Over the past decade, Grammarly has accumulated 7M daily users of its grammatical suggestion engine [1]. Now Grammarly hopes to go beyond grammar in its mission of improving communication. How they do that depends on us.
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FOLIO: Challenging the Status Quo Through Community-Based Development
In response to competitive industry pressures,The FOLIO project was initiated as a community collaboration between libraries, vendors and developers to build an open source library services platform (LSP) to compete with existing players.
Crowdsourcing as the Future of Secret Cinema
With 46 ground-breaking events completed in over a decade and ambitious expansion plans on the horizon, immersive film company Secret Cinema should integrate crowdsourcing into all elements of its production. Crowdsourcing will enable Secret Cinema to continue to be a leader in the live entertainment space where the lines between creator and consumer are rapidly blurring.
Open Innovation at Amazon Alexa: Crowd-sourcing Its Way to Platform Dominance
Amazon is relying on open source innovation to build the capability of its cloud based voice service platform. The voice service is set to be the next biggest technological innovation that will change the way we control devices, interact with machines, and handle information. Amazon is providing a Alexa skills development platform for the third party developers to increase the utility of Alexa and the consequent consumer benefits. What are the next challenges for Amazon's Alexa?
HackerOne: Using Open Innovation to Foster a Cyber Secure Environment
The world of cybersecurity can be a complex place. With the advent of the internet, increasingly more data is ripe for hacking and companies are scrambling to protect it. HackerOne thinks it has a solution to keep information protected for the long term.
Citizen by Day, Scientist by Night?
The scientific discovery process is being disrupted by an open online community, and they want your help.
Is this a fad, or the future?
Eyes on the Road: Deep Learning and Real-time Crowdsourcing at Mobileye
Mobileye uses deep learning and crowd-sourcing to sense, map, and navigate the road. New ownership under Intel can help provide the processing and connectivity needed to take this technology to the next level, but with data being the driver of success, how can Mobileye build a broad network across automakers in a competitive market?
Is Sony INNOVATING enough to create the next Walkman?
From being perceived a GHOST in 2012 to one of the most underappreciated TURNAROUNDS by 2017, SONY has come a long way! But, is it really INNOVATING? Will we ever see the next Walkman-like revolutionary product from SONY?
Glossier: Changing the Face of the Beauty Industry by Crowdsourcing the Magic Formula
Glossier became the “first socially driven brand” by crowdsourcing innovation and soliciting real-time feedback from its millennial cult-following [1].
Is Crowdsourcing a Sustainable Value Proposition For Innovation: A Unilever Case Study
Point of view on the impact of open innovation on Unilever's sustainability agenda