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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. With our Innovation Management partner, we also enable continuous and cross-department sourcing of ideas and internal solutions development.

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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

But, we argue, selecting talent for innovation requires a whole new approach. Companies must recognize specific innovation skills that drive business outcomes. The Innovation skills that impact business results are now both known, and can be measured. Yet today, most of us lack the tools to do so. But take heart.

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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.