One of the hot buzz topics in business is ‘crowdsourcing.' The thought being, that if a group makes a decision by consensus, it is more likely to be correct than if one person is consulted for an answer.
Needless to say, there are many books on crowdsourcing, and many companies are giving it a shot. The following cluster looks at examples of crowdsourcing for some pretty interesting topics you’d be surprised it's being used for.
50 Crowdsourced Innovations
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Crowdsourcing Billboards
American Apparel Wants You to Vote on Storefront Sign
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27 Crowdsourced Designs
From Jewelery to Restaurant Designs by Consumers, for Consumers
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Morbid Crowdsourced Competitions
Funeral Company Promotes Harley Hearse with Moniker Contest
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Crowdsourced Car Designs
VW Outsources to Find Next Iconic Automobile
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Crowdsourced Furniture Designs
Champagne Cork Competition Yields Miniature Seating
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Crowdsourced News Photography
New York Times Readers Picture The Recession in Photos
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Crowdsourced Wanderlust
Landscapes 2.0
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Crowd Sourced Catalogues
Dutch IKEA Kitchen Catalogues Created With Customer Photos
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Crowdsourced Journalism
Assignment Zero: an Experiment in Pro-Am Journalism
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Crowdsourcing Company Recipes
Campbell's Lets You Make Suggestions
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Crowdsourcing Window Displays
Bloomies Asks Bloggers for Showcase Showdowns
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Crowdsourced Products
The Release1.0 Design Competition for Museum Shops
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Crowdsourced Jewelry Creation
Swarovski Hosts Online Design Competition
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Crowdsourcing Home Decor
Bon Bon Kakku
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Crowdsourced Hairstyle Look Books
MopShot Lets You Upload and View Great Haircuts
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Crowdsourced Space Classification
'Galaxy Zoo' Lets You Help Astronomers Classify Stars
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Collaborative Crowdsourced Music Videos
Bjork's "The Dull Flame of Desire"
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Crowdsourced Packaging Competitions
1800 Tequila's Design Your Bottle (UPDATE)
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Crowdsourced Restaurants
The Instructables Restaurant
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Crowdsourced Club Music
The Tony Player
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Crowdsourced City Designs
Nicolas Sarkozy Picks Architects' Brains on Future Paris Cityscape
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Crowdsourced Car Replacements
Pre-Phillies Parade Fundraising
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Crowdsourced Orchestras
You Tube Symphony
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Crowdsourced Commercials
iFart Will Pay for the Person Who Can Toot Their Horn the Best
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Crowdsourcing Love Partners
YumBunny Lets Others Vote Who You'd Look Hot With
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Crowdsourcing Greenovation
$20,000 Prize Offer to Create the Best 'Green Effect'
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Crowdsourced Skit Scripts
Southwest Airlines Solicits Tweets From Passengers for a Twit-Com
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Crowdsourced Home Makeovers
Voting for Comcast Town Finalists Commences
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Crowdsourced Credit Crunch Advice
Google Tip Jar Lets You Submit and Rank Money Saving Ideas
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Crowdsourced R&D
InnoCentive Poses Million Dollar Challenge
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Crowdsourced Journalism
The News is NowPublic.com
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Crowdsourced Car Acquisitions
'Mythbusters' Adam Savage Seeks Old Rides on Twitter
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Crowdsourced Ride-Sharing
Avego iPhone App
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Crowdsourced Coffee Prices
Java Street Cafe Lets Customers Pay What They Think is Fair
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Crowdsourced Home Shopping Sites
Honeyshed
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Crowdsourced Dictionaries
Germany's Duden Dictionary Lets You Add New Words
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Crowdsourced Comedy
ChuckleDumper is a Hotbed of User-Submitted Humor
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Crowdsourcing Your Designs
Ponoko Lets You Submit Ideas and Others Make It For You
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Crowdsourced Constructive Criticism
Plaincraft Gives Jewelry Artisans Instant Design Feedback
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Crowdsourced Complaining
F*MyLife Gives Users a Digital Soapbox
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Crowdsourced Sneakers
'RYZ Wear' Makes YOU a Designer
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Crowdsourced Careers
Chen Xiao Performs Random Real-Life Tasks for Chinese Internet Users
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Crowd Sourced Tattoo Shirts
Metal Ink
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Crowd Sourced Magazine Covers
Design a 'Dazed' Cover Competition
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Crowdsourcing Airline Fees
Ryanair Will Pay €1,000 for the Best New Fee
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Crowdsourcing Big-Name Beers
Corporate Breweries Tap Beer Enthusiasts for New Recipes
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Crowdsourcing Music Wikis
Amazon Launches SoundUnwound.com
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Crowdsourced Corporate Layoffs
Creative Agency Launches Internet Firing Squad
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Innovation-Focused Furniture Design Collectives
Haworth Launches DesignLab to Push Innovation
Emerging Technology Publications
New Society Has Launched Its Inaugural Book About Technology
Niche Search Engine Tools
Global Explorer Helps Users Discover and Dive Deeper into Topics
Break-Focused AI Campaigns
Kit Kat is Encouraging AI Tool Breaks to Boost Their Optimization
Creative Play Pop-Ups
The Sharpie Studio Offered Opportunities for Creativity at SXSW
Affordable SEO Insights Platform
SEO Stuff Offers All-Things Keyword Research
Brainstorming Business Idea Tools
IdeaMate is the Solution to Fighting Stale Business Ideas
Co-Browsing Shopping Platforms
buywith's Next Gen Co-Browsing Patent Helps Customers Shop Together
Film-Themed Cookbooks
A24's Scrounging Cookbook Takes Cues from Unusual Movie Meals
Digital Sustainable Food Solutions
Special Projects Debuts Eco Lenses to Help with Decision-Making
Resurrected Used Smartphones
Think Tank Team Makes Artifacts with Project Afterlife
Supportive Entrepreneur Communities
Ooutliers Shares Insights From Successful Startups
Pre-Writing AI Research
'Before You Write' Does the Work Before You Sit Down to Create Content
Tech Rebellion Campaigns
Lush is Continuing Its Big Tech Rebellion for Black Friday
Creativity Time Capsules
Crayola's Campaign for Creativity Reunites Adults with Childhood Art
Social Commerce Apps
GIST is an App-Based Social Platform for Sharing Purchases with Friends
AI Search Engines
ThinkAny Uses Advance Technology To Do More Than Search Keywords
Travel-Focused Marketing Guides
TikTok Debuts a Playbook for Travel Marketers to Foster Engagement
AI-Enabled Workplace Practices
IBM's New Center for Excellence Focuses on Harnessing AI
AI-Powered Fintech Tools
Square Introduces Ten New Generative AI Features for Content Creation
Viral Video Databases
Viral Ideas Offers Inspiration for a Content Creator's Next Big Video
AI-Powered Food Waste Reduction
SnapSnack Uses AI To Turn Ingredients Into Meals
Multi-Passionate Party Consulting Companies
Pearls and Honey Offers Catering & Event Planning
Celebrity-Inspired Cocktail Menus
The Quote Book by Velvet Bar Shares Drinks Based on Icons
Avant-Garde Coffee Table Books
New Society Hosts 'Decentralization, Please Save Culture' Event
Historical Humankind Coffee Books
Hungry Minds Presents The Book to Nurture Childlike Curiousity
Integrated Influencer Marketing Platforms
SocialTalk Helps Users Discover, Track, and Connect
Technology News Summaries
TechTok Helps Readers Stay On Top of News in Five Minutes
AI-Powered Recipe Platforms
'cookAIfood' is a Platform for Generating and Sharing AI-Made Recipes
AI-Powered Digital Marketing Support
Boostrbot Transforms Likes Into Leads
Collaborative Travel Planning Tools
Hollihopper Offers Live Collaboration to Organize Itineraries
Raw Thought Organization Apps
The 'Memosa' App Turns Ideas and Rambling into Organized Text
Virally Inspired Frozen Entrees
Counter Creates Macro-Balanced Frozen Foods with Content Creators
AI-powered News Curators
Brief is a News Organizing Tool That You Can Personalize
Waste Tarp-Made Public Seating
The Membran Collective Joins the Urban Networks Project
Inspiring Daily Bodycare
method's Unleash Your Inner Shower Celebrates Personal Transformations
Swipable Curated Ad Inspiration
Swipify Lets Users Swipe Through the Latest Ad Campaigns
Spicy Virtual Restaurants
The Hot Ones Pop-Up Restaurant Puts Taste Buds to the Test
Hourly Job-Finding Apps
Gigs is a Job Platform for the Gig Economy
Collaborative Creative Writing Games
CrowdTales is a Multi-Player Continue-the-Story Game
Curated Office Essentials Collections
Staples Canada Offers Office Essentials for Springtime
Interpersonal Colleague Review Platforms
The 'Fordi' Web Platform Allows for Anonymous Feedback
Flying Umbrella Prototypes
This Hands-Free Device Hovers Above You to Protect From the Rain
Loneliness-Combating Social Campaigns
Hinge Launches the New One More Hour Campaign and Fund
AI Customer Review Helpers
Spokk Will Use AI to Write Reviews on a Customer's Behalf
AI User Feedback Aggregators
Sprig Feedback Helps Businesses Learn From Customers and Evolve
AI-Powered Business Discoveries
Yelp Unveils a New AI Assistant and 'Project Ideas' Feature
Whimsical Bright Creative Workspaces
Publicis Groupe's New Workspace is in New York's SoHo
AI-Powered Socialization Apps
The 'BU' App Takes an AI-Driven Approach to Event Planning
AI-Powered Search Engine Features
Google Presents its New Circle to Search Feature
AI Search Engines
OSO AI Scans Text Across the Expanse of the Internet
Startup Name Generators
FindName Suggests Countless Ideas to Help Name Your New Business
Anonymous Workplace Review Features
Glassdoor Communities Allows Employees to Post Candidly
Digital QSR-Backed Cookbooks
Chick-fil-A Unveils a Cookbook to Support its Shared Table Program
Collaborative Shopping Tools
Amazon Debuts the Consult-a-Friend Feature for Collaborative Shopping
AI Talk-to-Text Collaboration Tools
Brainstory Transforms Thoughts into a Written Document
Locally Focused Visionary Tableware
IKEA's Design Lab Presents the New Products of Place Campaign
AI-Assisted Job Hunting Features
LinkedIn Job Collections Use AI for Tailored Categories
Virtual AI Offices
MetaWork Lets Employees Collaborate Via Digital Avatars
Idea-Testing Startup Tools
Startup Idea Tester Streamlines the Early Stages of a Business
Creator Economy Tool Directories
Creator Economy Tools Offer Over 1,000 Resources
Problem-Based Website Ideas
Painkiller Ideas Offers a Database of Real Consumer Problems
Zero-Proof Catering Companies
Split Offers Alcohol-Free Catering, Education and Menu Consulting
Rental Bathroom Amenity Projects
Sojo and Clean the World Revolutionize Rental Amenities Recycling
Affordable Lifestyle Directories
'I Have This Friend' Makes Aspirational Living More Accessible
Content Creator News Sources
Creative Brew Offers Daily Insight and News for Content Creators
Efficient AI-Based Searches
Google's Circle to Search is Now Available as a Chrome Extension
AI-Generated Keyword Suggestions
Reddit Releases 'Keyword Suggestions' Using AI-Powered Technology
First-Access Fan Clubs
Curie's Sniff Club Shares Lab Samples with Members
AI-Powered Digital Workspaces
The 'Whidle' Platform Uses ChatGPT to Help with To-Dos and Docs
Business Idea Keyword Checker
Build the Keyword Helps Find Keyword for Optimal Traffic
Burnout-Preventing Toolkits
The Upward Spiral Playbook Offers Strategies to Navigate Challenges
Inspirational Learning Management Tools
'Get Inspired' Offers Digestible Snippets of Content
Digital Brainstorming Tools
Card Buddy Serves as an Online Space to Visualize Ideas and Thoughts
User Feedback Bridge Tool
Bridge Streamlines the Process of Gathering User Feedback
AI-Powered Influencer Management
Hypothesis Debuts a New Influencer Marketing Deal with Togglehead
Tech-Focused Restaurant Councils
Lunchbox's Food Tech Council Consists of 15 Professionals
AI-Powered Employee Assistants
SoundHound Employee Assist Provides in-the-Moment Guidance
AI Research Collaboration Platforms
Synthical is an Online Community for Scientists and Research
Review-Based Marketing Campaigns
These Amazon Campaigns Bring Real Reviews To Life
Hyper-Local Gifting Communities
On the Buy Nothing Project App, Everything is Given Freely
Crowdsourced Outfit-Picking Apps
Choiced Let's Users Crowdsource Their Outfit Options
AI Business Consultants
15-Minute Business Plans Helps Entrepreneurs and Business Owners
Pocket Concierge Apps
The Scene Matches Users to Restaurants, Bars, Clubs & Cafes
Mystery Search Engines
Mystery Search Shows You the Question of the Person Before You
SaaS Influencer Marketing Tools
Beeing Social Launches 'Buzz Bee Buzz' for Influencer Marketing
AI-Boosted Enterprise Tools
The 'Innovation Assistant' Assists Ideation and Implementation
Personalized AI Career Roadmaps
Career Recipes by Adaptiv Help Those Navigating Career Challenges
Curated Website Suggestions
Curation of Curations Finds the Best Sites Based on Your interests
AI-Powered App Assistants
Yelp Unveils the Yelp Assistant Leveraging AI to Find Contractors
Pre-Launch B2B Startup Apps
Faindrr Focuses on Growth and Connections Between new Startup Founders
Crowdsourced Restroom Code Maps
Privy.NYC Offers Codes to Public Bathrooms in New York City
Entrepreneur Support Communities
Hustle Cafe is an Online Space for Founders to Connect and Grow
Supportive Entrepreneurial Communities
The Zenpreneur Community Provides Resources and Support
Centralized AI Workplace Searches
Findr Helps Users Search Through All Their Apps at Once
Versatile Workforce Platforms
Neat Unveils a Large-Scale Expansion with its New App Platform
Tip-Enabling App Features
Zomato is Launching a New Feature that Lets Customers Tip Kitchen Staff
AI-Powered Product Development
UserTesting Debuts the Feedback Engine and New AI-Powered Features
Social Engagement Platforms
Perspik Provides an Online Space for Thoughtful Engagement
Revamped Modern Phone Booths
100architects Brings Digital Touches to the Classic Phone Booth
City Exploration Apps
Concrete is a Social Exploration App Inviting Users to Discover Their City
Sustainability-Focused Building Renovations
Climate Group Launches the Renovation Revolution
Video Testimonials Tools
Feedspace to Boost your Business's Credibility in the Market
Aggregated Social Insights
IndiePulse Uses Forum and Thread Comments to Find Your Next Projects
Private Influencer Social Groups
CNDO Offers Private Social Rooms for Influencers and Their Fans
Healthcare Marketing Deals
Haleon Taps Collectively to Enhance its Influencer Marketing Strategies
Collectivity-Inspired Furniture Series
Conor Hacon Designs a New Capsule for Common Design
Shared Wedding Planing Tools
Zola's Split the Decitions Uses Reduces Wedding Planning Conflict
Blog Post Generators
Hubrank Helps Create Posts for Niche Topics with an Emphasis on Strong SEO
Personalized Recipe Creation Platforms
'I Have Salt' Uses AI to Help Craft the Perfect Dish
Crowdsourced Fun Fact Databases
Straight Fax is an Online Space for Facts and References
Food-Focused Travel Guide Platforms
'FoodieTrip' Connects Hungry Travelers to Experienced Guides
Thought Leadership Assistants
Jessica By Queue Uses AI to Streamline Content Creation
Data-Driven Customer Feedback
Feedback Rivers Consolidates Feedback into a Centralized System
Community Borrowing Apps
Borrow Encourages Neighbours to Interact and Share
Online Collaborative Tools
Professionals Can Share and Assign Tasks with Beep! 2.0
Accessible Home Services Marketplaces
Urban Company Recently Made Its Platform More Accessible
Novelty Polling Websites
Funnypoll Gives Users a Quick Laugh in an Often Overwhelming Online Space
AI-Driven Post-Meeting Tools
Retroideas.ai Suggests Retrospective Topics to Boost Meetings
HR Productivity Tools
Notion for People & Hiring Offers a Tailored Approach to HR and Hiring
Randomly Generated Wisdom Websites
Bottled Wisdom Helps Users with Motivational Quotes
Efficient Fact Generators
Facts Generator Can Produce Interesting Facts About Any Subject
Mental Health Community Engagement
OOt Social Health Recently Launched Its Application
Entrepreneurial Community Building
VenturePals Steps in to Help Solo Entrepreneurs Find Community
Productivity-Enhancing Apps
FlowFinitee Provides Valuable Insights to Increase Your Productivity
Remote Team Collaboration Tools
Team Board Shares Who is Working Remotely and Who is in the Office
No-Network Dependent Browsing Tools
Google Unveils the More Helpful Suggestions Feature
Efficient Personalized Idea Newsletters
Sofon Curates Personalized Insights From Numerous Sources
Crowdsourced Fact-Checking Features
Twitter Launches the Fact-Checking 'Community Notes' Feature
Diverse Leadership Inanities
Civic Nation Launched a New Initiative Dubbed the Change Collective
Organized Listed Article Platforms
The Pocket Service Unveils a Plethora of New Features
AI Comment Section Organizers
Feedby Sifts Through YouTube Comments to Bring Creators Insights
Improv Scene Generators
Instant Improv Suggestions Bolsters Creativity for Performers
Streamlined Decision-Making Platforms
Wunderboards Aims to Adds Simplicity and Creativity to Work
Workload-Alleviating AI Tools
Broadcast Uses AI to Preform Basic Managerial Duties
Streamlined Start-Up Job Searching
Startup Jobs by Binh Pham is a Community for Job Seekers
Social Restaurant Review Platforms
CRUBSTER Let's You See Reviews From People You Follow and Trust
Personalized Content Discovery Tools
Bread Allows Users To Discover Social Content and Save it
Collaborative Insights Sharing
Collabwriting Empowers Teams to Collect and Share Across the Web
Feedback Collection Tools
Review Pasta Helps Businesses Organize the Reviews to Convert Customers