Could 'Crowdsourcing' Change Consulting?

What exactly is crowdsourcing? Well, crowdsourcing is a how, not a what. Crowdsourcing is a marketplace for individuals and organizations to source work and a global workplace for talent (who may choose to work for free, or for monetary or non-monetary compensation)

Joe Kornik | November 21, 2010

By Kristen Vennum

Could 'Crowdsourcing' Change Consulting? Kristen Vennum is a vice president with The North Highland Company's Washington, D.C. office. In 2009, she was recognized by Consulting as one of the Women Leaders in Consulting when she was the recipient of a Future Leader Award.

I had the opportunity to attend the first annual conference on the Future of Distributed Work in San Francisco in October. The conference brought together researchers, academics, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs to explore the emerging industry of crowdsourcing. (For more on the conference: http://crowdconf.com/)

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