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How we’ve multiplied our problem-solving capacity with 110k+ PhDs, postdocs, and scholars to drive open innovation and creativity for organizations of every size and stage.

I’m really amused by how many people claim that their best creative ideas come to them in the shower. What is so special about the shower being a cradle of creative ideas?

Listen to our recent podcast recording with Dyan Finkhousen and Geoff Parker. Dyan is the Founder and CEO of Shoshin Works and Geoff Parker, co-author of Platform Revolution: How Networked Markets Are Transforming the Economy - And How to Make Them Work for You.

Crowdsourcing has long been recognized as an effective tool for creating new and exciting consumer products. A growing body of evidence, however, indicates that this approach has a capacity of successfully addressing the most daunting challenges facing humanity.

It is common knowledge that large legacy companies are often inefficient in creating new products and services. This doesn’t mean, however, that they should not ever aspire to innovate like nimble startups.

In “normal” times and in times of crises, innovation is not a luxury; it’s a way of survival. That’s why removing “innovation blocks” is crucial.

A panel interview with Innovation Experts; HeroX, XPRIZE, BurstIQ, and Topcoder as they tackle grand challenges and innovating with COVID-19 pandemic at the top of the list.

Necessity is the mother of all inventions. In this new age of hyper online sharing, we can find some exciting, innovative solutions to our problems, and in very creative ways from our social networks and the hive mind.

Over the past decade, crowdsourcing has become a popular open innovation tool helping organizations solve their biggest problems. While the adoption of crowdsourcing hasn’t been easy; one thing is clear: it is here to stay, and in this article, I attempt to predict what it’ll look like in 10 years.

Listen to our interview with Debbie Brodt-Giles from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory about the American-Made Challenges and how they are crowdsourcing innovations in solar, wind and more!