There have been so many uses and developments when it comes to crowdsourcing and apps—some helpful, others trivial—but I’m happy for the opportunity to bring attention to one app that is sure to save lives, ease hearts or, at the very least, bring closure. This app is brought to you by the Haiti Earthquake Support Center.
Created by The Extraordinaires, the Haiti Earthquake Support Center allows you to upload photos of missing persons, and with incredible crowdsourcing resources, hopefully find him or her. For more details, and perhaps to even help, I suggest you visit their site.
What's Driving This Trend
- Crowdsourcing
- The use of crowdsourcing in the development of missing person apps presents opportunities for innovative ways to find and locate individuals.
- Mobile Apps
- The development of missing person apps demonstrates the potential for disruptive innovation in the mobile app industry, specifically in the realm of public safety and support.
- Disaster Response
- The use of missing person apps during disasters like the Haiti earthquake highlights the need for innovative solutions in the field of disaster response and recovery.
Who This Affects Most
- Technology
- The technology industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities in the development of missing person apps and leveraging crowdsourcing for finding individuals.
- Public Safety
- The public safety industry can benefit from adopting and implementing missing person apps to enhance search and rescue efforts during emergencies and disasters.
- Nonprofit
- Nonprofit organizations working in the field of disaster response can embrace missing person apps as a disruptive innovation to improve their ability to locate and reunite missing individuals.
