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Nesta Launches Crowdfunding Directory

Crowdfunding is undoubtedly in the midst of a wave of publicity at the moment, be it through commercial sites such as Kickstarter, or the increasing number...

0 replies - 84 views - 05/23/13 by Adi Gaskell in Articles

The rise and rise of civic crowdfunding

Last week I wrote about a novel project being run in Bogota, Columbia that is attempting to crowdsource the funding of a new skyscraper.  The Prodigy...

0 replies - 128 views - 05/22/13 by Adi Gaskell in Articles

MOOCs are rising: what to do about it

What connect’s Seth Godin’s Linchpin to a vote at Amherst? The question of MOOCs. Godin’s pitch goes something like this: access to knowledge is no...

0 replies - 140 views - 05/15/13 by Josh Dormont in Articles

Are online communities commoditising our health information?

A few weeks ago I interviewed the founder of HealthUnlocked.  HealthUnlocked are an online community for patients looking for support and advice on their...

0 replies - 375 views - 05/13/13 by Adi Gaskell in Articles

Coursera to offer teacher training

MOOC company Coursera has made a huge splash in the online education market, offering people from around the world access to classes from some of the...

0 replies - 398 views - 05/08/13 by Adi Gaskell in Articles

Social Selling: A Day In The Life of A Social Sales Person

Social selling is a hot buzzword being thrown around today. What is social selling and how do tomorrow’s top sales people use social selling to become top...

0 replies - 161 views - 05/08/13 by Michael Brenner in Articles

Apprenticeships for the digital age

The tv reality game show The Apprentice hits UK screens again this week, with initial indications being that the show will contain its usual mixture of...

0 replies - 332 views - 05/07/13 by Adi Gaskell in Articles

Can local news be crowdsourced?

I wrote earlier this year about the difficult challenges facing the proposed local tv stations that are popping up throughout Britain.  The challenge...

0 replies - 148 views - 05/07/13 by Adi Gaskell in Articles

The days of knowledge management are over. We need knowledge architects

If you want to find one of the most vague, misunderstood, but critical roles in an enterprise it’s probably in a division called “knowledge...

0 replies - 1059 views - 05/01/13 by Josh Dormont in Articles

The digital transformation of healthcare

Michael Fitzgerald, contributing editor at MIT Sloan Management Review, talks with WellPoint executive Lori Beer about how the company, which is one of the...

0 replies - 239 views - 04/29/13 by Adi Gaskell in Articles

Hacking our way to better sanitation

When you usually think of hackathons, you think of a big bunch of geeks gathering to work on some high tech wizardry.  You probably think of things...

0 replies - 537 views - 04/27/13 by Adi Gaskell in Articles

Can you crowdsource medical diagnosis?

Crowdsourcing has never been more popular.  My last blog showcased the latest NASA Hackathon that saw thousands come together to offer solutions to...

0 replies - 1103 views - 04/24/13 by Adi Gaskell in Articles

How a Social Intranet Transformed Thomson Reuters' Workforce

Social Business isn't just about connecting employees and customers to "collaborate better" wherever they are, from whatever device. It's about delivering...

0 replies - 233 views - 04/24/13 by Jive Community in Articles

Twitter shows us the good and bad of crowdsourcing the news

If you were glued to your Twitter updates last Monday through Friday, you were probably more aware of what was happening in Boston than most law...

0 replies - 234 views - 04/24/13 by Christopher Taylor in Articles

Boston Marathan bombing shows where lack of privacy is a good thing

The speed with which the Boston Marathon bombing suspects were identified was a remarkable sign that we’re in the age of ubiquitous photos and video of...

0 replies - 352 views - 04/20/13 by Christopher Taylor in Articles