crowdsource
Gather distributed input
Crowdsource means to obtain work, ideas, or funding by soliciting contributions from a large group of people, typically online.
Companies crowdsource product designs, researchers crowdsource data collection, and entrepreneurs crowdsource startup capital: The project was crowdsourced through Kickstarter.
The word blends crowd with outsource—distributing tasks to a dispersed public rather than a defined contractor.
Forming mental concepts
- brainstormSpontaneous idea generation
- challengeTest of ability
- contestOrganized competitive event
- submissionYielding to another's will
suggestion · input · feedback · solicitation · pitch · proposal · hackathon
Free collaborative online encyclopedia
- WazeReal-time driving navigator
- OpenStreetMapVolunteer-built world atlas
- UpworkFreelancer hiring website
- taskerOne who performs duties
Joint value development
- contributionSomething given to help
- participationAct of taking part
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
wiki · distributed · decentralized · peer-to-peer · shared · volunteer · community-driven · participatory
Financial supporter
- pledgeBinding promise given
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- microfinanceSmall loans for poor entrepreneurs
sponsorship · preorder · supporter · contributor · fundraiser · patron · benefactor · crowdfund
Combined collection of items
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- estimationApproximate value judgment
- averagingComputing central tendency
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
Added explanatory comment
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
verification · validation · mapping · survey · poll · citizen-science · CAPTCHA · microtask
ideation
Forming mental concepts
- brainstormSpontaneous idea generation
- challengeTest of ability
- contestOrganized competitive event
submission · suggestion · input · feedback · solicitation · pitch · proposal · hackathon
Wikipedia
Free collaborative online encyclopedia
- WazeReal-time driving navigator
- OpenStreetMapVolunteer-built world atlas
- UpworkFreelancer hiring website
tasker · contributor · worker · requester · marketplace
co-creation
Joint value development
- contributionSomething given to help
- participationAct of taking part
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
cooperation · wiki · distributed · decentralized · peer-to-peer · shared · volunteer · community-driven · participatory · swarm
backer
Financial supporter
microfinance · sponsorship · preorder · supporter · contributor · fundraiser · patron · benefactor · crowdfund
aggregation
Combined collection of items
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- estimationApproximate value judgment
- averagingComputing central tendency
annotation
Added explanatory comment
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
transcription · verification · validation · mapping · survey · poll · citizen-science · CAPTCHA · microtask
- Coined Wordschortle, galumph, nerd, robot, quark
- Neologismsselfie, blog, vlog, podcast, hashtag
- teamworkteamwork, co-op mode, collaborate, team games, assists
- transfer verbsgive, pass, send, share, hand
- participationjoin in, take part, membership, attendance, voting
crowdsourcein-house
Within the organization
do it yourself · insource · centralize · commission · go it alone
crowdsourcetop-down
Directed from highest level
centralize · command and control · proprietary · gatekeep · vertical integration