CrowdsourcingFor Our World

Aliza ShermanOctober 2011Aliza ShermanOctober 2011

The power of many to get something done online.

Principles, processes and online platforms.

Open callfor participation online.

Crowdsource:

WorkInput

Action

Crowdsourcing empowers individuals

to participate collectively.

“We bring dignified, computer-based work to women, youth, and refugees living in poverty.”

Ushahidi

“…free and open source software for information collection, visualization and interactive mapping.”

You are the crowd

The Red Line

The “crowd” voted on tourist sites to be featured on a walking tour of Yekaterinburg. A red line was painted on the sidewalks of the city leading to sites with numbers. A website contains corresponding information.

The Red Line

The Red Line

Books for Russia

In the 1940s, Americans donated books to the Russian people. Inside each book was the name of the contributing person or organization. The Regional Library in Yekaterinburg is working to locate the participants or their families - both Russians and Americans – whose lives were touched by this project.

Books for Russia

1000 books have been located so far.

1 person who was part of the book program In the 1940s has been found.

You can help locate more participants.

www.BooksForRussia.com

What do you need to crowdsource?

What do you need?

a mission

What do you need?

participation

What do you need?

action

What would you crowdsource?

malaria

cancer

war

Crowdsource for Peace.

Crowdsource for Humanity

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