Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2016

Crowdsourcing has been growing in interest for some time to change our thinking in innovation discovery. Crowdsourcing does have both the potential to point towards disrupting possibilities, extends the concept of open innovation into a wider source of participation from a diverse community not possible to reach by other means as effectively.

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IdeaScale

JANUARY 12, 2017

And NASA has taken one of its first steps into its own new frontier: Crowdsourcing. The Crowdsourcing Frontier. NASA’s reluctance to crowdsource in the past has largely been a product of its culture. Some of NASA’s biggest crowdsourcing initiatives have been tied to its desire to know more about the Solar System.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 5, 2016

Crowdsourcing does have a real potential in my mind but does seem to have some formidable issues to work through, to be well understood and managed. Continuing with my exploring crowdsourcing. Let’s start here by raising some of the biggest concerns you might have over crowdsourcing? this source: [link]. Part one is here.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2016

Crowdsourcing has been growing in interest for some time to change our thinking in innovation discovery. Crowdsourcing does have both the potential to point towards disrupting possibilities, extends the concept of open innovation into a wider source of participation from a diverse community not possible to reach by other means as effectively.

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HYPE Innovation

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

One such way is the concept of 'crowdsourcing.' In an era when garnering the assistance of venture capitalists is increasingly difficult, due to tremendous competition, crowdsourcing can often be used to get a company or idea off the ground without that elusive help. It's now a viable way to innovate.

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IdeaScale

JULY 8, 2020

Friendly competition can bring out the best of us, and when developing government innovation, hackathons can help solve certain challenges through crowdsourced innovation and build engagement across your constituency. So how does it work, and how can you hold an effective government hackathon?

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Qmarkets

APRIL 8, 2021

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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Qmarkets

APRIL 24, 2017

Why your company needs to think about crowdsourcing with the competition…. Understandably, the increase in competition and market saturation is seen by those who experience it as a direct threat to their organizational legitimacy. Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.” Sleeping With the Enemy.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 4, 2025

This article explores 12 thought-provoking innovation quotes, each revealing a key lesson in crowdsourcing, collaboration, idea management , or continuous innovation. Crowdsourcing Innovation Quotes The Power of Collective Intelligence Great ideas dont happen in isolation.

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Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Over the years I’ve written numerous times about not only the growth in crowdsourcing and other methods of open innovation, but the various studies seeking to understand how we can do so effectively.

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IdeaScale

APRIL 28, 2020

This competition is driven by the ideas gathered from the customers themselves, which make it possible for businesses to address specific needs. The IdeaScale software is primarily used to crowdsource ideas. The CEO suggested crowdsourcing as a way to promote employee engagement.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 9, 2016

The use of crowdsourcing : the goal for me, is to engage and move the crowd towards a new direction, by encouraging out individual thinking and discovery, searching for combining these contributions; ones that lead to novel, new answers that move a challenge forward into a solution, one that has improved value over the existing.

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The ability to embrace digital innovation isnt just a competitive advantageits becoming a necessity for long-term survival. Competitive Advantage Digital innovation enables companies to respond quickly to market shifts, adopt emerging technologies, and differentiate themselves from competitors.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 19, 2017

“We are forming external relationships in many different ways as this increased diversity does matter to each organization for building different competitive positions in their innovation offerings” Sorting Through the Management Tools and Trends. “Will crowdsourcing provide predictable outcomes?

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Qmarkets

JULY 11, 2024

The concept of crowdsourcing, coined by Jeff Howe and Mark Robinson in a 2006 Wired article , has revolutionized how businesses and organizations solve problems and innovate. In this article, we’ll explore how businesses are using crowdsourcing to drive innovation. What is Crowdsourcing?

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IdeaScale

AUGUST 22, 2019

Push the boundaries, but don’t forget where your competitive advantages are. If you’d like to learn more, we invite you to download our Crowdsourcing to Innovate Products white paper. The company’s “unfair advantage” of having lots of experience in building aircraft gives structure to the ideation process.

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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Don’t forget to watch your competition too – they can offer an insight into opportunities you’re missing. Crowdsourcing ideas from a diverse group of experts can significantly contribute to your business innovation success. Give your customers a way to give their insights and feedback too. Innovating Post-Pandemic.

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Planview

APRIL 11, 2019

Polaris Industries’ crowdsourcing case study is inspiring people both internally and externally—and their story is still relevant today. It was always obvious to leaders at Polaris that there were untapped opportunities to crowdsource groundbreaking ideas from employees across the company. Transparent crowdsourcing.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 21, 2025

Companies that achieve it dont just stay ahead of the competition; they set the direction for the future. Crowdsourcing and co-development initiatives can further expand the pool of potential game-changing solutions. Breakthrough innovation isnt about minor upgrades or gradual improvements.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 9, 2017

Gamification can take a number of forms, and draw from a number of tropes, especially when combined with crowdsourcing. First, make sure all competition is friendly and collaborative; it should make more sense to work together to solve a riddle or reach a goal than it should to compete against each other in your design.

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Board of Innovation

JUNE 5, 2022

Open innovation & crowdsourcing resources Open Innovation, crowdsourcing, co-creation… overlapping terminologies to describe a trend towards more open business models and a closer collaboration with customers. On this page we gather a list of inspiring examples. Invision Craft Sketch Photoshop Let's talk Intermediary platforms.

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Board of Innovation

JUNE 5, 2022

Open innovation & crowdsourcing resources Open Innovation, crowdsourcing, co-creation… overlapping terminologies to describe a trend towards more open business models and a closer collaboration with customers. On this page we gather a list of inspiring examples. Invision Craft Sketch Photoshop Let's talk Intermediary platforms.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 13, 2025

Value innovation takes a different pathit creates entirely new demand by delivering higher value at a lower cost, making competition irrelevant. Source: Blue Ocean Strategy Rather than competing within an existing market, value innovation focuses on creating new demand and making competition irrelevant.

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

External Hackathons : Open to participants outside the organization, external hackathons are ideal for crowdsourcing fresh ideas and solutions from a broader audience. Crowdsources New Perspectives External or combined participant hackathons provide businesses access to diverse ideas and viewpoints.

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IdeaScale

APRIL 16, 2019

Innovation can come from anywhere, anytime, and learning to encourage and manage innovation is a major competitive differentiator. The Main Ingredient in Crowdsourcing Is the Crowd. Great ideas can come from anywhere, and the main thing you need for productive crowdsourcing is the crowd itself.

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IdeaScale

MAY 30, 2019

The ones who are encouraged confer a competitive advantage, improve corporate culture, lead to a healthier corporate bottom line, and can reduce time to market. Stamping out intrapreneurship may make things easier in the short term, but over the long term it essentially hands over innovation and competitive advantage to competitors.

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IdeaScale

MAY 25, 2017

Crowdsourcing helps scale and prioritize the effort of new ideas. They can’t maintain a competitive advantage. Here are the five problem that innovation management software helps innovators solve in large organizations: They don’t have the time to manage ideas on their own. Is it popular? Does it align to organizational objectives?

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

For larger companies, corporate open innovation has become essential as they face competitive pressures and changing consumer expectations. Map Internal and External Resources Assess the company’s internal strengths and identify areas where external expertise or technology can provide a competitive advantage.

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Flying Fish Lab

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

If you have not commissioned or participated in a Crowdsourcing contest yet, you are missing out! Here are a few reasons why: Many organisations see “Crowdsourcing” as a buzzword that is complex and difficult to get great results from. At Flying Fish Lab, we follow a few Crowdsourcing Design Principles to raise the chances of success.

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Qmarkets

OCTOBER 10, 2024

In today’s competitive landscape, businesses must innovate constantly to maintain a competitive edge, and accelerators help them do so in a structured, high-impact way. Create a Competitive and Collaborative Environment The best accelerators foster both competition and collaboration.

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Flying Fish Lab

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

If you have not commissioned or participated in a Crowdsourcing contest yet, you are missing out! Here are a few reasons why: Crowdsourcing is a term given in 2006 by two editors at Wired, Jeff Howe and Mark Robinson, to describe how businesses were using the Internet to "outsource work to the crowd.". Challenge your “blind spots”.

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Organizations are under constant pressure to adapt, innovate, and deliver new value to stay competitive. Furthermore, structured innovation efforts allow companies to stay current with customer demands, maintaining their relevance and competitive edge in the market.

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In a world where thousands of startups emerge each year, companies looking to stay competitive need to engage actively with this innovation ecosystem. Startup scouting is no longer optional; it’s an essential competitive edge for companies focused on long-term success. What is Startup Scouting?

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2018

Conditions for innovation – we need to develop the ability to ‘sense and respond’ to shifts in markets, from the competition and evaluating these changes in ‘real time’ and we will become far more reliant on data and analytics for this. Connecting these four critical aspects becomes vital. In Summary.

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eZassi

DECEMBER 5, 2024

By hosting targeted innovation challenges, organizations can crowdsource solutions, leveraging external expertise to tackle complex problems that internal teams may struggle to solve alone. Elevate Your Innovation Journey In today’s fast-paced market, the ability to turn ideas into reality is a competitive advantage.

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IdeaScale

OCTOBER 4, 2017

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! Finding the top-selling product of all time. 2015: Innovate Your State.

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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 10, 2024

Crowdsourced Innovation Challenges: Description: Design and launch innovation challenges that involve a broader network, inviting external contributors to solve specific business problems or contribute novel ideas. Enhance Competitiveness: Rationale: Staying ahead in the competitive landscape requires constant innovation.

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