How Crowdsourcing Works

This blog post provides a recommended reading list (and more) for disrupting education

How do you poop in space? Learn about how NASA's Space Poop Challenge got the University of Colorado Denver to teach it as part of her curriculum

Sebastián Auyanet, Journalist, editor at El Observador (Uruguay) tells about how and why he uses crowdsourcing at his job as an investigative journalist.

The ultimate guide to working from home. It includes: what you’ll need to get started and a list of tips and tricks to do the best job possible.

Do you want to live longer, happier, and healthier? Discovering your Ikigai can make a huge difference. 1. Move naturally. 2. Purpose. 3. Downshift. 4. 80% rule. 5. Plant slant. 6. Wine at 5pm. 7. Belong. 8. Loved ones first 9. Right Tribe. Read more inside.

What is open innovation? It runs on the belief that the need for proprietary knowledge or niched expertise to be in place before starting -- because someone out there has the technical and theoretical knowledge needed to solve the problem, and will share it. Read more about open innovation inside.

Teachers, researchers, and marketers have found that people tune out verbal information after a couple of minutes. Because of this, it is beneficial to practice the art of communicating in clear statements, ideally less than two minutes long.

There are many advantages to using a public equity crowdfunding raise versus venture capital. 1. Easier to access. 2. Better outcome on valuation. 3. Better investment terms. 4. Publicity. 5. Broad shareholder base. 6. Equity crowdfunding doesn’t preclude “smart money”

The top 5 lessons from the most successful crowdsourcing project of all time: 1- The name means everything. 2- Know your audience, and speak to them. 3- Get affiliations help. 4- Capture the imagination. 55 It’s really not about the prize money. More inside