crowd-sourced
Gathered from masses
Crowd-sourced describes work, funding, or information gathered from a large, dispersed group of people, typically via the internet.
A crowd-sourced project draws on contributions from many participants rather than a single source or small team: The encyclopedia is entirely crowd-sourced.
The approach leverages collective knowledge, labor, or capital—from funding campaigns to collaborative research.
Also spelled crowdsourced.
Raising capital from masses
- WikipediaFree collaborative online encyclopedia
- collectiveJointly organized group
- contributorsThose who give help
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
community · participatory · distributed · collaborative · grassroots · decentralized · democratic · swarm
Creative project funding site
- IndiegogoOnline collective financing hub
- GoFundMeCrowdsourced fundraising website
- backersFinancial supporters
- pledgesFormal promises given
campaign · donors · patrons · microfinance · fundraising · rewards · tiers · supporters
Explanatory additions to documents
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
- microtasksTiny units of work
- surveysSystematic information gathering
validation · classification · transcription · mapping · verification · ratings · reviews · feedback
Forming mental concepts
- hackathonTimed team programming event
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- challengeTest of ability
- prizesAwards for achievement
solutions · brainstorming · proposals · submissions · contest · design · prototyping · incubation
crowdfunding
Raising capital from masses
- WikipediaFree collaborative online encyclopedia
- collectiveJointly organized group
- contributorsThose who give help
volunteers · community · participatory · distributed · collaborative · grassroots · decentralized · democratic · swarm · networked
Kickstarter
Creative project funding site
- IndiegogoOnline collective financing hub
- GoFundMeCrowdsourced fundraising website
- backersFinancial supporters
pledges · campaign · donors · patrons · microfinance · fundraising · rewards · tiers · supporters · investors
annotations
Explanatory additions to documents
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
- microtasksTiny units of work
surveys · validation · classification · transcription · mapping · verification · ratings · reviews · feedback · census
ideation
Forming mental concepts
- hackathonTimed team programming event
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- challengeTest of ability
prizes · solutions · brainstorming · proposals · submissions · contest · design · prototyping · incubation · feedback
crowd-sourcedtop-down
Directed from highest level
centralized · hierarchical · proprietary · bureaucratic · closed