The State of Crowdsourcing and Innovation with Ken Spedden

BY LIZ TREADWELL | 1 min read

This Thought Leader Series shines the spotlight on trending topics, such as: Innovation, Crowdsourcing, the Future of Work and more. HeroX brings you the people, insights and information to make YOU the expert on powering up your innovation strategy with crowd platforms.

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Sept 17, 2019

Listen as Ken and HeroX Co-Founder & CEO, Christian Cotichini in this thought-provoking deep-dive into all things crowdsourcing! Ken has briefed at the National Academies of Sciences on the next generation of crowdsourcing and led the vision for novel applications of crowdsourcing for the U.S. Army, the United Nations and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. As the founder of what became an international science, technology and innovation nonprofit, Ken regularly briefs leaders at both Fortune 500 companies and United States Government agencies on disruptive capabilities and applied innovation.

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