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Posts in January 2014


Crowdsourcing Help During Atlanta Snow Storm

Crowdsourcing Help During Atlanta Snow Storm

Jan-30-14 By IdeaConnection
The huge snow storm hitting the southern United States continues to wreak havoc with gridlocked roads, abandoned cars and stranded motorists.

In Atlanta, one of the worst affected cities many residents have turned to crowdsourcing and social media to stay informed and offer assistance to others.
Have Your Say in Global Crowdsourcing Survey

Have Your Say in Global Crowdsourcing Survey

Jan-28-14 By IdeaConnection
What are your views on crowdsourcing? Do you believe it can deliver better innovations at faster speeds and more cost effectively? Does your company make use of crowdsourcing initiatives and planning more or scaling back?

Now is your chance to have your say in the 1st annual Global Crowdsourcing Survey.
Busted: 7 Myths about Innovation

Busted: 7 Myths about Innovation

Jan-26-14 By IdeaConnection
So innovation is a solo activity that can’t be taught, can’t be forced or coaxed and isn't for everyone. Wrong!

An entertaining article in The Week explains that innovation is much simpler than people think. Along the way it busts seven common myths about innovation. They are:

Innovation is a solo activity – the popular perception is of wild-hair Einstein types tinkering away in their garden sheds until they chance upon their Eureka moments.
Win Big Money for Hacking Google’s Chrome

Win Big Money for Hacking Google’s Chrome

Jan-25-14 By IdeaConnection
The launch of the fourth annual Google Pwnium is imminent, with the search engine behemoth offering more than $2.7 million in prizes for anyone who can crack Google’s Chrome OS and/or browser.

Pwnium 4 will take place on March 12 at CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Open Innovation and the Fight against Malaria

Open Innovation and the Fight against Malaria

Jan-21-14 By IdeaConnection
From designing new medicines and developing computer games to crowdfunding projects and using computer downtime, open innovation is helping to transform the global response to malaria.

According to the World Malaria Report 2013 by the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 3.4 billion people are at risk of malaria, of which 1.2 billion are at high risk.

While open innovation doesn’t have all the answers it can help to enhance knowledge, accelerate drug discovery and create more effective interventions. Here are three approaches where the crowd is helping:
The Roles of Citizen Innovators

The Roles of Citizen Innovators

Jan-19-14 By IdeaConnection
In numerous towns and cities across the world, citizens are having more of a say in sorting out civic problems. Through open innovation and crowdsourcing initiatives thousands of people are not only involved in identifying particular challenges such as pollution, poor water quality and graffiti, but also in designing and implementing the solutions.

Local and regional authorities realize they can’t go it alone and need the smarts of those who have vested interests in the outcomes. The added bonus of these activities is they bring the governed closer to those who govern, making for a more transparent, open society.

In an article in Journal Sentinal, Satish Nambisan, a professor of entrepreneurship and technology management at the Lubar School of Business identified four roles that citizens play in civic innovation and problem solving.
Global Innovation Challenge for the Future of Cars

Global Innovation Challenge for the Future of Cars

Jan-16-14 By IdeaConnection
Student innovators around the world have just one month left to enter the massive global Valeo Innovation Challenge. The contest is a search for a product or system that will make the cars of 2030 more intelligent and intuitive.

So far, 300 teams from 40 countries and representing 254 universities have signed up, but there’s still time to take part as the closing date for project submissions is February 14th.
Open Innovation, Teams and Tea Parties

Open Innovation, Teams and Tea Parties

Jan-15-14 By Paul Wagorn
I have two wonderful daughters. The oldest is 7 years old, and in many ways, she is the most prolific, efficient and successful user of open innovation that I know, and I think that there is a lot that can be learned from how she does this.
Innovation and Crowdsourcing: A Great Double Act

Innovation and Crowdsourcing: A Great Double Act

Jan-14-14 By IdeaConnection
The world loves a great double act. Think Laurel and Hardy, coffee and chocolate, Bogart and Bacall and gin and tonic. In the business environment, innovation and crowdsourcing are ideal bedfellows that go together well.

In an insightful interview, Mindjet’s Vice President and US Innovation Services Leader, Michele McConomy discusses her thoughts on crowdsourcing, the role it plays in innovation and how companies are making it work for them.
Awesome Innovations to Improve Health Outcomes

Awesome Innovations to Improve Health Outcomes

Jan-10-14 By IdeaConnection
A smart watch for patients prone to convulsions, seizures and tremors, and a smart monitoring shirt able to check people's heart rate, temperature and activity were among the big winners of the inaugural Everyday Health Awards for Innovation.

The new annual prize not only honors outstanding technological innovations that aim to improve health outcomes, but also acts as a catalyst to help innovators achieve great things in the medical field.