Why the Power of the Crowd Is Driving the Future of Business
by Jeff Howe
Recommended by Derek Sivers and Marc Benioff
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Why does Procter & Gamble repeatedly call on enthusiastic amateurs to solve scientific and technical challenges How can companies as diverse as iStockphoto and Threadless employ just a handful of people, yet generate millions of dollars in revenue every year"Crowdsourcing" is how the power of the many can be leveraged to accomplish feats that wer...
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Technology, and Business.
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Marc Benioff
“Great look at a different way of getting a project done: not outsourcing it to a person, but developing a system where thousands of people can contribute a little bit.”
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