In our line of work, we know innovation is not possible with a mob. Crowds need more than a platform and a connection to a brand; crowds need a sense of community. Mob behavior has sunk crowdsourcing attempts such as seen by Chevrolet, Moleskin, and facebook. These early crowdsourcing experiments demonstrated that when you treat…
At Chaordix we are often asked to explain the Crowdsourcing landscape from our perspective. What different types of crowdsourcing exist, how are they differentiated from each other, how they impact participants, and how businesses might benefit from them. Last month we wrote about Crowd Funding and provided some key examples. This month we are exploring…
I am just thrilled to have been invited to be an advisor for Ludvik+Partners’ Crowdsourcing Week Asia 2013. There are so many reasons why now is the perfect time to start promoting the power of crowdsourcing to the world. I’ll be joining a group of amazing people who will be advisors for this event. Each of…
I often wonder what inspires a small group of people that, for the most part, didn’t really know each other, to hang out and try to create something new. As a leader of this beloved team, I come and go from our offices in Calgary, Canada, to other destinations and back, only to return and…
It’s the beginning of a new year, and there was so much interesting and encouraging evolution in the crowdsourcing space in 2011 that I thought I’d like to break it down a bit and, each month, examine a different trend. This month I like to look at the topic of “funding.” We can look at…
There are a couple of different definitions for the term “prosumer.” One of the most frequently used definitions of a prosumer is a consumer who desires a level of service that is typically only demanded by professionals, or someone who plays a role that is typically filled by a professional. For example, you hear about “prosumer…
One of the most common worries that new clients have is that they’ll build it, but no one will come. (apologies to Field of Dreams). That is, they will launch a crowdsourcing program, but no one will be inspired or motivated to take the time to participate and contribute. The great news is that, in…
We’re crowdsourcing and community collaboration experts. We observe and advise firms about how people online behave, assemble in communities, influence each other, and make decisions around preference and purchasing. We often use the terms crowdsourcing and co-creation readily and often in the same sentence. While we know they’re two different terms with very different definitions, they’re…
This past week Chaordix was represented at the WorldBlu 2010 Awards in Vegas. The event was to honour those who made the 2010 list (we did ) and to hear first hand stories amongst the honourees about what makes their company democratic. A complete list of the companies that made the 2010 WorldBlu list is…
To all those following and supporting us at Chaordix – thank you for a great year! In just a short period of time we’ve emerged as the market leader in crowdsourcing thought leadership, proven methodologies and enabling technology! The conversations and projects we’ve had an opportunity to work on have been rewarding and inspiring to…