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Crowdsourcing and APIs: Everything You Need to Know

IdeaScale

Crowdsourcing is the act of harnessing the power and work force of a crowd to accomplish a task. Lately, companies creating documentation for APIs have turned to crowdsourcing. Becky Todd, a content manager at Atlassian (a collaboration software company), gave a talk at 2017’s Write the Docs Prauge. Advantages.

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Webinar: How The Nuclear Regulatory Commission Recognizes Emerging Innovators

IdeaScale

As the initiative expanded, it became so popular that in 2017 it was formalized as an organization-wide initiative, InnovateNRC. Ideas can be solicited through crowdsourcing, shared spontaneously, or documented and discussed as they’re applied in the field. This became especially important as the last year has unfolded.

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Top 10 Takeaways from Spigit’s 2017 Ignite Conference

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Last week was Spigit’s 2017 Ignite conference. From a scientist who led the innovation team that developed the Ebola vaccine, to a world renown innovation author, to the VP of Watson Strategic Partnerships at IBM Watson, Ignite 2017 was one for the record books. To say that it was inspirational is an understatement. Quite the opposite.

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Stop the Spread: Facilitating COVID-19 Response Campaigns

IdeaScale

A 2017 survey revealed 57 percent of company leaders reported difficulties fostering an internal culture of experimentation and innovation. During the COVID-19 crisis, an idea management platform is needed to facilitate even more sharing and collaboration as employees are forced to work from home. IdeaScale has more than 4.5

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Top 10 Takeaways from Spigit’s 2017 Ignite Conference

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Spigit’s 2017 Ignite conference. From a scientist who led the innovation team that developed the Ebola vaccine, to a world renown innovation author, to the VP of Watson Strategic Partnerships at IBM Watson, Ignite 2017 was one for the record books. Last week was. To say that it was inspirational is an understatement. Final thoughts.

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Crowdsourced Innovation: How Enterprises Generate Explosive Employee Engagement

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According to Gallup’s 2017 State of the Global Workplace Report , a staggering 85% of employees are disengaged at work. Over the years, many forward-thinking companies – AT&T, Siemens, and Pfizer to name a few – have found success in a practice that has enabled them to supercharge their employee engagement efforts: crowdsourcing.

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Companies betting big on open innovation

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It works because the concept relies on collaboration and mutually beneficial partnerships. The company recently launched Deloitte Pixel, a worldwide enterprise crowdsourcing offering. Deloitte, a business advisory firm, is working with top crowdsourcing vendors to ensure the approach delivers on its promise.