Crowdsourcing Week Summit traveled to the Arctic Circle, March 12 &13 in the remote Swedish Laplands to observe, share and highlight the community applications of crowdsourcing that can have widespread global impact. In Voullerim, a small town of 800 people,...
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A New Paradigm: The 14 Parts of the Crowd Economy Landscape
Social media move over, there is a new game in town. Nothing wrong with spending oodles of time on social networks or video sharing sites, but how much of that effort has an organizational value to it? Questionable at the best of times. Social media's star in the...
This Week in Crowdsourcing: News Roundup March 13
Spring is slowly but confidently stepping in and bringing us fresh & exciting developments in crowdsourcing. Dive into these latest global developments with us! Crowdsourcing policy in India Indian government has just launched an updated version of MyGov.in....
The Essential List of Crowd Economy Leaders & Influencers: The #Crowd411
Meet the most influential thinkers, doers and practitioners in the crowd economy, all in one exhaustive list. As promised last week, we are unveiling the exhaustive list of crowd economy influencers. We're calling it the #Crowd411, the essential directory of people...
Your Airbnb Stay for CSW Global 15 Could Get More Comfortable
Already planning your trip to Crowdsourcing Week Global (Singapore, 20-24 April) and wondering where to stay? Well, your options for accommodation just got a lot sweeter - and cheaper! Airbnb, the Official Accommodations Partner for CSW Global 2015, is providing you...
Make Your Way to CSW Global 2015 With Digital Currency
Crowdsourcing Week Global 2015 (CSW Global 15) taking place in Singapore, April 20-24 will feature content on digital currency and its potential for transforming our economy. But, content aside, you can make your way to CSW Global 15 using Bitcoin. We believe that...
Attend CSW Global 2015 in Singapore as a YAP Fellow
A life-changing opportunity: become a Young Achiever Program (YAP) Fellow. Are you a young thought leader in the crowd economy eager to make your impact? Do you want to participate in the Crowdsourcing Week Global 2015 conference in Singapore and kickstart your...
16 Tweets That Summed Up the SOLD OUT #CSWVenice
The feedback and stories from the SOLD OUT #CSWVenice, held March 5&6 at H Farm Ventures could be summed up in one word - "inspirational". One of our YAP fellows, Alessandro Cassarotti- Empleko put it perfectly, "Inspirational. It was a stream of unique insights...
A Comprehensive Directory of Crowdsourcing Influencers
The Crowd Economy is exploding and the front runners in crowd innovation are truly changing the dynamic of this decade. Who are these influencers that have adopted crowd-driven approaches to solve challenges in business, government and social enterprise? How can we...
Summit: 2nd Round of Fellows Join the YAP Initiative in Venice
More good news coming: we have selected a second round of YAP fellows to participate in CSW Venice Summit! These brilliant young minds will join the change makers of our YAP initiative and become a part of an aspiring community in the crowd economy. Let's introduce...
This Week in Crowdsourcing: News Roundup February 27
Wow! We’re already on the 58th day of 2015 and as we count the days ahead, news on crowdsourcing keep on churning day by day. We sure hope you’ve already made up your mind with the viral topic on the color of this dress that has shaken the crowd on the Internet. As...
The Pebble Watch Success Formula: Crowds
Pebble Watch! What can I say, this company is a poster child for what we are trying to do at Crowdsourcing Week. Here is a company that has truly embedded crowds into its organizational DNA and the results are there for everyone to see. ICYMI Pebble Watch is...
CSW Summit Jakarta Rallies
This week's CSW Summit Jakarta was a great success with a packed audience that soaked in very relevant topics on crowdsourcing and crowdfunding. Jakarta is the first of a 4-city tour on the road to Crowdsourcing Week Global 2015, the largest global meet on the...
12 Books on Crowdsourcing Every Innovator Should Read
Real leaders are readers. Do you agree? To jumpstart the second-half of February, we’ve scouted these 12 crowdsourcing books every innovator should read to keep abreast on the industry, including crowdfunding, open-innovation, crowd economy, collaborative...