By pooling their business intelligence data through specialized service providers, companies can potentially get access to new insights and benchmarks from the collective data. Read more »
Companies can apply lean startup methods to their innovation and product-development process if they’re careful to avoid some of its pitfalls. Read more »
On-demand expertise is a large part of the future of work, but getting that expertise can be a complicated process. But challenges can be overcome through freelance marketplaces, crowdsourcing platforms, and… Read more »
Intense global competition and changing market structures are forcing companies to engage in much more innovation activity. At the same time they are having to address much narrower markets because of… Read more »
Optimizing content is crucial as customers migrate from being passive recipients to becoming active contributors. This opportunity presents a fresh set of challenges, not only for those in traditional broadcast industries… Read more »
Rewards-based crowdfunding grew dramatically in 2011. In 2010 approximately $28.8 million was donated to projects created on rewards-based crowdfunding platforms. This includes projects that received 100 percent of their pledged amount,… Read more »
In crowdfunding, a large factor in this explosion of funding has been the increase in the number of projects that are being posted online. This amount grew 285 percent from 2010… Read more »
Crowdfunding — a crowd of people donating a defined amount of money for a specific cause — is expected to reach $500 million in 2012. The size of the crowd is… Read more »