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Identifying the Value of Crowdsourcing: A Talk with Dr. Zoe Szajnfarber

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One method for practicing open innovation is through crowdsourcing, the process of sharing ideas across industries to solve a common problem. Dr. Szajnfarber’s degree from MIT in aerospace engineering and experience working in the industry have changed the way she views problem-solving. Realizing the Value of Crowdsourcing.

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2021 Crowdsourced Innovation Report

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In 2021, we expect to see faster turnaround times on ideas, even faster growth in departments focused directly on innovation, more engagement from leaders, and a shift to transformational and adjacent change in innovation strategy. The most vivid changes are in the focus of campaigns and who’s becoming involved.

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How Universities are Using Crowdsourcing to Innovate

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Learn how universities are using crowdsourcing. Universities are the source of some of the most powerful changes and innovation in the world. Here’s how crowdsourcing can push innovation further, from major studies to brainstorming tools. Crowdsourcing In Academia. Effective Crowdsourcing.

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Meeting the Challenge of Innovation in a Highly Regulated Industry

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While you must abide by regulations, with pressure, they can change and loosen over time.?. Changing the Regulations Is Innovative. While you don’t want to count on it, it’s always possible that your team will be the one that changes the regulation to make your idea possible. Things change. Maybe you can change them.

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Josh Folk of IdeaScale Dishes with DotCom

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Change and Even Challenges Are Good Signs. This brings many benefits but also changes expectations and requirements for succeeding. That’s good news, according to Josh, who tells the magazine, “Be open to change. Likewise, he advises staying positive in the face of change and the challenges that come along with it.

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Understanding the Origins of Innovation

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The word eventually came to refer to bringing new things or changing established practices. The Main Ingredient in Crowdsourcing Is the Crowd. Great ideas can come from anywhere, and the main thing you need for productive crowdsourcing is the crowd itself. Sometimes it requires changes in attitudes.

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Top 5 Women Innovators of All Time

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Female innovators are nothing new, but perhaps they will get more credit for their work as communication technology and cultural norms change. The post Top 5 Women Innovators of All Time appeared first on IdeaScale.