders, we can say that the knowledge or cultural diversity or even diversity with experiences is key to...
Do You Have The Courage to Follow?
We are always being taught to become great leaders. But how often have you see information or tips to become a great follower? What makes a pioneering follower. You will agree with me that a movement cannot be created with just a bunch a great leaders. We need an...
Crowdsource Your Customer Acquisition and Business Development
Using a crowdsourcing site for referrals can be a big time-saver as well. Anyone who owns or runs a business is always trying to maximize his limited time, and online crowdsourcing is very efficient. There is no travel involved, and conversations are limited to the...
Be Competitively Unpredictable!
Re-published from 15 Inno Can open innovation help your company become competitively unpredictable? Well, in this video, I start out by talking about John Conoley, a CEO at Psion, who said that this objective was one of the key reasons for him to pursue open...
Interview of Siham Belouadheh, Marketing Manager France of 99designs
On November 27th, 99designs announced the launch of a localized French website (99design.fr) and presented its Country Manager for France, Siham Belouadheh. Siham works closely with Eva Missling, 99designs’ General Manager of Europe, and will be supporting...
HunchBuzz: A Crowdsourcing Startup Helps Companies Reduce R&D Costs
HunchBuzz is a new New Zealand based startup on the block that provides cloud based customer & employee engagement platform. HunchBuzz enables entrepreneurs and businesses to strategically generate and manage innovative internal & external ideas, though...
Astronomers Welcome All to Identify Stars in Andromeda Galaxy
Astronomers are inviting the public to search Hubble Space Telescope images of the Andromeda galaxy to help identify star clusters and increase understanding of how galaxies evolve. The new Andromeda Project, set to study thousands of high-resolution Hubble images, is...
NASA Turns to the Crowds For New Website Ideas
NASA.gov is looking for change and is turning to its users for input. NASA has opened up a forum on the platform Ideascale. An innovation platform, for collaboration, Ideascale can help bring out the best ideas from your customers and stakeholders by giving them a...
Canada Tourism Turns to 35 Million Directors for Travel Video Ad
The Canada Tourism Commission wanted to bring a fresh perspective to its "Visit Canada" pitch and they turned to the team that knows Canada best - Citizens. The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) challenged 35 million Canadians to capture their country on film - and...
The Power of Crowds: Why Should We Listen.
Everyday we come across examples that demonstrate the power of crowds. It is evident that crowd-cooperation comes naturally to the human race and this is a potential that we have only just begun to experience. What happens when crowds co-innovate? They are able to...