For most of his life, Anton Seimon has been fascinated by the dynamics and formation of some of the strongest forces on Earth – tornadoes. Yet the scientific community did not know for sure whether tornadoes formed from the sky down or from the ground up. Until Anton...
Governments the world over are grappling with the task of deciding where it's safe for its citizens to travel to, whether to impose isolation sanctions on overseas visitors and people returning home, or just implement an outright ban on travel to and from certain...
This article from Matt Burns at Unearthed Solutions gives a fresh breakdown of the structured stages of an open innovation prize challenge. Headquartered in Perth, Western Australia, Unearthed Solutions helps its clients in the mining and mineral extraction industry...
With many people staying home due to Covid-19 restrictions, the gaming industry has seen increased engagement and revenue as people seek social interaction and entertainment. Platforms in this fast moving sector require equally fast-moving and best-in-class support...
How each of us has coped with the Covid-19 pandemic has shone an unblinking spotlight on our actions. Whether as a high risk front-line worker or a person who has been self-isolating, a government or corporate decision-maker, an employer or an employee, old or young,...
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,...
Our one-day Virtual Crowd Summit on June 11 covering Crowdfunding was very well received by attendees. It was structured in three parts: Parts 1 and 2 focused on Europe; Part 3 then featured speakers covering rewards and equity crowdfunding in North America, recent...
Our 11th June one-day Virtual Crowd Summit on Crowdfunding received great praise from the attendees. It was structured in three parts: Parts 1 and 2 focused on Europe, first Rewards Crowdfunding and then Equity Crowdfunding; Part 3 featured speakers from North America...
Ahead of our Virtual Crowd Summit on Crowdfunding on June 11, this is an overview of the impact of the pandemic lockdowns, working from home and social distancing on crowdfunding activity in the UK in 2020 during Covid-19. For generic background, a report from the...
AI (Artificial Intelligence) is at the heart of the most disruptive innovation since the Industrial Revolution – the current Knowledge Revolution. It can potentially increase the speed, efficiency, and effectiveness of public and private stakeholders’ actions in...
Bitcoin’s halving, its third, on May 11 2020 put it back in the news - as if it’s ever far away - and means Bitcoin miners now receive 6.25 bitcoins. We decided to use this event as an opportunity to remind ourselves of the fundamental tenets of this cryptocurrency...
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...
While the COVID-19 pandemic has sparked an immediate need for online education, it has also triggered the unbundling of the entire education industry. This, coupled with learner demands for flexible formats, will mean that the digital transformation that we’ve all...
Attendees at our first Virtual Crowd Summit experienced an international panel of speakers discussing and sharing how crowdsourcing-led techniques and models can help organisations. Help them to not only face up to the economic and operational implications of the...