The Internet has democratized the way we communicate and get new ideas. Read on for 10 indispensable open innovation platforms to help your organization effectively innovate with the crowd. Or click here for a January 2021 update. Organizations, including Fortune 500...
Here's a Christmas day special of our curated weekly roundup of the breaking news and must-read thought leadership pieces on the crowd economy spotted by the Crowdsourcing Week team about sharing economy, crowdfunding, innovation and more. Sharing economy is shaping...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Crowdsourcing Week is excited to announce our new board of directors who will shape the company's growth journey with the expansion of CSW's flagship offerings and services. Founder and Chief Business Humaniser of Innate Motion, Christophe Fauconnier and Founder of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...