An Even Better Approach to Problem Solving
Crowd sourcing: How do you engage those on the edge? Great talk by Tom Hulme
In the video below you will find some great ideas for problem solving.
Basic concepts discussed by IDEO’s Tom Hulme are:
1. Using the wisdom of the crowd 2. Crowd sourcing as a global tool to solve problems’ 3. What IDEO does and how it works 4. How since industrialization in the 17th century we have relied on efficient structures and strong command and control hierarchies 5. Why and how we need to gather new intellectual property 6. Why Microsoft Encarta failed and what it means for finding better solutions 7. How networks are more effective than pyramids in solving problems 8. How Google Trends shows us how vast numbers of people today are looking answers 9. Never work with others [in problem solving] with the same skill set 10. Why and how to collaborate for the best possible solution by harvesting the wisdom of “crowds” 11. The steps in problem solving: *A big question *Inspiration *Creative Concepting *Collaborating *Evaluation 12. Understanding that quantity is as important as quality
The 10 questions Tom mentions in his talk are shown in his slide below.
With the advent of “Crowd Sourcing” as a problem-solving tool we should all be able to find far better solutions to problems and far more effective ways of working.
