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Identifying the Value of Crowdsourcing: A Talk with Dr. Zoe Szajnfarber

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Traditional approaches to creating innovation strategies are no longer providing effective solutions. Instead, companies are adopting a way of solving problems known as open innovation. One method for practicing open innovation is through crowdsourcing, the process of sharing ideas across industries to solve a common problem.

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How Crowdsourcing is Enhancing the Healthcare Sector

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So how can you harness the power of crowds and open innovation in the world of medical care? Open innovation can be challenging in healthcare , not least because the idea pushes back against the belief that doctors know everything. Open Innovation In Healthcare. Open innovation can be a true life-saver.

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Three Interesting Examples of Crowdsourcing in the Financial Sector

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While open innovation and crowdsourcing are incredibly popular in other industries, the financial industry is necessarily more conservative about the technology it uses and the consumers it listens to. Open Innovation As Customer Service. Download our Crowdsourcing in Finance white paper now!

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Innovations in Measuring and Managing Drug Addiction Treatment

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Innovations in Measuring and Managing Drug Addiction Treatment Quality” will accept white papers describing solutions up until June 1, 2015 at nida.ideascale.com. This challenge is open to anyone, including experts and researchers familiar with as well as those outside of the field of drug addiction treatment.

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Identifying Opportunities for Crowdsourcing in Education

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Some are slightly more in the field of open innovation. It opens the door to everyone in the community and beyond getting involved, learning something, and taking that knowledge with them as they go out in the world to share it. The post Identifying Opportunities for Crowdsourcing in Education appeared first on IdeaScale.

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IdeaScale CEO Shares Innovation Tips with SuperbCrew

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From his background in crowdsourcing software as part of the open government initiative, Rob and co-founder Vivek Bhaskaran founded IdeaScale, which was promptly adopted by 23 federal agencies. Rob Hoehn started his crowdsourcing software career as part of the open government initiative in 2009.?.

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Why is Diversity Important to Innovation

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Making All Voices Count is not the only organization who has benefited from opening innovation up to a wider, more diverse pool of contributors. One of the recommendations that we make for those looking to foster and encourage a diverse workforce is the abandonment of the idea that smaller groups of innovators are better.