Tag Archives: Crowdsourcing

Crowdsourcing data analysis–and everything else

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Eugene Ivanov

A few weeks ago, I wrote about a troubling finding questioning the objectivity of the traditional market research. A team of scientists from Imperial College London conducted a study on how marketing managers choose products and services. The study showed … Continue reading →

Posted in Crowdsourcing | Tagged Crowdsourcing, curstomer needs, data analysis, data analytics, Imperial College London, Innovation, Innovation Management, market research, Open Innovation, Open Innovation Tools | 2 Comments

Don’t blame crowdsourcing for your own faults

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Eugene Ivanov

There is a Russian saying: to break into the open door. It describes a situation when someone is trying to solve a problem that simply doesn’t exist. I’m always reminded of this saying when I hear complaints that crowdsourcing isn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Crowdsourcing | Tagged Crowdsourcing, Harvard Medical School, Innovation, Innovation Management, Lamborghini, market research, Open Innovation, Open Innovation Tools, Type 1 diabetes | 1 Comment

Is it time to replace market research with crowdsourcing?

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Eugene Ivanov

We all know the drill: In order to innovate, you need to know what your customers want. In practice, companies either create marketing departments in house or order market research data from outside. The idea is that once you focused … Continue reading →

Posted in Crowdsourcing | Tagged Crowdsourcing, Harvard Business Review, Imperial College London, Innovation, market research, Open Innovation, Open Innovation Tools, voice of the customer | 2 Comments

How to Win a War?

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Eugene Ivanov

What do you need to win a war? First, an army equipped with modern weapons and instilled with high spirit. Second, a vibrant economy capable of sustaining the hardship of continued military operations. Third, strong public support of the country’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Crowdsourcing | Tagged 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster, BP, BP's oil spill, cancer, Crowdsourcing, Ebola, Innovation, Open Innovation, President Johnson, President Nixon, Sun Tzu, USAID, War on Cancer, War on Drugs, War on Poverty | 3 Comments

Do you know the age of your child? (Toward the biomarkers of childhood)

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Eugene Ivanov

How often, when taking an over-the-counter drug, did you read the following note on the label: “adults and children 12 years of age and over: one tablet; children under 12 years of age: ask a doctor”? Pretty often, I guess. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Crowdsourcing, Global Innovation, Health Care | Tagged adolescents, biomarkers, biomarkers of childhood, childhood obesity, Crowdsourcing, Drug Development, infants, Innovation, Innovation Management, juvenile justice system, neonates, Obesity, Open Innovation, open innovation services providers, Open Innovation Tools, OTC, Pediatric Care, Pediatric patient, Pediatrics, preschoolers, San Mateo County, school-agers, toddlers | Leave a comment

Can Crowdsourcing Beat Ebola?

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Eugene Ivanov

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned recently that “the death rate in the Ebola outbreak has risen to 70 percent and there could be up to 10,000 new cases a week in two months.” A WTO official added that … Continue reading →

Posted in Crowdsourcing, Health Care | Tagged 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster, BP's oil spill, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Crowdsourcing, Department of Defense, Ebola, Innovation, Open Innovation, Open Innovation Tools, Personal Protective Equipment, United Nations, United States Agency for International Development, USAID, White House Office of Science and Technology, World Health Organization, WTO | 1 Comment

Working a Crowd

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Eugene Ivanov

If crowdsourcing has not yet become a mainstream innovation tool, this is definitely not for the lack of attention. Crowdsourcing remains a topic of intense academic studies, and a recent paper by researchers from Simon Frazer University in Canada is … Continue reading →

Posted in Crowdsourcing | Tagged “not invented here” syndrome, crowd-voting, Crowdsourcing, idea crowdsourcing, InnoCentive, Innovation, Innovation Management, innovation tools, internal innovation networks, micro-task crowdsourcing, Open Innovation, open innovation services providers, Open Innovation Tools, R&D processes, Simon Frazer University, solution crowdsourcing | Leave a comment

Not All Innovation Models Are Created Equal

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Eugene Ivanov

It’s one of the most popular topics in innovation discussions: why innovation fails? How many times have you heard the following narrative? With great fanfare, the XYZ Company launches an innovation initiative. Employees are urged to submit ideas, and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Innovation | Tagged Crowdsourcing, Innovation, innovation challenges, innovation contests, innovation jams, Innovation Management, internal innovation networks, Open Innovation, R&D processes | 14 Comments

What Can Crowdsourcing Do?

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Eugene Ivanov

I’m often asked questions about crowdsourcing. Usually, they’re revolving around this central theme: what can crowdsourcing do? Can crowdsourcing solve this problem? Can crowdsourcing solve that problem? On occasion, a more perceptive question is posed: can crowdsourcing define a problem? … Continue reading →

Posted in Crowdsourcing | Tagged Crowdsourcing, diabetes, Drug Development, Harvard Catalyst, Harvard Medical School, Innovation, Open Innovation, Open Innovation Tools, Type 1 diabetes, unmet medical needs | 3 Comments

All Innovation Is Local

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Eugene Ivanov

I like this phrase: all politics is local. Ascribed to the late Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Tip O’Neill this phrase means that all political decisions, regardless of their purpose and scale, must take into account the interests … Continue reading →

Posted in Health Care | Tagged Clinical Trials, consumer-centric healthcare, Crowdsourcing, disease advocacy organizations, Drug Development, druggable molecular targets, FDA, Innovation, Innovation Management, Open Innovation, patient groups, Phase III clinical trials, R&D processes, rapid prototyping, Tip O’Neill, Transparency Life Sciences, unmet customer needs, unmet medical needs, VOC, voice of the customer | Leave a comment