crowd-sourcing
Collective problem solving
Crowd-sourcing is obtaining information, ideas, funding, or labor from a large group of people, typically via the internet.
Rather than hiring experts or employees, a project solicits contributions from the public: The documentary was funded through crowd-sourcing.
The approach assumes collective input can match or exceed traditional methods.
Also spelled crowdsourcing.
Those who give help
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
- collectiveJointly organized group
- communityCollective of connected people
- networkInterconnected system
distributed · decentralized · peer-to-peer · wiki · participation · engagement · input · feedback
Tiny units of work
- amazonFormidable warlike woman
- freelancersSelf-employed contract workers
- annotationAdded explanatory comment
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
labeling · transcription · verification · surveys · piecework
Forming mental concepts
- hackathonTimed team programming event
- challengesDifficulties requiring effort
- competitionsEvents deciding winners
- contestsCompetitive events or disputes
brainstorming · co-creation · problem-solving · solutions · prototyping · design-thinking · incubator · accelerator
Financial supporters
- pledgesFormal promises given
- donationsGifts to organizations
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- microfinanceSmall loans for poor entrepreneurs
patronage · supporters · crowdfunding · preorder · rewards · equity · nonprofit · charity
contributors
Those who give help
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
- collectiveJointly organized group
- communityCollective of connected people
network · distributed · decentralized · peer-to-peer · wiki · participation · engagement · input · feedback · ideas
microtasks
Tiny units of work
- amazonFormidable warlike woman
- freelancersSelf-employed contract workers
- annotationAdded explanatory comment
tagging · labeling · transcription · verification · surveys · piecework
ideation
Forming mental concepts
- hackathonTimed team programming event
- challengesDifficulties requiring effort
- competitionsEvents deciding winners
contests · brainstorming · co-creation · problem-solving · solutions · prototyping · design-thinking · incubator · accelerator
backers
Financial supporters
microfinance · patronage · supporters · crowdfunding · preorder · rewards · equity · nonprofit · charity · benefactors
crowd-sourcingcentralized control
Authority concentrated in one body
top-down management · vertical integration · exclusive access · insourcing