Universities Embracing Open Innovation to Compete
Educational institutions look to crowdsourcing to invite participation from alumni, students and other networks to enhance quality, reputation, research results and relationships.
CALGARY, June 16, 2009 - Universities around the world are proving to be a major emerging market for open innovation solutions as they compete for the top students on a global basis. Academic institutions are not simply researching crowdsourcing as a trend; they are seeking technology to help them reach out to alumni, donors, students and businesses for ideas and input that may keep their institutions competitive.
"We’re finding that education institutions are investigating Chaordix™ crowdsourcing platform as a means to get their broad network of stakeholders to contribute to achieving research breakthroughs, addressing on-campus issues, and strengthening the value delivered to current and past students," said Shelley Kuipers, CEO and co-founder of Chaordix. "Demonstrating leadership in open innovation is perceived as necessary for educators to stay relevant to students, employers and funding sources, and compete for leadership and teaching talent as well as research dollars."
During the last four months, universities and post secondary institutions comprise 13% of the purchase interest in the Chaordix™ crowdsourcing platform. Interest has come from across the US, Canada, Uganda, China, England and Japan.
Source: Data based on analysis of purchase inquiries received via www.chaordix.com for Chaordix crowdsourcing platform between March and June 2009.
About Chaordix
Chaordix delivers the technology and know-how to help organizations use crowdsourcing to better perform. Delivered in a software-as-a-service model, the Chaordix crowdsourcing platform™ is an engine to call to the crowd for collective intelligence for innovation, market and citizen prediction, research discovery, fundraising and brand input. www.chaordix.com
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