Month: May 2021

In a smart city, crowdsourcing data enables better resource management in increasingly challenging urban environments, but there are risks

Video conferencing is one of the technologies that has advanced more in the months of pandemic lockdown than it would have done in years. Whether used for work meetings, for virtual events with perhaps many attendees, or for dislocated families and friends to get together and share their concerns, gossip and love, many people had to … Read more

‘Open source’ refers to much more than just being able to use free software. In a nutshell, Open Source Software (OSS) is crowdsourcing applied to software development.

It’s no exaggeration to say that during the pandemic there has been an explosion in the numbers of people and businesses paying money to, or expecting payment from, marketplace platforms. As a result, it’s reckoned that the amount of switching to digital technology that was going to take five years has happened in the past … Read more

We put great store in the benefits of learning how to be BOLD from people who have shown boldness. They innovate and inspire through sharing lessons on how to emulate their own achievements. We have chosen a first selection here in what will be a series of articles on how to act bold and get … Read more

In the seven years since I launched Crowdsourcing Week the Covid-19 pandemic is undoubtedly the biggest, and most awful global phenomenon. The pandemic lockdowns announced by most national governments meant the worldwide pool of available skilled labor grew virtually overnight, across all age groups. How has it affected you? Have your plans been put on … Read more

Welcome to an update of what proved to be a popular article looking at some great open innovation platforms. Innovation is crucial to survive in today’s disruptive and fast moving industrial and commercial landscape. It’s predicted that digital disruption will wipe out at least 40% of businesses in the next decade if they don’t adopt new … Read more

Jobs for skilled freelancers are booming, and it doesn’t matter whether your skill is in marketing, tech, design, law, logistics or accounting. More and more companies are turning to gig platforms to find skilled freelancers to fill a wide array of openings. For existing businesses, it makes sense that companies use outsourcing to increase productivity, … Read more

Prizes can spur all types of innovation and R&D, and the use of prize challenges to accelerate R&D is experiencing a boom. Many organizations and governments around the world are launching prizes to accelerate R&D, and it’s a tool used by the likes of Forbes, Coca-Cola, Toyota, NBC, Facebook, Shell, NextEra Energy, and NASA, to … Read more