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Does Crowdsourcing Need “Rethinking”?

Qmarkets

This sentiment was eloquently expressed in a 2010 Visions Magazine article by James A. Crowdsourcing and Brainstorming – What are they So Often Confused? Another frequently recurring mistake is the confusion of crowdsourcing with brainstorming. Although the two techniques share similar features, they’re far from identical.

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How to Run the Ultimate Corporate Hackathon

Qmarkets

Hackathons can take many forms, but usually involve an intensive series of brainstorming, collaboration, and evaluation sessions with the aim of answering or overcoming a specific challenge. Programmers and software professionals squeezing time in against packed evenings and weekends to accelerate productivity.” Think again.

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Does Crowdsourcing Need “Rethinking”?

Qmarkets

This sentiment was eloquently expressed in a 2010 Visions Magazine article by James A. Crowdsourcing and Brainstorming – What are they So Often Confused? Another frequently recurring mistake is the confusion of crowdsourcing with brainstorming. Although the two techniques share similar features, they’re far from identical.

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Does Crowdsourcing Need “Rethinking”?

Qmarkets

This sentiment was eloquently expressed in a 2010 Visions Magazine article by James A. Crowdsourcing and Brainstorming – What are they So Often Confused? Another frequently recurring mistake is the confusion of crowdsourcing with brainstorming. Discover how you can reap the benefits of crowdsourcing at your business.

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How to Run the Ultimate Corporate Hackathon

Qmarkets

Hackathons can take many forms, but usually involve an intensive series of brainstorming, collaboration, and evaluation sessions with the aim of answering or overcoming a specific challenge. Programmers and software professionals squeezing time in against packed evenings and weekends to accelerate productivity.” Think again.

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Innovation Ecosystem: Bridging the Gap Between Digital and Offline Innovation

Qmarkets

Now, with the advent of innovation software, the process of ideation and collaboration mostly happens online. Due to the time limit, participants will be intensely focused on innovation. In many cases the goal is to create usable software or hardware. Offline/group discussions can often be dominated by the same talkative people.

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Innovation Ecosystem: Bridging the Gap Between Digital and Offline Innovation

Qmarkets

Now, with the advent of innovation software, the process of ideation and collaboration mostly happens online. Due to the time limit, participants will be intensely focused on innovation. In many cases the goal is to create usable software or hardware. Offline/group discussions can often be dominated by the same talkative people.