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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. Disadvantages.

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Examining the State of Crowdsourced Innovation in 2019

IdeaScale

Lack of great ideas is not the problem when it comes to innovation; management of innovation is. Anyone can come up with great ideas, but success is increasingly defined by the ability to deliver on those great ideas, and for that to happen, strong innovation management is mandatory. Matching Great Ideas to Influential Resources .

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13 Things to Know About Crowdsourcing

IdeaScale

In 2017, United Way Worldwide’s (UWW) Innovation Team worked with a group of eight United Ways to pioneer and test crowdsourcing to engage individuals digitally in a new and innovative way (especially Millennials) using IdeaScale and they learned a lot along the way. Crowdsourcing requires a great question.

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A Look Back at the Innovation Management Awards

IdeaScale

The Innovation Management Awards are in their fifth year and we thought it would be good chance to look back at all the past winners as we prepare to receive submissions from around the world in this year’s competition. Crowdsourcing a winning ballot measure! Who will the winners be in 2017? 2015: Innovate Your State.

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Webinar: How The Nuclear Regulatory Commission Recognizes Emerging Innovators

IdeaScale

We’ll discuss how they used innovation management technology to diversify their approach to innovation, combined organic innovation with innovation challenges, how leadership drove innovation, their unique rewards and recognition program, and the challenges the current moment presents. What You’ll Learn In Our Webinar.

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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 Is Here for You.

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Crowdsourcing for Good: How Adventist Health Gets Employees Into the “Giving” Spirit

Planview

To be sure, the hustle and bustle of the season, combined with company holiday closures and PTO schedules, does add real logistical considerations to manage if you do plan on engaging your employee base. But, you don’t need to shut down your crowdsourcing program altogether. I’d like to share one example with you here.