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Why Aren’t You Crowdsourcing?

IdeaScale

Last year Gartner published an article entitled “ The 5 Most Effective, Least Used Digital Innovation Hacks ” which listed crowdsourcing, differentiated funding, differentiated metrics, startup innovation, and formal innovation management. Here are some of the most commonly cited benefits of crowdsourced innovation management.

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Idea Crowdsourcing at MARTA: Encouraging Innovation in the Public Sector

Qmarkets

The ‘Your Ride, You Decide’ program crowdsourced ideas and feedback on designs for MARTA’s new fleet of rail cars from thousands of riders across the region. Lyle Harris, Senior Director of Customer and Employee Experience at MARTA We caught up with Lyle Harris, who is tasked with running MARTA’s crowdsourcing initiatives.

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3 Vital Idea Crowdsourcing Best Practices from the 2021 Suez Canal Obstruction

Qmarkets

In recent years, the concept of crowdsourcing has become an increasingly common tool used in response to large scale crises and world events. From the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010 to the Covid-19 solutions marketplace in Israel last year, crowdsourcing has been proven as an effective way to gather solutions and solve problems.

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Striking Gold: The $40m Idea Unearthed Through Crowdsourcing

Qmarkets

We recently caught up with Juan Fernando Correa, the Projects Analyst at Hochschild who is responsible for leading the company’s crowdsourcing initiatives. J: Of course. Blurring the Lines Between Incremental and Disruptive Innovation in Mining. Hochschild Mining: an Introduction.

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Three Signs You Need to Tap Into a Crowdsourcing Community

Innovation Excellence

Crowdsourcing has several business applications: funding source, task assignment, knowledge sharing, and more. We find that people are ready to launch their first crowdsourcing initiative when they hit a few key roadblocks: When you want fresh ideas. Crowdsourcing has the benefit of building up a virtuous cycle with a brand.

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Using Crowdsourced Innovation in the Real World

Planview

One way to do that is through crowdsourced innovation. The good news is that you can prevent this slump from happening by looking for ideas beyond the boardroom, crowdsourcing employees, partners, and customers for innovative ideas and solutions. Crowdsourcing Innovation Effectively. Of course, this is easier said than done.

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Three Vital Idea Crowdsourcing Best Practices from the 2021 Suez Canal Obstruction

Qmarkets

In recent years, the concept of crowdsourcing has become an increasingly common tool used in response to large scale crises and world events. From the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010 to the Covid-19 solutions marketplace in Israel last year, crowdsourcing has been proven as an effective way to gather solutions and solve problems.