Crowdfunding Growth: An Enterprise Case Study
Andreas Pages, Swisscom
Presented at Crowdsourcing Week Summit Geneva. For more information or to join the next event: http://crowdsourcingweek.com/
Fail Fast, Win Big! A 99 Club PresentationJames Hirst
My recent presentation discussing how we, at Rare, are using AI for ideation on innovation day at The 99 Club, a virtual event where each speaker has only 99 seconds to get across their big idea.
Crowdfunding involves collecting monetary contributions from a diverse group of supporters to finance a venture. It validizes brands by tapping into collective insights and creating a synergized forum for ideas, bypassing the hoarding of knowledge. Crowdfunding provides startups, small businesses, and medium enterprises a single online portal to support their projects and gain a competitive advantage through eliminating unstructured ideas and reducing overhead costs. Multiple crowdfunding platforms at a global level, such as Kickstarter, Patreon, and Teespring, have helped source projects. The crowdfunding mechanism helps corral funding campaigns and provides expertise to develop functional business models tailored to collaborative enterprises. Adopting an accelerator model in
Paula Young Transforming how works gets done at PwC Incisive_Events
PwC implemented a new social networking and collaboration platform called Spark to transform how work gets done. The goal was to provide a common platform to better connect PwC's 182,000+ employees across 158 countries and accelerate collaboration. PwC took an iterative approach, starting small with pilots and waves to test Spark before broader rollout. Early results showed Spark improved proposal turnaround times, helped experts globally answer questions faster, and gave leadership new ways to engage with employees. PwC believes Spark can fundamentally shift their culture to be more collaborative, transparent and inclusive.
Globalization for Turkish ICT Businesses - David Brown (151 Advisors)ideaport
Teknoloji firmaları küresel pazarlara nasıl açılır? Küresel bir firma olmanın aşamaları ve olası zorluklar. Küresel pazara açılırken yapılması ve yapılmaması gerekenler. İngiltere ve ABD'deki ICT pazarlarının özellikleri ve fırsatları. Ve 151 Advisors'ın bir firmanın küreselleşmesi için verdiği hizmetler...
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meet@ideaport | Teknoloji Firmalarının Globalizasyonu: Fırsatlar ve Zorluklar
Best Practice Slam / "Digitalisation made in Germany: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and RCKT" by Estefania Escobar @InsurLab and Sebastian Peter @RCKT
Corporate Incubation and Acceleration Summit 2018
СЕО дніпропетровського бізнес інкубатора InnovationBox, співорганізатор LifeHackDay, розповів учасникам, кому і чому інвестор каже "ні", а також дав ряд порад як правильно себе поводити при спілкуванні з інвестором.
Fail Fast, Win Big! A 99 Club PresentationJames Hirst
My recent presentation discussing how we, at Rare, are using AI for ideation on innovation day at The 99 Club, a virtual event where each speaker has only 99 seconds to get across their big idea.
Crowdfunding involves collecting monetary contributions from a diverse group of supporters to finance a venture. It validizes brands by tapping into collective insights and creating a synergized forum for ideas, bypassing the hoarding of knowledge. Crowdfunding provides startups, small businesses, and medium enterprises a single online portal to support their projects and gain a competitive advantage through eliminating unstructured ideas and reducing overhead costs. Multiple crowdfunding platforms at a global level, such as Kickstarter, Patreon, and Teespring, have helped source projects. The crowdfunding mechanism helps corral funding campaigns and provides expertise to develop functional business models tailored to collaborative enterprises. Adopting an accelerator model in
Paula Young Transforming how works gets done at PwC Incisive_Events
PwC implemented a new social networking and collaboration platform called Spark to transform how work gets done. The goal was to provide a common platform to better connect PwC's 182,000+ employees across 158 countries and accelerate collaboration. PwC took an iterative approach, starting small with pilots and waves to test Spark before broader rollout. Early results showed Spark improved proposal turnaround times, helped experts globally answer questions faster, and gave leadership new ways to engage with employees. PwC believes Spark can fundamentally shift their culture to be more collaborative, transparent and inclusive.
Globalization for Turkish ICT Businesses - David Brown (151 Advisors)ideaport
Teknoloji firmaları küresel pazarlara nasıl açılır? Küresel bir firma olmanın aşamaları ve olası zorluklar. Küresel pazara açılırken yapılması ve yapılmaması gerekenler. İngiltere ve ABD'deki ICT pazarlarının özellikleri ve fırsatları. Ve 151 Advisors'ın bir firmanın küreselleşmesi için verdiği hizmetler...
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1 Haziran 2016
meet@ideaport | Teknoloji Firmalarının Globalizasyonu: Fırsatlar ve Zorluklar
Best Practice Slam / "Digitalisation made in Germany: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and RCKT" by Estefania Escobar @InsurLab and Sebastian Peter @RCKT
Corporate Incubation and Acceleration Summit 2018
СЕО дніпропетровського бізнес інкубатора InnovationBox, співорганізатор LifeHackDay, розповів учасникам, кому і чому інвестор каже "ні", а також дав ряд порад як правильно себе поводити при спілкуванні з інвестором.
What thrives intrapreneurship
in the corporates?
by RAJKUMAR RAGUPATHY
Intrapreneur @ Harman International
How can intrapreneurship rightly flourish and create value
for an organization? Leveraging from versatile
intrapreneurship outlook, Raj shall deliberate upon the
context, attributes, culture and values that corporates can
enable to establish a successful intrapreneurship
ecosystem.
Unleash your inner creative - what drives and stifles a creative culture | Th...CharityComms
Aruna Safri-Singh, founder and client director, Narrative
Visit the CharityComms website to view slides from past events, see what events we have coming up and to check out what else we do: www.charitycomms.org.uk
IT enabled innovation for ne change-mgt 27 feb 12Lead & Transform
This document discusses innovation and how IT can enable businesses to innovate more effectively. It provides examples of how different organizations have used IT tools and open innovation strategies to engage employees and external partners in generating new ideas. Successful innovation requires clear goals, collaborative platforms, diversity of perspectives, and sponsorship from leadership. IT allows businesses to more easily capture ideas, collaborate across boundaries, and rapidly test and develop new solutions.
Presentation with a personal perspective on entrepreneurship with further academic insight from a Harvard Business Review article by Linda Rottenberg "Crazy is a Compliment"
The document describes the story of Vetter Solutions and its evolution into DataSync, an IT services and software company. It summarizes how the company incorporated, expanded its services, developed a new backup and hosting solution called DataSync, and worked to raise capital. Key findings included connecting entrepreneurs to providers, creating an advisory board, developing a polished business plan and pitch, assessing financing needs, and positioning for growth.
SSVAR is a non-profit organization based in Switzerland that is dedicated to promoting and developing virtual, augmented, and mixed reality technologies. It aims to bring these technologies into the mainstream and help experts realize their projects. SSVAR connects professionals through its network and incubates startups in the field. It also publishes trends in VR/AR/MR for the Swiss market and provides a collaborative space for projects in these areas.
Champion's Breakfast #16 / Andris Bērziņš, TechHub RigaNORD DDB RIGA
TechHub Riga is a co-working space and startup event organizer in Riga, Latvia. It is the first international branch of TechHub London and aims to help create the next "Skype of Latvia" by supporting over 30 startup teams and 75 residents. Run by entrepreneurs as a non-profit, TechHub provides resources and networking opportunities to help startups take risks, fail, learn from mistakes, and eventually succeed through an innovative business model. The document discusses Andris Berzins' background supporting startups and venture capital, and how both startups and corporations can benefit from lessons around embracing failure, small experiments, and giving innovators freedom to focus on what works.
Champion Breakfast with DDB - TechHub Riga slides may 2014TechHubRiga
This document discusses TechHub Riga, a co-working space for startups in Riga, Latvia. It is run by entrepreneurs and the first international branch of TechHub London. The goal of TechHub Riga is to help create an environment where Latvia's next big startup like Skype can emerge. It provides space and resources for over 30 startup teams and 75 residents. The document also discusses what makes startups innovative, noting they take risks, fail, learn from mistakes, and sometimes succeed in finding a scalable business model. Corporations can learn from this approach by embracing failure, doing more small experiments, and giving innovators time and freedom to experiment.
In this issue of our magazine, “The 20 Most Innovative Companies to Watch”, we’ve presented those global organizations which are enriching their glory by creating newer horizons in their respective fields.
InsurTech & The Sharing Economy - An Insurance Market PerspectiveAlchemy Crew
On 5th & 6th April EXEC Berlin conducted a conference on the worlds of FinTech & InsurTech. I shared my point of view from an InsurTech Sharing Economy view point.
ti&m is a Swiss digital consulting firm that specializes in digital transformation, security, and innovation projects. They offer consulting, design, agile project development, products, and an innovation hosting service called the ti&m garage. Their strengths include vertical integration, talented engineers and consultants, agility, sustainable values, and entrepreneurial spirit. They work with customers in industries such as finance, insurance, energy, life sciences, transportation, and others.
CWIN 17 Madrid / Nuno Duarte Oliveira - i naa-sCapgemini
1. The document discusses the need for companies to innovate effectively in order to stay ahead of rapidly changing technology and business landscapes. However, many organizations are not designed for innovation as they lack the necessary processes, innovative talent, culture that rewards innovation, and mindset to manage risks.
2. Traditional approaches to problem solving are no longer sufficient, and companies need to commit to innovation at both the individual and collective levels to achieve breakthrough creativity.
3. The document proposes that Capgemini can help organizations innovate through introducing them to startups and partners, utilizing frameworks to manage the innovation process, and engaging multi-disciplinary experts to explore and experiment with emerging technologies.
The document proposes a mock event focused on technology validation and truth. It includes a draft agenda with topics on validating technology claims, tools for collaboration and market penetration. Panelists from companies like Legit.ai, Pfizer and Siemens are highlighted. The event would explore issues like technology illusions that harm the public and explore how to leverage technology for truth.
Product Innovation Talk w Heads of Innovation at Wirecard & GiniProduct School
The document discusses innovation in the electrical grid. It begins by noting the importance of innovating early to avoid failure. It then outlines three types of organizations - large multinational enterprises, big corporations with innovation labs, and startups - and discusses challenges and opportunities each faces in innovation. Key success factors for innovation discussed include customer focus, collaborating and culture. The remainder of the document focuses on innovation at Gini, an AI startup, outlining their experiments and processes for idea generation.
Valentin, co-founder of Europe's biggest social network for entrepreneurship, shows you some important growth hacks you need to apply to successfully manage to navigate through your very own growth journey!
To create rich, technologically enabled experiences, enterprises need close collaboration between marketing and IT. In this session, Razorfish's Ray Velez will explain how to companies need to organize for innovation by applying the principles of agile development. He will share his experiences working with global brands to solve business problems at the collision point between media, technology and marketing.
Presenter: Raymond Velez, global CTO, Razorfish @rvelez
Lessons Learned in Venturing (SanomaVentures & Springest) at Sanoma Media Mat...Herman Kienhuis
Presentation by Ruben Timmerman (Springest) and Herman Kienhuis (SanomaVentures) on their activities and their lessons learned as entrepreneur and investor, at Sanoma Media Matters, June 11, 2014 in Hoofddorp, The Netherlands.
This document discusses how companies can pave the path to digital transformation. It introduces Global Digital Services, which helps companies unite people, business and technology. The challenges of digitization are described, such as how it will impact business more than the internet. Four core domains for companies to focus on are identified: customer experience, operational excellence, trust and compliance, and business reinvention. Specific strategies and services within each domain are outlined, such as building customer-centric ecosystems and harnessing data through content platforms.
What thrives intrapreneurship
in the corporates?
by RAJKUMAR RAGUPATHY
Intrapreneur @ Harman International
How can intrapreneurship rightly flourish and create value
for an organization? Leveraging from versatile
intrapreneurship outlook, Raj shall deliberate upon the
context, attributes, culture and values that corporates can
enable to establish a successful intrapreneurship
ecosystem.
Unleash your inner creative - what drives and stifles a creative culture | Th...CharityComms
Aruna Safri-Singh, founder and client director, Narrative
Visit the CharityComms website to view slides from past events, see what events we have coming up and to check out what else we do: www.charitycomms.org.uk
IT enabled innovation for ne change-mgt 27 feb 12Lead & Transform
This document discusses innovation and how IT can enable businesses to innovate more effectively. It provides examples of how different organizations have used IT tools and open innovation strategies to engage employees and external partners in generating new ideas. Successful innovation requires clear goals, collaborative platforms, diversity of perspectives, and sponsorship from leadership. IT allows businesses to more easily capture ideas, collaborate across boundaries, and rapidly test and develop new solutions.
Presentation with a personal perspective on entrepreneurship with further academic insight from a Harvard Business Review article by Linda Rottenberg "Crazy is a Compliment"
The document describes the story of Vetter Solutions and its evolution into DataSync, an IT services and software company. It summarizes how the company incorporated, expanded its services, developed a new backup and hosting solution called DataSync, and worked to raise capital. Key findings included connecting entrepreneurs to providers, creating an advisory board, developing a polished business plan and pitch, assessing financing needs, and positioning for growth.
SSVAR is a non-profit organization based in Switzerland that is dedicated to promoting and developing virtual, augmented, and mixed reality technologies. It aims to bring these technologies into the mainstream and help experts realize their projects. SSVAR connects professionals through its network and incubates startups in the field. It also publishes trends in VR/AR/MR for the Swiss market and provides a collaborative space for projects in these areas.
Champion's Breakfast #16 / Andris Bērziņš, TechHub RigaNORD DDB RIGA
TechHub Riga is a co-working space and startup event organizer in Riga, Latvia. It is the first international branch of TechHub London and aims to help create the next "Skype of Latvia" by supporting over 30 startup teams and 75 residents. Run by entrepreneurs as a non-profit, TechHub provides resources and networking opportunities to help startups take risks, fail, learn from mistakes, and eventually succeed through an innovative business model. The document discusses Andris Berzins' background supporting startups and venture capital, and how both startups and corporations can benefit from lessons around embracing failure, small experiments, and giving innovators freedom to focus on what works.
Champion Breakfast with DDB - TechHub Riga slides may 2014TechHubRiga
This document discusses TechHub Riga, a co-working space for startups in Riga, Latvia. It is run by entrepreneurs and the first international branch of TechHub London. The goal of TechHub Riga is to help create an environment where Latvia's next big startup like Skype can emerge. It provides space and resources for over 30 startup teams and 75 residents. The document also discusses what makes startups innovative, noting they take risks, fail, learn from mistakes, and sometimes succeed in finding a scalable business model. Corporations can learn from this approach by embracing failure, doing more small experiments, and giving innovators time and freedom to experiment.
In this issue of our magazine, “The 20 Most Innovative Companies to Watch”, we’ve presented those global organizations which are enriching their glory by creating newer horizons in their respective fields.
InsurTech & The Sharing Economy - An Insurance Market PerspectiveAlchemy Crew
On 5th & 6th April EXEC Berlin conducted a conference on the worlds of FinTech & InsurTech. I shared my point of view from an InsurTech Sharing Economy view point.
ti&m is a Swiss digital consulting firm that specializes in digital transformation, security, and innovation projects. They offer consulting, design, agile project development, products, and an innovation hosting service called the ti&m garage. Their strengths include vertical integration, talented engineers and consultants, agility, sustainable values, and entrepreneurial spirit. They work with customers in industries such as finance, insurance, energy, life sciences, transportation, and others.
CWIN 17 Madrid / Nuno Duarte Oliveira - i naa-sCapgemini
1. The document discusses the need for companies to innovate effectively in order to stay ahead of rapidly changing technology and business landscapes. However, many organizations are not designed for innovation as they lack the necessary processes, innovative talent, culture that rewards innovation, and mindset to manage risks.
2. Traditional approaches to problem solving are no longer sufficient, and companies need to commit to innovation at both the individual and collective levels to achieve breakthrough creativity.
3. The document proposes that Capgemini can help organizations innovate through introducing them to startups and partners, utilizing frameworks to manage the innovation process, and engaging multi-disciplinary experts to explore and experiment with emerging technologies.
The document proposes a mock event focused on technology validation and truth. It includes a draft agenda with topics on validating technology claims, tools for collaboration and market penetration. Panelists from companies like Legit.ai, Pfizer and Siemens are highlighted. The event would explore issues like technology illusions that harm the public and explore how to leverage technology for truth.
Product Innovation Talk w Heads of Innovation at Wirecard & GiniProduct School
The document discusses innovation in the electrical grid. It begins by noting the importance of innovating early to avoid failure. It then outlines three types of organizations - large multinational enterprises, big corporations with innovation labs, and startups - and discusses challenges and opportunities each faces in innovation. Key success factors for innovation discussed include customer focus, collaborating and culture. The remainder of the document focuses on innovation at Gini, an AI startup, outlining their experiments and processes for idea generation.
Valentin, co-founder of Europe's biggest social network for entrepreneurship, shows you some important growth hacks you need to apply to successfully manage to navigate through your very own growth journey!
To create rich, technologically enabled experiences, enterprises need close collaboration between marketing and IT. In this session, Razorfish's Ray Velez will explain how to companies need to organize for innovation by applying the principles of agile development. He will share his experiences working with global brands to solve business problems at the collision point between media, technology and marketing.
Presenter: Raymond Velez, global CTO, Razorfish @rvelez
Lessons Learned in Venturing (SanomaVentures & Springest) at Sanoma Media Mat...Herman Kienhuis
Presentation by Ruben Timmerman (Springest) and Herman Kienhuis (SanomaVentures) on their activities and their lessons learned as entrepreneur and investor, at Sanoma Media Matters, June 11, 2014 in Hoofddorp, The Netherlands.
This document discusses how companies can pave the path to digital transformation. It introduces Global Digital Services, which helps companies unite people, business and technology. The challenges of digitization are described, such as how it will impact business more than the internet. Four core domains for companies to focus on are identified: customer experience, operational excellence, trust and compliance, and business reinvention. Specific strategies and services within each domain are outlined, such as building customer-centric ecosystems and harnessing data through content platforms.
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How to make the most of your crowdfunding campaign - UDOO case historyMaurizio Caporali
UDOO is a new single-board computer developed by Aidilab and Seco that was successfully crowdfunded on Kickstarter with over 4,000 backers. This document provides tips and guidance for running a successful crowdfunding campaign based on Aidilab's experience with the UDOO project. It outlines key steps like developing an engaging video, setting an appropriate funding goal and deadline, offering rewards, addressing risks and challenges, promoting through press and social media, and considering stretch goals. The overall advice is to have a well-defined project and communication strategy and be responsive to backers.
This document discusses digital innovation and how businesses can leverage it. It begins by defining digital innovation as using emerging digital technologies to modify or create new business opportunities and processes. It then provides examples of how schools adapted through digital innovation using tools like Microsoft Teams and Zoom for virtual classes. The document also discusses how companies can implement digital innovation by having an agile IT environment, personalized customer experiences, and a seamless multi-channel experience. It explores opportunities like selling goods and services digitally, creating networks of superfans, and automating business processes. Finally, it discusses how digital innovation impacts businesses through increased profits, efficiency, and growth.
This document provides an introduction and overview of Maxloyal AB, a professional services firm that delivers opportunities for small entrepreneurs and investors. It discusses Maxloyal's services in corporate expansion, SME investment, and technology startup investment. It also summarizes Maxloyal's observations of the Swedish startup market, noting the many support institutions but fragmented funding. Finally, it outlines risks and success drivers as well as Sweden's leadership in innovation and startups.
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Crowdsourcing à la sbv IMPROVER: the challenge of being your own clientCrowdsourcing Week
- The sbv IMPROVER project is a crowdsourcing platform led by PMI R&D to verify methods in industrial research through challenges in data science, biology and medicine. It aims to provide quality control of company research.
- Challenges follow five stages: preparation, launch, running the challenge, ranking submissions, and sharing results. Defining precise questions helps obtain focused solutions.
- Challenges engage crowds of young researchers interested in machine learning and data science. Advertising occurs through social media, conferences, and directly engaging previous participants.
- Benefits include scientific publications, learning, and driving innovation through crowdsourced verification of methods. Maintaining the platform requires significant communication efforts but eng
The document discusses Tipalti, a payables automation solution that aims to simplify global payments operations. It notes that manual payables processes are inefficient, risky and a barrier to growth. Tipalti provides a holistic platform that automates partner onboarding, payments, tax compliance, reconciliation and other functions. This allows customers to scale rapidly while reducing costs, risks and freeing up staff to focus on strategic work. The platform offers controls for fraud detection, regulatory compliance and supports payments to over 190 countries.
Crowdsourced to Outsourced: How online platforms are shaping the future of workCrowdsourcing Week
Online platforms are shaping the future of work by enabling crowdsourcing and freelancing. They allow access to a global talent pool and provide flexibility for freelancers to work remotely. This benefits both businesses and freelancers. Online platforms also foster creativity through design competitions and help address challenges like data collection and knowledge gaps through public engagement. They are expected to further disrupt and enhance how people work in the future by promoting fair access to opportunities worldwide.
Malasya's Experience in Crowd Labour and Sharing EconomyCrowdsourcing Week
This document summarizes Malaysia's experience with crowd labor and the sharing economy. It discusses how Malaysia established programs like eRezeki to connect Malaysian workers with online work and tasks through digital platforms. These programs helped Malaysians earn additional income by performing microtasks, professional work, and some offline tasks. The programs worked with over 100 digital marketplace partners and established training centers across Malaysia to support crowd workers. Government initiatives helped educate stakeholders and promote sharing economy adoption, growing the estimated market size from RM110 million in 2016 to RM949 million in 2018.
This document outlines 9 ways to ruin an open innovation challenge. It begins by discussing the importance of having clear objectives, rules, and transparency when launching a challenge. It then discusses the importance of proper recruitment of participants, not having too high of barriers to entry, and having fair intellectual property policies. The document also notes that challenges should not be solely about competition and should offer fitting prizes. It emphasizes the importance of the right judges, mentors, and timing for challenges. The overall message is that challenges need proper planning and organization to be successful.
Attracting and Retaining Top Partners with a Best-in-Class Payments ExperienceCrowdsourcing Week
This document discusses how to attract and retain top partners through best-in-class payments experiences. It notes that the crowd space is becoming more competitive, making it harder to attract and retain partners. Providing a great payments experience can help with this. The document outlines 5 steps to achieve a best-in-class payments experience: 1) automate partner onboarding, 2) develop cross-border payment intelligence, 3) proactively communicate payment information, 4) ensure tax compliance, and 5) maintain a lean and scalable operation. It emphasizes that payments are important to partners and marketplaces lose partners due to payment issues.
Core + Crowd: Why (and how) crowdsourcing is about to become mainstreamCrowdsourcing Week
This document discusses how crowdsourcing is becoming mainstream through the "Core + Crowd" model. It outlines the history and current state of crowdsourcing, and introduces the concept of "Crowd 2.0" - making crowdsourcing more social by allowing organizations to build customized crowds. Crowd 2.0 moves beyond early crowdsourcing approaches by making communities more open, personalized, and gamified. The future workforce is predicted to blend core teams, freelancers, crowdsourced labor, and automation through platforms like HeroX that connect organizations to large global crowds without managing overhead.
NIST is working to establish models for smart and secure cities through its Global City Teams Challenge program. The program brings together technology innovators, cities, and other stakeholders to collaborate on projects that improve quality of life using IoT and cyber-physical systems. Example projects address issues like emergency response, transportation, and utilities. Over 200 cities worldwide have participated, working in clusters on shared challenges and opportunities. The goal is to demonstrate replicable, scalable, and sustainable smart city solutions with built-in security and privacy protections.
How Successful Crowdsourcing Depends on asking 'Interesting Questions'Crowdsourcing Week
Writing Interesting Questions is as much art as as science. Here are some 100%Open has written recently. How can we double the fun of the LEGO play experience? How can I wash my home, myself, or my clothes with a single cup of water? (Unilever) How can we enable all Detroiters to travel more easily, safely and reliably? (Ford) How can we empower investors and their advisers to consider the CO2 impact of their investment decisions? (UBS) How can we help people do good by using their mobile phone in 3 minutes or less? (EE) Our Interesting Question methodology (https://www.100open.com/toolkit_2/interesting-question/) ensure that questions are accessible, contagious and as inspiring to the Challenge Holder organisation as they are to the Innovator target group.
Contestant Centered Design: creative approaches to designing competitionsCrowdsourcing Week
This document discusses contestant-centered design for competitions. It provides examples of challenges hosted by NIST's Public Safety Communications Research Division. Contestant-centered design means considering a competition from the contestant's point of view and focusing on their needs and desires when designing challenges. This includes gathering feedback to improve future challenges and providing support throughout the process. The document outlines this approach for five example challenges.
Ethan will talk about the opportunity to reward crowdsourcing participants through crypto assets/tokens that allows the possibility of performing many micro transactions, saving costs for both the business and the users. In addition, the topic of transparency coming from the blockchain sector where business are now becoming more open to have the public help with tough R&D questions that in the past would have been kept internal. The blockchain industry is in fact growing communities as their branding strategy from the start, and rely on transparency for their community to trust them. All in all, we are seeing the tools in the making to ignite crowdsourcing’s future potential within decentralized business models. Lastly, we will dive into current use case studies from crowdholding.com, on creating a crowd rewarding mechanism for both crowd intelligence and crowd marketing.
A New Report on the State of Open Innovation and What it Means For youCrowdsourcing Week
The document summarizes the findings of a survey conducted by Luminary Labs of nearly 100 organizations from private sector, government, and nonprofit sectors to understand how they use open innovation to solve complex problems. The survey explored why organizations invest in open innovation, what open innovation practices look like today, and how open innovation will evolve in the future within organizations and beyond. Insights were gathered from open innovation leaders at companies and organizations like AstraZeneca, Bayer, City of Pittsburgh, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
GeniusLink is an expert operating system from GE that uses a crowd-powered approach to optimize business performance through three main components: Experts as a Service which provides access to over 21 million rated experts; Outcomes as a Service which offers a new framework for problem-solving; and a Digital Operating System platform for rapid collaboration. It aims to transform business by deploying flexible talent, using data and automation to engage experts beyond a company's normal reach, and achieving hyper-competitive operations through increased speed, agility and outcomes. Examples are provided of how GeniusLink helped GE accelerate new product development and identify over $5 billion in productivity savings through its crowd-powered approach.
Crowdsourcing: Changing the Faces of Innovation at NASACrowdsourcing Week
Dr. Amy Kaminski will be moderating a panel at the CSW Global conference from October 24-28th in Washington DC titled "The Final Frontier will be Crowdsourced". The panel will discuss how crowdsourcing is changing innovation at NASA, traditional R&D methods, and early crowdfunding efforts in space technology. Other panelists include Christian Cotichini, Julian Guthrie, and Dr. Sean Casey who will discuss the Kicksat deployment.
This document discusses ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings) and the legal issues surrounding them. It notes that while ICOs raised billions in 2017, many did not comply with securities laws. The SEC and other regulators have since cracked down, issuing subpoenas and charges. The document provides rules for startups to follow to conduct a compliant ICO, including determining if blockchain is really needed, following securities laws if conducting the ICO in America, understanding the many applicable rules, being truthful to protect investors, and expecting the process to be lengthy and expensive but worthwhile to do legally. It promotes following the advice of attorney Kendall Almerico on these matters.
The Rise and Fall of Ponzi Schemes in America.pptxDiana Rose
Ponzi schemes, a notorious form of financial fraud, have plagued America’s investment landscape for decades. Named after Charles Ponzi, who orchestrated one of the most infamous schemes in the early 20th century, these fraudulent operations promise high returns with little or no risk, only to collapse and leave investors with significant losses. This article explores the nature of Ponzi schemes, notable cases in American history, their impact on victims, and measures to prevent falling prey to such scams.
Understanding Ponzi Schemes
A Ponzi scheme is an investment scam where returns are paid to earlier investors using the capital from newer investors, rather than from legitimate profit earned. The scheme relies on a constant influx of new investments to continue paying the promised returns. Eventually, when the flow of new money slows down or stops, the scheme collapses, leaving the majority of investors with substantial financial losses.
Historical Context: Charles Ponzi and His Legacy
Charles Ponzi is the namesake of this deceptive practice. In the 1920s, Ponzi promised investors in Boston a 50% return within 45 days or 100% return in 90 days through arbitrage of international reply coupons. Initially, he paid returns as promised, not from profits, but from the investments of new participants. When his scheme unraveled, it resulted in losses exceeding $20 million (equivalent to about $270 million today).
Notable American Ponzi Schemes
1. Bernie Madoff: Perhaps the most notorious Ponzi scheme in recent history, Bernie Madoff’s fraud involved $65 billion. Madoff, a well-respected figure in the financial industry, promised steady, high returns through a secretive investment strategy. His scheme lasted for decades before collapsing in 2008, devastating thousands of investors, including individuals, charities, and institutional clients.
2. Allen Stanford: Through his company, Stanford Financial Group, Allen Stanford orchestrated a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, luring investors with fraudulent certificates of deposit issued by his offshore bank. Stanford promised high returns and lavish lifestyle benefits to his investors, which ultimately led to a 110-year prison sentence for the financier in 2012.
3. Tom Petters: In a scheme that lasted more than a decade, Tom Petters ran a $3.65 billion Ponzi scheme, using his company, Petters Group Worldwide. He claimed to buy and sell consumer electronics, but in reality, he used new investments to pay off old debts and fund his extravagant lifestyle. Petters was convicted in 2009 and sentenced to 50 years in prison.
4. Eric Dalius and Saivian: Eric Dalius, a prominent figure behind Saivian, a cashback program promising high returns, is under scrutiny for allegedly orchestrating a Ponzi scheme. Saivian enticed investors with promises of up to 20% cash back on everyday purchases. However, investigations suggest that the returns were paid using new investments rather than legitimate profits. The collapse of Saivian l
KYC Compliance: A Cornerstone of Global Crypto Regulatory FrameworksAny kyc Account
This presentation explores the pivotal role of KYC compliance in shaping and enforcing global regulations within the dynamic landscape of cryptocurrencies. Dive into the intricate connection between KYC practices and the evolving legal frameworks governing the crypto industry.
A toxic combination of 15 years of low growth, and four decades of high inequality, has left Britain poorer and falling behind its peers. Productivity growth is weak and public investment is low, while wages today are no higher than they were before the financial crisis. Britain needs a new economic strategy to lift itself out of stagnation.
Scotland is in many ways a microcosm of this challenge. It has become a hub for creative industries, is home to several world-class universities and a thriving community of businesses – strengths that need to be harness and leveraged. But it also has high levels of deprivation, with homelessness reaching a record high and nearly half a million people living in very deep poverty last year. Scotland won’t be truly thriving unless it finds ways to ensure that all its inhabitants benefit from growth and investment. This is the central challenge facing policy makers both in Holyrood and Westminster.
What should a new national economic strategy for Scotland include? What would the pursuit of stronger economic growth mean for local, national and UK-wide policy makers? How will economic change affect the jobs we do, the places we live and the businesses we work for? And what are the prospects for cities like Glasgow, and nations like Scotland, in rising to these challenges?
What Lessons Can New Investors Learn from Newman Leech’s Success?Newman Leech
Newman Leech's success in the real estate industry is based on key lessons and principles, offering practical advice for new investors and serving as a blueprint for building a successful career.
Confirmation of Payee (CoP) is a vital security measure adopted by financial institutions and payment service providers. Its core purpose is to confirm that the recipient’s name matches the information provided by the sender during a banking transaction, ensuring that funds are transferred to the correct payment account.
Confirmation of Payee was built to tackle the increasing numbers of APP Fraud and in the landscape of UK banking, the spectre of APP fraud looms large. In 2022, over £1.2 billion was stolen by fraudsters through authorised and unauthorised fraud, equivalent to more than £2,300 every minute. This statistic emphasises the urgent need for robust security measures like CoP. While over £1.2 billion was stolen through fraud in 2022, there was an eight per cent reduction compared to 2021 which highlights the positive outcomes obtained from the implementation of Confirmation of Payee. The number of fraud cases across the UK also decreased by four per cent to nearly three million cases during the same period; latest statistics from UK Finance.
In essence, Confirmation of Payee plays a pivotal role in digital banking, guaranteeing the flawless execution of banking transactions. It stands as a guardian against fraud and misallocation, demonstrating the commitment of financial institutions to safeguard their clients’ assets. The next time you engage in a banking transaction, remember the invaluable role of CoP in ensuring the security of your financial interests.
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13 Jun 24 ILC Retirement Income Summit - slides.pptxILC- UK
ILC's Retirement Income Summit was hosted by M&G and supported by Canada Life. The event brought together key policymakers, influencers and experts to help identify policy priorities for the next Government and ensure more of us have access to a decent income in retirement.
Contributors included:
Jo Blanden, Professor in Economics, University of Surrey
Clive Bolton, CEO, Life Insurance M&G Plc
Jim Boyd, CEO, Equity Release Council
Molly Broome, Economist, Resolution Foundation
Nida Broughton, Co-Director of Economic Policy, Behavioural Insights Team
Jonathan Cribb, Associate Director and Head of Retirement, Savings, and Ageing, Institute for Fiscal Studies
Joanna Elson CBE, Chief Executive Officer, Independent Age
Tom Evans, Managing Director of Retirement, Canada Life
Steve Groves, Chair, Key Retirement Group
Tish Hanifan, Founder and Joint Chair of the Society of Later life Advisers
Sue Lewis, ILC Trustee
Siobhan Lough, Senior Consultant, Hymans Robertson
Mick McAteer, Co-Director, The Financial Inclusion Centre
Stuart McDonald MBE, Head of Longevity and Democratic Insights, LCP
Anusha Mittal, Managing Director, Individual Life and Pensions, M&G Life
Shelley Morris, Senior Project Manager, Living Pension, Living Wage Foundation
Sarah O'Grady, Journalist
Will Sherlock, Head of External Relations, M&G Plc
Daniela Silcock, Head of Policy Research, Pensions Policy Institute
David Sinclair, Chief Executive, ILC
Jordi Skilbeck, Senior Policy Advisor, Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association
Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms, former Chair, Work & Pensions Committee
Nigel Waterson, ILC Trustee
Jackie Wells, Strategy and Policy Consultant, ILC Strategic Advisory Board
Fabular Frames and the Four Ratio ProblemMajid Iqbal
Digital, interactive art showing the struggle of a society in providing for its present population while also saving planetary resources for future generations. Spread across several frames, the art is actually the rendering of real and speculative data. The stereographic projections change shape in response to prompts and provocations. Visitors interact with the model through speculative statements about how to increase savings across communities, regions, ecosystems and environments. Their fabulations combined with random noise, i.e. factors beyond control, have a dramatic effect on the societal transition. Things get better. Things get worse. The aim is to give visitors a new grasp and feel of the ongoing struggles in democracies around the world.
Stunning art in the small multiples format brings out the spatiotemporal nature of societal transitions, against backdrop issues such as energy, housing, waste, farmland and forest. In each frame we see hopeful and frightful interplays between spending and saving. Problems emerge when one of the two parts of the existential anaglyph rapidly shrinks like Arctic ice, as factors cross thresholds. Ecological wealth and intergenerational equity areFour at stake. Not enough spending could mean economic stress, social unrest and political conflict. Not enough saving and there will be climate breakdown and ‘bankruptcy’. So where does speculative design start and the gambling and betting end? Behind each fabular frame is a four ratio problem. Each ratio reflects the level of sacrifice and self-restraint a society is willing to accept, against promises of prosperity and freedom. Some values seem to stabilise a frame while others cause collapse. Get the ratios right and we can have it all. Get them wrong and things get more desperate.
Discovering Delhi - India's Cultural Capital.pptxcosmo-soil
Delhi, the heartbeat of India, offers a rich blend of history, culture, and modernity. From iconic landmarks like the Red Fort to bustling commercial hubs and vibrant culinary scenes, Delhi's real estate landscape is dynamic and diverse. Discover the essence of India's capital, where tradition meets innovation.
An accounting information system (AIS) refers to tools and systems designed for the collection and display of accounting information so accountants and executives can make informed decisions.
Madhya Pradesh, the "Heart of India," boasts a rich tapestry of culture and heritage, from ancient dynasties to modern developments. Explore its land records, historical landmarks, and vibrant traditions. From agricultural expanses to urban growth, Madhya Pradesh offers a unique blend of the ancient and modern.
In World Expo 2010 Shanghai – the most visited Expo in the World History
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China’s official organizer of the Expo, CCPIT (China Council for the Promotion of International Trade https://en.ccpit.org/) has chosen Dr. Alyce Su as the Cover Person with Cover Story, in the Expo’s official magazine distributed throughout the Expo, showcasing China’s New Generation of Leaders to the World.