An Introduction to the JISC funded REALISE project, open innovation for Assistive Technology with ideas, incubation of these ideas taking them through to becoming projects. The market place is open to all - Come and add your ideas and support!
“ According to the Jeff Howe, who coined the term in 2006 via his Wired magazine article, the short version is “the application of Open Source principles to fields outside of software,“, and the long version is “the act of taking a job traditionally performed by a designated agent (usually an employee) and outsourcing it to an undefined, generally large group of people in the form of an open call.“ You can read longer definitions via its Wikipedia entry .” http://www.cooltownstudios.com/2009/04/08/crowdsourcing-101