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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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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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If the Door is Shut, Open it. If the Door is Open, Shut it.

Destination Innovation

It was originally created for the French and then the British armies and enabled them to store, transport and use fruits, meats and vegetables long after they would otherwise have rotted. • Open innovation and crowdsourcing take closed doors and open them. But food is perishable. A major innovation in the 19th century was canned food.

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4 Companies With Jaw-Dropping Innovation Case Studies

PlanBox Innovation

Well, you can work with external networks of talent and expertise by extending your crowdsourcing efforts beyond your organization’s walls. This is why it’s important for leadership to recognize the power of crowdsourcing : it’s a sustainable process for repeatedly unlocking business value.

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Delving into a complex world: helping to keep pace

Paul Hobcraft

The emphasis from many of these leading consultancies has been on establishing a clear “thought leadership” approach to underpin their expertise and attract as a ‘go to’ resource. Many of the bigger consulting companies offer a highly valued “thought leadership” with significant research backing this up.

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Finding knowledge and research to help you learn and adapt

Paul Hobcraft

The emphasis has been on establishing a clear “thought leadership” approach to underpin the consulting expertise. Many of the bigger consulting companies highly value their “thought leadership”. Many are presently actively trying to quantify the impact of this thought leadership. But not all thought leadership is equal.

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What is the influence of 3D printing on Business Models?

The BMI Lab Blog

A second element, which also relates to co-creating, is crowdsourcing: crowdsourcing has already led to significant business model innovations, even creating completely new business models. Crowdsourcing also helps to create positive feedback loops between companies and customers. But what about the obstacles?