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The future of crowdsourcing will be shaped by technology such as AI, blockchain, and the gig economy. Or, is it the other way around?

The emergence of new technology in artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and the gig economy is likely to continue shaping the future of crowdsourcing.

How Governments Apply Crowdsourcing To Spark Citizen Empowerment

How Governments Apply Crowdsourcing To Spark Citizen Empowerment

Crowdsourcing. We talk about it. We educate people how to use it. But it is also an overused and underappreciated word, according to Forbes. Its influence is now spawning to government affairs thanks to the Internet. In 2013, President Obama called out to the federal...

Summit to Boost Collaborative Innovation in Africa

Summit to Boost Collaborative Innovation in Africa

Crowdsourcing Week, the first global platform uniting thought leadership on collaboration and crowdsourcing, will bring its first event to Africa. In collaboration with Innocentrix, an innovation business and technology service company, CSW Summit Johannesburg will...

Crowdsourcing News Roundup – December 11

Crowdsourcing News Roundup – December 11

Holiday season is already here and in a few more weeks, it will be 2016! And for this week, here is a curated weekly roundup of the breaking news and must-read thought leadership pieces on the crowd economy spotted by the Crowdsourcing Week team.  From Goldman Sachs...

Summit To Galvanise Crowdsourcing Ecosystem in the Middle East

Summit To Galvanise Crowdsourcing Ecosystem in the Middle East

Crowdsourcing Week is thrilled to announce the upcoming CSW Summit Tehran on May 20, 2016, in partnership with Eventbox, an events marketing and management platform. The agenda will focus on the crowdfunding and collaborative approaches that define a sharing economy....

8 Platforms Solving Mobility Globally

8 Platforms Solving Mobility Globally

As I write this article, Beijing has issued its first ever Red Alert on account of lethal air pollution. The “Airpocalyptic” view from my desk made me question the way we look at ridesharing and on-demand platforms. They are not just the next profit-making startup...

Top 10 Equity Crowdfunding Platforms in Europe

Top 10 Equity Crowdfunding Platforms in Europe

Crowdfunding is growing significantly and is forecasted to surpass venture capital funding in 2016 according to a recent report. The practice itself is more than doubling, every year according to Forbes. In 2015, $USD 34.4 billion, was raised across the...

Crowdsourcing News Roundup – November 27

Crowdsourcing News Roundup – November 27

Capping the week, we’d like to extend our Thanksgiving greetings to our readers. And of course, as part of our routine, here’s a curated weekly roundup of the breaking news and must-read thought leadership pieces on the crowd economy spotted by the Crowdsourcing Week...

The New Era of Economic Abundance

The New Era of Economic Abundance

Last decade was about YOU - the next decade will be about WE. Welcome to the new world of what Epi Ludvik Nekaj refers to as “Crowd Capital”. Just as the democratization of content in the past decade led to structural disruption in media-related sectors, the emerging...

Get the Insider Scoop on our Equity Crowdfunding Rewards

Get the Insider Scoop on our Equity Crowdfunding Rewards

In less than one week, our supporters and community have helped us raise nearly 30% of our equity crowdfunding raise investment goal, and gained access to some SWEET campaign rewards! Have you taken a look at the rewards on offer yet? They provide a unique opportunity...

CSW Global 2016 Coming to London in April

CSW Global 2016 Coming to London in April

CSW continues its mission of bridging the exponential needs of our times with the crowd economy. And we are coming to London, April 11-15, 2016 for the 4th edition of Crowdsourcing Week's flagship global conference. Mark your calendars as we bring the best practices...

Why We’re Crowdfunding: Bold Step For Exponential Impact

Why We’re Crowdfunding: Bold Step For Exponential Impact

Crowdfunding. It's sounds exciting, but by no means easy. After months of preparation, we have just launched an equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube and are ready for the next chapter in CSW's growth journey. Why are we doing this?  It's overwhelming, yet humbling...

Crowdsourcing News Roundup – November 20

Crowdsourcing News Roundup – November 20

From crowdsourcing projects to track UFOs to building a new smartphone to democratizing light and water, here’s a curated weekly roundup of the breaking news and must-read thought leadership pieces on the crowd economy spotted by the Crowdsourcing Week team about...

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