Crowdcentric business models are disrupting the way we start, scale or diversify businesses today and day 3 of programming at Crowdsourcing Week highlighted just that. June 6 opened with presentations from Paul Neiderer, ASSOB, Darren Westalke of Crowdcube and Leo...
Aaannd we have the winners of the Startup Challenge! We have four winners and they are all some great apps and with global representation from Greece, France, India/UK and Germany. The startups were picked on the basis of pitch, business model and crowdfunding...
Can citizens be empowered through crowdsourcing? Can we co-create our own constitution? Can we help our government to design better policy? Can we help industry and scientists solve some of the biggest problems in healthcare? Can we build better communities through...
It is finally here! The first global conference on crowdsourcing, open innovation and crowdfunding is underway in Singapore and the atmosphere is electric with some stellar speakers and delegates from all over the world. Crowdsourcing Week was inaugurated on a...
As we gear up for Crowdsourcing Week 2013 starting Monday, June 3 - we have some exciting additions to our program. We are SOLD OUT for access to day 2, Tuesday, June 4. It is going to be a packed audience with some great content and opportunity to network with some...
‘Likes don’t save Lives’ – this simple but impactful message by UNICEF puts everything in perspective: social media as we know it is great, but what happens after the like, tweet or share? How can we give social media a little edge to live on longer and be more...
Girish Patro, an amateur yet accomplished student of music from Centurion University, Odisha,India has won the Global Fusion crowdsourced music competition organized by Crowdsourcing Week via Talenthouse India. Crowdsourcing Week and Talenthouse organized the Global...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNdNudlvPo8 José María Figueres is a businessman, politician and no stranger to innovation. As President of Costa Rica (1994-1998) at the age of 39, he created a comprehensive national development strategy based on the tenets of...
Crowdsourcing Week 2013 is thrilled to announce the five winning designs for our “Crowd Design for Good” campaign that crowdsources art for fun and a great cause. Crowdsourcing Week partnered with 99designs and Kiva to empower developing communities around the world...
Once again the power of crowdsourcing has proven its metal. It was a phenomenal experience for Crowdsourcing Week and Talenthouse India to receive melodious global fusion based submissions for CSW's official theme song. Crowdsourcing Week and Talenthouse organized the...
We are pleased to announce the Crowdfunding Workshop for Startups —the first one offered in Asia—that will give entrepreneurs like you the opportunity to pitch your idea, learn about and explore the unlimited potential in crowd finance. You will network with industry...
Chaordix is an early supporter of Crowdsourcing Week and Shelley is on our Board of Advisors. She will deliver a talk on Growing Global Brands through Crowdsourcing in Singapore. In this presentation, Shelley will reveal how brands are being transformed by tapping the...
You can use your smartphone to find a local ATM, but what if you need a defibrillator? Lucien Engelen shows us online innovations that are changing the way we save lives, including a crowdsourced map of local defibrillators. Via TED, Lucien Engelen is a technologist...
This is a difficult topic. There is definitely some merit in the adage of “if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it”. However, I have seen too many examples in which smart people get side-tracked on what really matters – the output – as they try to develop metrics...
‘The Future of Crowdfunding’, the first conference in Berlin on April 17, focused on the long-term implications of crowdfunding, its legal and cultural challenges was produced by ikosom and Crowdsourcing Week. The conference was supported by IHK Berlin and sponsored...
‘Crowdfunding Day’, the first crowdfunding conference in Amsterdam on April 15, produced by Douw&Koren and Crowdsourcing Week delivered strategic insights for both private and public organizations on the possibilities of crowdfunding. The hugely successful event,...
The Future of Crowdsourcing, Poland’s first conference on April 12 demonstrated the impact and potential of crowdsourcing for marketing to a full capacity audience. Crowdsourcing Week teamed up with MillionYou, Poland’s premier crowdsourcing platform for marketing to...
Copley Square in Boston is now a crime scene after the tragic bombing at one of the most iconic sporting events of our time - the Boston Marathon. And hundreds and thousands of people - runners, spectators, law enforcement officials and even passerby's are all...
Irene Ng (@Ireneclng), Director of International Institute for Product and Service Innovation (@WMGwarwick), answered questions about value & markets in the digital economy during the April 12 #CrowdChat hosted by CrowdsourcingWeek.com (@crowdweek). If you missed...
How has our digital world influenced the manufacture, design, and delivery of products? What will our buying experiences be like in the future – a future when no firm is too big to fail? Join us on Friday, April 12 for a live Twitter #CrowdChat - to discuss new...
‘The Future of Crowdfunding’, the first conference in Berlin to focus on the long-term implications of crowdfunding, its legal and cultural challenges, will be held in on April 17 at the IHK Berlin. ‘The Future of Crowdfunding’ conference in Berlin, Germany on April...
‘Crowdfunding Day’, the first conference in Amsterdam focusing on a new way of raising funds will be held on April 15 at the VU University of Amsterdam. It will deliver strategic insights for anyone who wants to explore the possibilities of crowdfunding for both...
The European crowdfunding market is an exciting place to be in. Crowdfunding as a new way to finance business, creative or social goals is revolutionizing the way businesses, artists or even the government thinks about financing. With this new opportunity, comes a...
One of the professional hazards of working in the Brand building industry is that, you’re extremely sensitive to advertising. The fact that it is all around and can range from anywhere between awesome to depraved is unsettling enough to push you off your rocker. The...