Crowdsourcing

Crowd SourcingObtain needed services, ideas or content from a large group of people.Get work done from a group or crowd.Usually online.Each one adds a small portion that combines into a greater result.People work together to evaluate, shareand accomplish different specific tasks.Distributed problem solving.Perform job collaboratively.Best ideas, skills, & support from several people

Define your crowdspecific group or everybody?

Be sound and clear of your crowd Call.

Describe the processDefine all steps in the process

Give the crowd a deadlineNo deadline means no results.

Reward systemConsider what motivates the crowd

People like to get credits for their work/ideas.Give credits to the crowd.

Involve your management

Coach your crowd

Answer If the crowd has questions

Take FeedbackAlways respond to contributions

Let the crowd decideConsider a voting system where the crowd can choose the bestcontributions

Join the conversation with the crowd

Make sure you have one central point where it all comes together.

It’s better for you to controlIt’s nicer for the crowd to see the whole picture.

Be transparent in all that you do.How does the Decision Making Process look like.

World great results of crowd sourcingOxford English Dictionary crowdsourcing6 million submissions from volunteers

Instead of Wikipedia creating an encyclopediaon their own, hiring writers and editors,they gave a crowd the ability to create the information on their own.

Great Design tasks can be crowd sourced(Logos, furniture, fashion, advertisements, video, & product etc.)

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