The concept of “crowd wisdom” is often cited as a strength of crowdsourcing and crowdfunding. The wisdom of the crowd is the process of taking into account the collective opinion of a group of individuals rather than a single expert to answer a question. A large group’s… Read More
An Internet connection has the power to make world-class problem solvers out of all of us. My first experience supporting a cause was “adopting” a Native American boy through Save the Children when I was in college. Barely an adult myself, that transaction made me feel responsible,… Read More
Now that the dust has settled regarding the Kickstarter campaign to send a 9 year old girl to “RPG Camp,” I think it is extremely important to reflect on what happened, digest the events and see if there is anything to learn. To allow something… Read More
Ever since covering the Hanfree project in January, we’ve received a handful of emails from project backers looking for a way to deal with campaigns gone bad. Note that I’m not referring to failed campaigns, but specifically campaigns where no visible effort was made to… Read More
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