Crowd-sourced concepts are what will drive business concepts in the future.
It is no longer sufficient to have the top guy in the company make all the decisions. Even if you have a specialized team, to create something that the people will buy, you have to get input from them. Crowd-sourcing has touched anything from community-wide art projects to high-tech weather trackers, to socially beneficial career advising apps to hilarious late-night song parodies and most recently, the crowd-sourced funding concept. It has infiltrated so many aspects of everyday life.
Companies must continue to harness the power of the people to create more innovative services. Increased connectivity means a wealth of resources is available (literally man-power) to more effectively reach common goals.
100 Crowd-Sourced Concepts
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Crowdsourced Tattoo Designs
Caisa Wants Your Ink Design for the Wellcome Collection 'Skin' Exhibit
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Crowdsourced Criminal Identifiers
The Vancouver 2011 Riot Criminal List Tumblr Shows the Crime
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Controversial Crowdsourced Logos
The Greenpeace BP Logo Redesign Campaign Stirs Up Controversy
94
Globalized Crowdsourced Graffiti
JR's Inside Out Project Turns Average Joes into Street Artists
93
Controversial Logo Redesigns
The New Gap Logo Has Taken the Internet by Storm
92
Wikipedia-Inspired Photography
The Disambiguation Photo Series is Based Around Scientific Theories
91
Crowdsourced Batmobiles
The Batmobile Design Competition Yields Some Fearsome Car Concepts
90
Crowdsourced Tattoo Blogs
'Check Out My Ink' Lets You Judge Other People's Work
89
Creative Crowdsourced Ink Initiatives
Social Tattoo Project Picks Global Issues to Tattoo
88
Crowdsourced Sci-Fi Films
Star Wars Uncut is a Fan-Made Masterpiece
87
Crowdsourced Concept Art
The Mat Dolphin 'One Plain, One Fancy' Project Gives People the Power
86
Crowdsourced Social Media Drawings
The 'Create My Tweet' Campaign Promotes the Samsung Galaxy Note
85
Crowdsourced Model Casting
'I am Levi's' Instagram Campaign Searches for Next Star
84
Crowdsourced Pizza Opinion Ads
The Dominos Customer Comment Ticker is Unveiled in NYC
83
Crowdsourced News Site Breakdowns
'The Reddit Invasion' Infographic Shows the Site's Rise to Fame
82
Crowdsourced Highway Art
'Read Between the Signs' Infuses Culture into Pennsylvanian Highways
81
Crowdsourcing Design Duos
Heineken Limited Edition Design Challenge Chooses Paired Concepts
80
Crowdsourced Candy Bar Flavors
Kit Kat 'Choose a Chunky Champion' Asks You to Pick a Favorite
79
Crowdsourced Restaurants
'What Happens When' is a Crowdfunded Project that Changes Every Month
78
Crowdsourced Christmas Songs
Matt Berry Brings Festive Cheer to the Community
77
Crowdsourced City Designs
Betaville is an Online Game for Budding City Planners
76
Crowdsourced Child Witticisms
My Kid is Gifted Serves Up Bites of Priceless Progeny Proclamations
75
Crowdsourced Advice
Thumb, Formerly Opinionaided, Provides Help from Family & Strangers Alike
74
Micro-Crowdsourced Fundraising
This 'How to Build a School in 3 Hours' Video is Sure to Inspire
73
Crowdsourced Window Gardens
Quirky Stem Garden Goes From Design to Production in 24 Hours
72
Artfully Crowdsourced Maps
'They Draw & Travel' Showcases Cool Travel Insights from Nomad Artists
71
Crowdsourced Car Designs
Nissan 'Project 370Z' Wants Your Help Building a New Auto
70
Crowdsourced Story Apps
Storify Web App Curates Stories From Your Social Media Experience
69
Crowdsourced Gadget Covers
5-in-1 iPad Case From Brenthaven & Cafepress is a Personalization Win
68
Crowdsourced Soup Labels
The Consumer-Oriented Packaging for Campbell's Cream of Potato Soup
67
Crowdsourced Clotheslines
Levi Strauss Contest 'Care to Air' Design a Clothesline Challenge
66
Crowdsourced Fast Food Tees
You Could Win $5,000 With Wendy Threads T-Shirt Design Contest
65
Crowdsourced Countertop Composters
Keiro Compact Food Grinder Helps Compost Kitchen Scraps
64
Check-In Popularity Charts
The Facebook Social Landmarks Infographic is Worldly
63
Crowdsourced Designed Sportswear
Stade Francais Rugby Team Uniforms are Colorful and Fan-Inspired
62
Crowdsourced Magazine Shoots
BlackBook Magazine REquest Wants Fans to Edit Joseph Gordon-Levitt
61
Illustrated Celebutweets
Kanye West New Yorker Tweets Project Brings the Rapper's Tweets to Life
60
Crowdsourced Video Integrations
YouTube Google Moderator Collaboration Expanded to User Channels
59
Crowdsourced Men's Mags
Dude.Com Wants to Create a Community-Contributed Magazine
58
Fashion-Fueled Community Initiatives
Royal Dynamite T-Shirts Generate Buzz About Education Issues
57
Crowdsourced Chairs
Made.com's Made-to-Order Furniture Offers Affordable Originality
56
Crowdsourced Comic Books
Help Fund the 'Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath' and Receive a Free Copy
55
Crowdsourced Brew Campaigns
Samuel Adams Crowd Craft Project Lets Fans Partake in Beer-Making
54
Crowdsourced Time Capsules
The BBC Domesday Reloaded Project Reveals a Historical UK
53
Crowdsourced Sustainability Sites
Stockholm's Globe Forum is an Online Eco Community
52
Crowdsourced Cleanser Comics
Axe Anarchy is a Graphic Novel Created by Fans in Real-Time
51
Crowdsourced Artwork
A Sequence of Lines Traced by 500 Individuals is Simply Stunning
50
Crowdsourced GPS Maps
'Streetview Updating by Hertz' Places Google Cameras on Rental Cars
49
Social Nutrition Labels
Project Label Reveals a Company's Social Responsibility
48
Crowdsourced Protest Posters
Alto Arizona Art Campaign Takes on Arizona Immigration Law
47
Crowdsourced Fast Food Films
McDonald's McBites Contest Encourages People to Create Mini Films
46
Crowdsourced Shopping Playlists
Gap Store in San Francisco Lets Customers Choose In-Store Music
45
Killer Crowdsourced Clips
One Frame of Fame Creates an Ever-Changing Music Video Hourly
44
Crowdsourced City Scrapbooks
The WhatWasThere App Lets You Share and View Historical City Shots
43
Crowdsourced Undead Films
Castalides Pictures Launches a Global Vampire Casting Competition
42
Crowdsourced Cash Sites
Google Prizes Pays To Help Others With Their Tasks
41
Crowdsourced Love Novels
Avon Impulse Gives Amateur Romance Writers a Chance at Publishing
40
Artsy Crowdsourced Cookbooks
'They Draw and Cook' Features Original Recipes and Art
39
Crowdsourced Megacity Narratives
'New York Writes Itself' Asks Big Apple Dwellers to Contribute
38
Crowdsourced Nomenclature Campaigns
Toyota Prius Searches for a Plural to the Bestselling Hybrid
37
Crowdsourced Odd Jobs
Gigwalk Pays You to Explore Your City With Your iPhone
36
Crowdsourced Labor Tools
Roamler App Helps Businesses Connect to a Mobile Workforce
35
Crowdsourced Cellphone Mapping
OpenSignalMaps Lets You in on Where to Get the Best Signal Stregth
34
Crowdsourced Pop Icon Tributes
The Michael Jackson 'Behind The Mask' Video is Entirely Fan-Made
33
Crowdsourced Soccer Apparel
The La Celeste Olympic Shirts Represent the Uruguayan Olympic Team
32
Crowdsourced Phone Captures
The iPhoneography International Exhibit Presents Pics from the Public
31
Crowdsourced Charity Reviews
GreatNonProfits is a Website that Supports Good Causes
30
Crowdsourced Wisdom Websites
Ordinary People Share Their Inspirational Accounts on WiseStories
29
Crowdsourced Light Shows
Vectorial Elevation Vancouver Lights Up the Winter Olympics
28
Crowdsourced Cafe Apps
Lets Meet and Work App Details Best Cafe in London and NYC
27
Crowdsourced Weather Apps
The Weddar App Lets You "Check Into" the Weather
26
Cute Crowdsourced Narratives
The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories Curates Collaborated Tales
25
People-Powered Panoramas
Add Your Own Scenery Aims to Build the World's Largest Photo
24
Crowdsourced Record Labels
Crowdbands Website Puts Executive Decisions in the Hands of the People
23
Crowdsourced Bar Reconnaissance
Scope Out Local Clubs Before You Arrive with Crowdmug
22
Crowdsourced Film Scripts
Reddit User James Irwin Turns an Online Comment into a Hollywood Flick
21
Crowdsourced Cleanliness
Beaches and Rivers Get Cleaned Up Thanks to the Marine Debris Tracker
20
Crowdsourced Abortions
'Birth or Not' Puts the Issue of Pro-Life or Pro-Choice into Action
19
Crowdsourced Fitness Support Systems
HealthRally Makes Achieving Your Goals Financially Rewarding
18
Crowdsourced Problem-Solving
Cramster is a People-Friendly Homework Helper
17
Crowd-Funded Art Projects
USA Projects is a Kickstarter-Style Site for Artists
16
Crowdsourced Conservation
Planet Agent is a User-Submitted Gallery of Environmental Mishaps
15
Crowdsourced Party Playlists
SongVote Lets Members Collaborate on a Party Song Sequence
14
Crowdsourced Ranches
The MyFarm Project is a Real-Life Farmville
13
Crowdsourced Image Critique
Photic Helps Photographers Hone Their Skills with Honest Reviews
12
Crowdsourced Space Explorations
Planet Hunters Wants You to Help Find Another Earth
11
Crowdsourced Laundry Mats
La Machine Du Voisin Connects Laundry Doers with Available Machines
10
Crowdsourced Book Editors
'The Effortless Life' is on Google Docs so That Anyone Can Add or Edit
9
Atypical Crowdsourced Videos
‘The Vaccines' Instagram Video Hopes to Capture Summer Ph
8
Crowdsourced Twitter Songs
Juan Zelada Uses Twitter Confessions to Inspire Music
7
Poetic Venting Blogs
The Angry Haiku Site Lets You Express Your Anger in 17 Syllables
6
Crowdsourced Event Photography
ZangZing Makes it Easier for Everyone to Remember Every Party
5
Crowdsourced Time Capsules
'Life in a Day' Wants to Document One Specific Day of Our Lives
4
Crowdsourced Career Advisers
Advise Me Jobs Makes Finding Work for Friends Financially Rewarding
3
Crowdsourced Songs
Jimmy Fallon Sings 'Black Thoughts Favorite Dinosaurs'
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Crowdsourced Time Capsules
'In 25 Years' Lets You Save Personal Messages to Your Future Self
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Crowdsourced Film Editing
The London Project Movie was Created With Little to No Budget
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