Crowd and Open Sourcing By Lindsay Romo
Definition: obtaining services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people Characteristics Subdivide tedious work Fund-raise for startups Combines the efforts of self-identified volunteers Undefined public rather than a specific group Crowdsourcing
Graphic design Writing Illustration DesignContest Apparel design Footwear/Sporting Goods Writing Illustration Interior design Architecture Video Film/TV Music/sound design Voice Overs Uses
Mainly to the Internet Crowdsourcing can either be explicit or implicit Explicit: Books or webpages Share by posting products or items Implicit: Standalone Piggyback Modern methods
Spatial reasoning (or literally seeing solutions) Intuition Adaptivity Collaboration Self-organization Competition Why it works
The smartest biochemists and fastest computers have made little progress on this bitterly difficult problem over half a century Foldit - a protein folding game visual or spatial challenge goal is to arrange an on-screen protein into the smallest possible shape that obeys all the rules Amateurs can fold proteins better than chemists and computers Biochemistry Example
Definition: any system of innovation or production that relies on goal-oriented yet loosely coordinated participants, who interact to create a product (or service) of economic value, which they make available to contributors and non- contributors alike open source promotes universal access universal redistribution Open Source
Computer software Electronics Beverages Digital content Medicine Science and engineering Robotics Fashion Education Media Religion Arts Recreation Hardware Applications
Closed System Innovation
Open Innovation Model Licensing Other Firm’s Market New Products/ Services
Motivation Extrinsic Motivators Financial compensation Recognition Awards Intrinsic Motivators Autonomy Relatedness Learning Self-expression Control Enjoyment
Barriers & Opportunities Barriers Social loafing Evaluation apprehension Production blocking Opportunities Domain knowledge Creative thinking skills Problem orientation Motivation
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Wikipedia Professors slides Works Cited