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

Qmarkets

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. . Two forms of crowdsourcing approaches seem particularly relevant in this context. Using prediction markets to forecast future crises.

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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.

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

Qmarkets

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. . Two forms of crowdsourcing approaches seem particularly relevant in this context. Using prediction markets to forecast future crises.

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Are Legacy Approaches to Talent Inhibiting Your Innovation Efforts?

Swarmvision

Innovation Talent Varies Widely in the Workforce For example, we studied a group of 250 employees in a leading industrial company. Back in 2014, we were running large-scale innovation crowdsourcing campaigns for huge companies. Guess what? But take heart. How can we be so sure? Procter & Gamble. ABInbev, and more.

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Does Crowdsourcing Need “Rethinking”?

Qmarkets

Benefits of crowdsourcing: Common Misconceptions In my previous post , I gave a working definition of crowdsourcing and described two major crowdsourcing approaches: adding capacity and accessing expertise. Some of the reasons for the slow adoption of crowdsourcing are rooted in the very nature of the method.

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Does Crowdsourcing Need “Rethinking”?

Qmarkets

Why aren’t organizations recognizing the benefits of crowdsourcing? In my previous post , I gave a working definition of crowdsourcing and described two major crowdsourcing approaches: adding capacity and accessing expertise. However, many companies still struggle to match crowdsourcing to their specific requirements.

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Does Crowdsourcing Need “Rethinking”?

Qmarkets

In my previous post , I gave a working definition of crowdsourcing and described two major crowdsourcing approaches: adding capacity and accessing expertise. Some of the reasons for the slow adoption of crowdsourcing are rooted in the very nature of the method. In this post, I’ll cover this aspect of adopting crowdsourcing.