Crowdsourcing

Feasibility is the assurance that a business design can be executed on a basis of existing knowledge sharing and empirical evidence, as stated by Ajzen (Theory of Planned behavior p.82 2001). The inception of share economy businesses by which entry is valued over ownership through joint consumption has generated demand for researchers to analysis feasibility through pertinent measurements. The nine building blocks of ‘the business model canvas’ (Osterwalder & Pigneur, 2009), enables researchers,…

Imagine a world where millions of people live in the same condition and in the same environment. If individuals do not have their own color, the world would not have various and necessary fields such as medical, technology, or education since individuals tend to choose their jobs based on their personality and color. Among them, education began in the very distant past. Educators and students were always coexist, and the relationship between them has been maintained by their own privilege even…

Generally, sanitation is the key to living a healthy life. When resources like running water and vaccines are unavailable it becomes very difficult to manage the health and well-being of people. In some of the poorest places in Africa this is something that they struggle with on a daily basis. All people should be ensured the right to a healthy life and access to health care. The first step to achieving the goals the United Nations has set for 2030 is to first create healthy living and…

Not Impossible Labs and their "Technology for Humanity" Introduction: I. Attention Statement Have you ever imagined how simple, little inventions like these could have such a profound impact on people’s lives? (Insert Photo) II. Topic Today I will talk about a group of inventors called the Not Impossible Labs and their “Technology for Humanity.” III. Importance Not Impossible Labs is a group of innovators and programmers that develop open-source software and creative solutions to…

valuable information from others that you could have missed, it is more efficient, and it doesn’t discriminate. For example, Duke University assigned each of their incoming freshmen a task to think of new ideas to improve an iPod. This is known as crowdsourcing, meaning, you invite “a group to collaborate on a solution to a problem”. Because so many intelligent people were participating in this, the University was very likely to get a solution to this problem, and get it quickly as well. In the…

Staff nurses are encouraged through this access, resulting in improved outcomes for patients. Councils are capable of reviewing propositions and using evidence to choose the best of them, effectively crowdsourcing healthcare initiatives. Implementation is a long-term process requiring commitment from all levels of the system, from staff nurses up to executives. Though measurement of success in the practicum period will be limited to participation, shared…

2.5 Online PR and social media: With the introduction of social media in our daily life, the internet have evolved as Web 2.0 by providing a dialogic two way communication platform for all. (Breakenridge, 2008) The PR News Online mentions that ‘If you are not on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn, you do not exists.’ (The Pr News Blog, 2012) The internet and computers have increased the access to information to a great extent. With that have changed the working in many professions, including Public…

Not Impossible Labs and their "Technology for Humanity" Introduction: I. Attention Statement Have you ever imagined how simple, little inventions like these could have such a profound impact in people’s lives? (Insert Photo) II. Topic Today I will talk about a group of inventors called the Not Impossible Labs and their “Technology for Humanity.” III. Importance Not Impossible Labs is a group of innovators and programmers that develop open-source software and creative solutions to…

Society often dictates how individuals view themselves and others. Individuals who deviate from what is considered the norm are often ostracized for their irregularities. Identity is the characteristic of determining who or what a person is. Society questions these abnormal traits as if they are temporary, however, they are innate and therefore, cannot be changed. Cathy Davidson’s, Project Classroom Makeover, talks about how hierarchies have created a broken education system whose educational…

At the turn of the digital era, it is crucial for the educational system to acclimate and prepare students for new progressive career opportunities. In Cathy Davidson’s essay, “Project Classroom Makeover,” the use of personal, professional, and cultural anecdotes are used to strengthen her argument for the use of more innovative, collaborative, and technological teaching methods in the classroom. Davidson’s relevant organization and incorporation of the Duke iPod experiment and United States job…