article thumbnail

University Crowdsourcing Zero Carbon Goal

IdeaConnection

To help it achieve this goal it is going to crowdsource a new zero-emissions program, covering its operations and built environment. Since 2010, carbon emissions at the university have been reduced by 47% and 100% of its energy needs come from renewables. ” Current Crowdsourcing Plans.

article thumbnail

Crowdsourcing Open Innovation: Insights from Ariana Smetana of AccelIQ Digital

Qmarkets

After that, I decided to chart a different course by exploring my other interests and developing my creative side, which I expressed by founding an Interior Design and Workspace strategy firm in 2010.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

71 Innovation Methodologies

Open Innovation EU

Focus stage: Early-stage Published: 2010 more…. Human-Centered Design (IDEO). Updated Model of Design Thinking. Design Thinking Process (Stanford). Crowdsourcing (Whitla). Crowdsourcing Process (Geiger). Design Competitions. Stage-Gate Model in Crowdsourcing (Saldanha). The Lean Startup (Ries).

article thumbnail

Can the Wisdom of Crowds Help Solve the Refugee Crisis in Europe?

Qmarkets

By following a structured, systematic idea management process, corporations use the collective mind of their own people to design new improved technologies, products and services, to continue improve processes, optimize operations and cut costs. . Two forms of crowdsourcing approaches seem particularly relevant in this context.

article thumbnail

Can an Open Innovation Challenge Methodology Help Solve the Refugee Crisis?

Qmarkets

It’s time to realize the power an open innovation challenge methodology - specifically one that involves crowdsourcing - can have when it comes to affecting real change. On both fronts, crowdsourcing--tapping on the collective wisdom of people in Europe and the rest of the world--can become a valuable source of ideas and solutions.

article thumbnail

Can the Wisdom of Crowds Help Solve the Refugee Crisis in Europe?

Qmarkets

By following a structured, systematic idea management process, corporations use the collective mind of their own people to design new improved technologies, products and services, to continue improve processes, optimize operations and cut costs. . Two forms of crowdsourcing approaches seem particularly relevant in this context.

article thumbnail

Are Legacy Approaches to Talent Inhibiting Your Innovation Efforts?

Swarmvision

Does it mean candidates need to know Lean Start-Up and Design Thinking? Back in 2014, we were running large-scale innovation crowdsourcing campaigns for huge companies. Some were talented designers but didn’t submit fundamentally very novel ideas. Does it mean they need to code? But take heart. How can we be so sure?