Comments on: Is it the madness, or the power of crowds? http://spill.tanagram.com/2008/08/28/is-it-the-madness-or-the-power-of-crowds/ The blog from Tanagram Partners Thu, 15 Sep 2011 23:16:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Nate Burgos http://spill.tanagram.com/2008/08/28/is-it-the-madness-or-the-power-of-crowds/comment-page-1/#comment-722 Nate Burgos Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:13:46 +0000 http://spill.tanagram.com/?p=255#comment-722 Book review of "We-Think: Mass innovation not mass production" by Charles Leadbeater: http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/reviewofbooks_article/5669/ Book review of “We-Think: Mass innovation not mass production” by Charles Leadbeater:

http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/reviewofbooks_article/5669/

]]> By: Nate Burgos http://spill.tanagram.com/2008/08/28/is-it-the-madness-or-the-power-of-crowds/comment-page-1/#comment-717 Nate Burgos Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:27:04 +0000 http://spill.tanagram.com/?p=255#comment-717 If there is wisdom in crowds, designers can be described as architects of such wisdom. Related material is Eric Von Hippel's work in "user innovation." A piece from his book "Democratizing Innovation" (2005) can be found here: http://www.changethis.com/23.CitizenInnovator The work of Dr. Elizabeth B.-N. Sanders in "generative tools for collective creativity" also applies: http://www.maketools.com If there is wisdom in crowds, designers can be described as architects of such wisdom. Related material is Eric Von Hippel’s work in “user innovation.” A piece from his book “Democratizing Innovation” (2005) can be found here:

http://www.changethis.com/23.CitizenInnovator

The work of Dr. Elizabeth B.-N. Sanders in “generative tools for collective creativity” also applies:

http://www.maketools.com

]]> By: Digidave http://spill.tanagram.com/2008/08/28/is-it-the-madness-or-the-power-of-crowds/comment-page-1/#comment-713 Digidave Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:03:51 +0000 http://spill.tanagram.com/?p=255#comment-713 Thanks for the note on spot.us - we are in the VERY early stages right now, but hope to have a more dynamic site in the fall. It's def. something I'm very passionate about. Actually - the idea for spot.us came while I was the research assistant for Jeff Howe on his book "crowdsourcing." I was researching the chapter on 'crowdfunding' - and wondered if it could work for journalism. We will find out in the fall! Best Thanks for the note on spot.us – we are in the VERY early stages right now, but hope to have a more dynamic site in the fall.

It’s def. something I’m very passionate about. Actually – the idea for spot.us came while I was the research assistant for Jeff Howe on his book “crowdsourcing.” I was researching the chapter on ‘crowdfunding’ – and wondered if it could work for journalism.

We will find out in the fall!

Best

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