Can crowdsourcing and collaboration offer new solutions where older, traditional ways of doing business have failed to deliver? The answer is a resounding ‘yes’. As digital technology has grown, so too has the number of tools that can be used for collaboration and...
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How Can We Leverage The Power Of The Crowd To Build Tomorrow’s Economy and Find Breakthroughs?
With each day, more technologies enable the practice of crowdsourcing to become more sophisticated and viable. From Airbnb for stays to BlaBlaCar and Careem in transportation, crowdsourcing and sharing economy companies have shifted behaviors in the marketplace for good. We are now in a prime position to lead the change in applying crowd principles to breakthrough opportunities to expand its reach and foster sustainable growth.
More speakers confirmed for CSW Summit Arctic Circle in March
Crowdsourcing Week returns to the remoteness of Swedish Lapland inside the Arctic Circle in March 2017 for what promises to be an exciting blend of presentations, panel discussions and audience participation. A three day CSW Summit Arctic Circle will take place March...
CSW Arctic Circle Summit March 15-17 2017 (plus optional March 18-19 extension)
Crowdsourcing Week returns to the remoteness of Swedish Lapland inside the Arctic Circle in March 2017 for what promises to be an exciting blend of presentations, panel discussions and audience participation with team workshops and voting for best ideas from a range...
Diverse Crowdfunding Models Across Sectors Highlighted at CSW Europe 2016
Spread throughout the four full days of speaker sessions and panel discussions at the Crowdsourcing Week Europe 2016 conference in Brussels November 21-25 there were a number of sessions dedicated to crowdfunding. Here is a summary of them. Fredrik Barkenhammar of...
Crowdsourcing Young Achievers Take the Stage at CSW Europe 2016
The final day of the week-long CSW Europe 2016 conference in Brussels finished with a final innovation as two outstanding young delegates hosted the event on-stage. Earlier in 2016 Crowdsourcing Week launched its Young Achiever Programme to find 27 outstanding...
Where Education and Entrepreneurship Meet Crowdsourcing (Day 5 Recap, CSW Europe)
The crowd economy is creating massive shifts in the future of work, education and employment. How can and should today’s educational structure change to better prepare next generations for a different work environment? In today’s session we heard from some of the top...
The Crowd-Powered Market Shift to Energy Decentralisation & Renewable Sources (Day 4 Recap, CSW Europe)
The theme of Day 4 at CSW Europe 2016 in Brussels was Energy & Sustainability. Crowdsourcing Week’s CEO Epi Ludvik Nekaj opened the day and set the scene for a day’s presentations and discussions on crowdsourcing in the energy sector. For reasons explained...
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Numerous Stakeholders Harness Technology, Big Data To Make Cities Smarter [Day 3 Recap, CSW Europe]
Today’s theme was Smart Cities, Sharing Economy and Mobility. These three aspects of the crowd economy naturally come together in the process of seeking solutions to today’s and tomorrow’s challenges that require a holistic approach with 360 degree vision. Epi Ludvik...
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Even Crowdsourcing Will Be Disrupted [Day 2 Recap, CSW Europe]
What an amazing day! Here are some key contributions from several of the more than 25 presenters and panelists who spoke on topics within the day’s themes of Crowdsourcing, Co-creation and Crowd Innovation, #CSWEurope16. After a welcome by Crowdsourcing Week’s founder...
Crowdsourcing Week Europe 2016 begins with EU support
Four days of quickfire presentations and stimulating panel discussions about the crowd economy and its impact on established markets began last night with a reception at BNP Paribas Fortis in Brussels for speakers, VIPs and guests. Maris Sefcovic, VP EU European...
Entrepreneurs are not that brave…
… they just know how to ‘reduce risk’ with human and business sense. Entrepreneurs are often celebrated as risk takers; people who have the courage to achieve goals with resources outside of their control. But let me share a little secret with you: Most...
Future of Work, Education and Entrepreneurship at Day 5 of CSW Europe 2016
What did you want to be when you grew up? This is perhaps rather an outmoded question, isn’t it, more suited to a “jobs for life” culture? What occupations can people choose that aren’t going to disappear over the next 25 years or so. If Uber has its way automated...
Editor of new crowdfunding book presents at CSW Europe 2016
Crowdsourcing Week founder and CEO Epi Ludvik Nekaj is one of a number of worldwide contributory authors of a new book, “Crowdfunding for Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Innovation.” Reading this book will provide insight on the changes taking place in...
Crowdsourcing, Co-creation and Crowd Innovation – Day 2 of Crowdsourcing Week Europe 2016
The UK’s Sunday Times recently reported on blockchain newcomer Zcash rivalling virtual currency Bitcoin with its advantage of complete anonymity. Related blockchain reputation and security issues are items we have recently covered at Crowdsourcing Week with articles...
If the sun has so much energy why do we have to pay for any?
CSW Europe 2016 conference day on energy decentralisation, energy transition, personal renewable energy generation, reforestation to combat air pollution & more
Smart Cities, Sharing Economy and Mobility at CSW Europe 2016
Big data is a market currently estimated to be worth around $40bn and projected to reach $66.8bn by 2021, according to Ben Rossi in Information Age. And up to October 2016 there have been 22,800 questions posted on Quora related to big data. Some less...
Is there a sustainable future for solar energy?
Energy and Sustainability is a theme at CSW Europe 2016
CSW Summit Bangalore Recap
CSW’s Summit in Bangalore on September 10 was the first Crowdsourcing Week event held in India, co-hosted by the Digital Empowerment Foundation. The day’s presentations will be available soon and we will update this article with a link. In the meantime what follows is...
Final Countdown to CSW Summit Bangalore
Crowdsourcing Week, in partnership with the Digital Empowerment Foundation, is delighted to bring its first summit to India on September 10 in Bangalore. It will focus on crowdfunding and collaborative approaches that define a sharing economy and local and...
CSW Summit Bangalore on 10 September 2016 focuses on the Crowd Economy
In partnership with Digital Empowerment Foundation, Crowdsourcing Week Summit Bangalore will bring crowdsourcing and the crowd economy to centre stage in our first event held in India. Indian and international speakers, including Osama Manzar, Founder and Director of...
A Recap of CSW Summit Johannesburg
CSW Summit Johannesburg on 24 June 2016 was Crowdsourcing Week’s first event in Africa. It was held on Day Two of the InnoLive 2016 conference presented by Innocentrix. The day’s presentations can be accessed here, and here is a brief recap on some of the event’s...