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Crowdfunding in Sweden

by Clive Reffell | Nov 30, 2017 |

Crowdfunding in Sweden continues to grow and make headlines, from startups using donations-for-rewards crowdfunding as a sales channel for innovative products to quickly achieve high turnover, to the electric vehicle...

Crowd Economy Work Opportunities in Sweden

by Clive Reffell | Oct 31, 2017 |

Recent CSW articles have looked at Sweden’s role as a global leader of innovation and crowdsourcing. It is also the host country for our conference next March, CSW Arctic // Europe 2018. We are all aware the pace of change...

Sweden is a Crowdsourcing Leader

by Clive Reffell | Oct 26, 2017 |

Sweden is recognised as being at the forefront of using crowdsourcing to develop both business and community social opportunities. Perhaps it’s an almost inevitable extension of central government policy to eradicate gender...

Why Changes of Scenery Are Important in the Gig-Economy

by Clive Reffell | Apr 25, 2017 |

Despite apparent greater control of a personal work/life balance open to remote workers and operators in the gig economy, these people often have higher levels of stress and sleep disruption. However, the flexibility offered by...

Sweden is the top country to invest in*

by Clive Reffell | Feb 14, 2017 |

After two decades of economic transformation, Sweden is top of Forbes’s 2016 list of countries that are the most inviting for capital investment.* Undoubtedly this is great news for Sweden, a country that is definitely punching...

Finding Ways to Live and Work Smarter: CSW Global 2016 Recap, Day 3

by Clive Reffell | Apr 13, 2016 |

This year our global conference is in London, a truly iconic, vibrant, global city. And one that’s creaking at some of the seams of its infrastructure. This morning my tube was delayed on its journey to ease over-crowding at its...

Citizen Engagement Rewarded in Copenhagen with Greater Urban Mobility

by Cat Cochrane | Mar 1, 2016 |

In Denmark’s capital, cycling and citizen engagement are bywords woven into the city’s culture—and this week the two have been rewarded with Copenhagen City Council’s announcement that it’s investing big in new intelligent...

Crowdsourcing News Roundup – January 29

by Maria Krisette Capati 玛丽亚 | Jan 29, 2016 |

To cap the last Friday of the week, we have found these interesting updates such as Lyft and Waze’s partnership, blockchain technology in banks, and how technology companies can benefit from crowdsourcing; check out...

Crowdsourcing News Roundup – January 22

by Maria Krisette Capati 玛丽亚 | Jan 22, 2016 |

General Motors buys Sidecar’s assets, NASA is crowdsourcing robotic arm concepts, US delegates will visit India for smart cities development and many more – we have a handful of interesting stories for our curated...

GM and Lyft Joint Venture: A Foray on Smart Mobility?

by Maria Krisette Capati 玛丽亚 | Jan 6, 2016 |

Will the convergence of sharing economy and automotive industry transform the future of transportation? This week’s breaking news says so. The biggest direct investment deal so far this New Year is General Motors (GM)...