911 Data Collection 240 million phone calls are made to 911 in the U.S., every year. The number in Europe is probably higher. The number in most African countries is impossible to ascertain. 911 and its variants across the globe are an old example of crowdsourcing...
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.
Max Sidorov Social Maverick or Just a Nice Guy
So what has not been said or covered by the media when it comes to Max Sidorov. Some call him a saint, others call Max a hero but Karen Klein just calls Sidorov -- “a nice guy.” Personally, as a father and son, I would just like to shake his hand and buy him a beer or...
Our Interview With François Petavy, CEO of eYeka
eYeka leverages the world’s creativity to enable organizations and people to create a better future together --eYeka And eYeka has worked with companies such as P&G, Kraft, Coca-Cola, Unilever, Danone, Hyundai and Microsoft -- to generate new ideas. Presently,...
Sean Moffitt: Why Social Business Success Needs a Pinch of Crowdsourcing
Crowdsourcing Week is proud to announce our very first Twitter event -- #CrowdChat. The event will be taking place on Wednesday, June 27th 2012 from 8pm - 9pm EDT. And who will be on #CrowdChat -- well I am hoping that you will be there? And besides you, we will also...
How the World’s Top Brands use Creative Crowdsourcing
Interbrand's ranking of the 100 Best Global Brands ranks some of the most famous brands in the world based on "all the many ways in which a brand touches and benefits its organization - from attracting and retaining talent to delivering on customer expectations"....
Liza Alert Uses Crowdsourcing To Find Missing Children
There is no better use case for crowdsourcing than leveraging the power of the crowd to find abducted children. And this is the core mission of LizaAlert.org. There is nothing more terrifying for a parent than realizing that your child is not where you left him or...
Andy Zynga of NineSigma Talks About NineSights
I first spoke with Andy in early May and he was educating me on open innovation. And on June 5th, NineSigma launched the first open innovation social media destination, NineSights. I was very curious about NineSights so I decided to reach out to Zynga to learn a bit...
The World Wide Fund Uses Crowd Intelligence
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF Switzerland) and Chaordix are working on an idea -- use the Swiss crowd, specifically startups, to develop new sustainable consumption ideas. Chaordix will be engaging its crowdsourcing community -- WWF Green Ideas -- to uncover...
Will Fansourcing Change Social Shopping, Ask Needle
So we talk a great deal about how companies and governments are using crowdsourcing, from co-creation to designing a new troop transport vehicle. But what if I told you that a company is using crowdsourcing -- more specifically fansourcing -- to supplement your...
PyBossa Brings Crowdsourcing To The Open Source Community
When we talk about crowdsourcing as a work process we normally think of paid work -- contests, macrotasks or microtasks. But what if I told you that we are only tapping into a portion of the crowdsourcing work potential? You have heard of open source? Open source is a...
Unilever Taps The Crowd For Help In Their Sustainability Goals
In November of 2010, Unilever established the -- Unilever Sustainable Living Plan. The plan set forth is an ambitious ten year program, towards sustainable growth. Unilever explains that the Plan not only addresses their operations but they are also taking...
Australian-based CrowdDesign Launches CrowdDesign.ca
Australian-based DesignCrowd has just launched DesignCrowd.ca. And although the Canadian branch still has the word “beta” in its name -- that has not deterred the over 76, 000 designer from signing-up. And it looks like CrowdDesign.ca is already running its first...