Quirky: A Failed Attempt at Crowdsourcing Inventions
Quirky was a brilliant idea. Why not crowd-source product ideas. Vote on the best ones. And only bring the ones people want to life. Seems foolproof right? Maybe not so much…
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Using the wisdom of the crowd to diagnose medical mysteries
CrowdMed aims to help those who suspect they have a rare disease, perhaps were misdiagnosed, or simply want a second opinion provide the story of their health problem to a community of experts.
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Street Bump: Crowdsourcing Better Streets, but Many Roadblocks Remain
Boston’s Street Bump is an interesting effort at leveraging the collective intelligence of the crowd to improve road conditions but still faces many challenges in creating measurable value for and incentivizing users.