Not being in or from a business world, the concept of crowd sources would have never come to mind. After reading the article and seeing how the term and process works, I realize that I had used this technique in my own little world. If I could have only thought of the term before the rightful owner did. I could have been in Wikipedia.......
A few years ago, I needed to come up with name for a website that I was in the process of developing. Coming up with the name was the tough thing - I needed something that would capture the feel of the site that I was trying to obtain.
So, what better way to get some help- I had 90ish students that could be used as a somewhat known crowd. I listed the sites description, the overall objective of the site and more importantly, the feel or look that I was trying to obtain.
The submissions were listed as they were submitted and had to be submitted within a given time frame. The top three choices would be selected by another crowd and then the overall crowd would choose the site's name.
Naturally, students love being rewarded for their effort. The top three names would receive a unique wood tooth. The name that would be selected as the site's name would get another unique wood tooth and be given credit on the website.
The benefits of crowdsourcing for me included little cost, fast resolution, unlimited talent and no issue with employee contracts, etc....
In reality, it worked perfectly in my situation.
As for the educational setting that I am in and having people doing work on a massive scale, there are some issues that can arise from this. One is that some students will not get involved with the work. And there are always those that want to do the least amount of work for the best possible grade, trying to come up with something that will "pay" equally will be an issue. Yes, grades are something that has to be given in my world. And although everyone thinks they deserve the highest grade for the amount of work / time they put in, they don't because in reality, they did not put in anything.
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