“We’ve tried collaboration technology before and it didn’t work.” Is that something you’ve said, or heard said in your company? We’ve heard it from many of our clients and potential clients, and doubtless, most of us have experiences with collaboration attempts that started out OK, but somehow, well, fizzled out. For example, perhaps someone set…
We all love seeing the results of our efforts, but it’s especially wonderful when you can see your client’s results from your efforts! And it’s even better when the result is something that will make a difference in the world. We hit the trifecta today! Those of you who have been following Chaordix know we…
Last fall, we wrote here about “When Crowdsourcing Goes Wrong”, which pointed out that when a sponsor’s major motive for crowdsourcing is marketing and awareness, the crowdsourcing program itself is often flawed, with potential backlash on the sponsoring brand. We used The Pepsi Refresh Challenge and the Mad Men Casting Contest as two such examples.…
Editors note: Here at Chaordix we are very excited to be working with 100%Open, Good Business and Orange on the Mobile Volunteering project now underway. Our partners 100%Open posted this nice overview on their site a bit ago and with their permission, are guest posting it here. Originally posted at 100% Open. We are excited…
As the G8/G20 Summit approaches with a theme of saving the lives of women and children, Chaordix™ works with Oxford University to find ways to deliver safe and effective medical care to women worldwide Launched this week, Global Voices for Maternal Health gives doctors, nurses and midwives worldwide a voice in how best to provide…
We’re looking for a few good people! Chaordix is looking to hire again. We’ve been enjoying some successes – working with great clients who are keeping us busy. By expanding our team, we hope to be able to deliver even more without compromising the high quality of work we’re proud to produce. If you know…
Landing the job here at Chaordix just a month after graduating from SAIT’s now renamed Computer Technology course means while I’m no longer the newest members of the team, I’m still one of the freshest. Although I was looking more to get a job than to find a ‘home,’ I was lucky to find both…
We called our crowdsourcing platform Chaordix as a salute to Dee Hock, the founder/creator and former CEO of the VISA credit card association. He coined the term to describe the dynamic tension he’d set up in Visa: encourage as much competition and initiative as possible throughout the organization — “chaos” — while building in mechanisms…
As one of the newest members to join the Chaordix team, I’m pretty excited to be a) joining such an innovative team and b) writing my very first blog – I know, I know, welcome to 1999, population: me Also, I’m also pretty thrilled to be entering the realm of Crowdsourcing – which is totally…
I made a New Years resolution to give the Zen Coding plugin a try in an attempt to speed up html/css markup. We do a lot of in browser design and prototyping with markup at Chaordix so any increase in efficiency is a boon. Zen Coding was created by Sergey Chikuyonok to allow elegant css…