Monthly Archives: January 2012

52% of Americans did mobile phone research while in stores over the holiday season

Ross Dawson, January 31, 2012 at 11:20 am

The cross-over between physical and online retail is not just for innovators and techies. It is the way people shop. In a 30 day period spanning Christmas, 52% of Americans who have mobile phones (and who cares about the rest? ) used mobile phones to help them make buying decisions, according to research from Pew

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Looking for crowdsourcing workshop/ event partners: Europe, North America, Asia

Ross Dawson, January 23, 2012 at 9:53 am

A book can be a very good way to distill and present useful information and guidance. We have done our best to make Getting Results From Crowds as pragmatic and practical as possible in helping organizations to use crowds to grow business and new possibilities. However for some issues and some people, a high-impact workshop

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Looking for exceptional events/ sponsorship manager in Sydney: Future/ tech/ influencers – Part-time

Ross Dawson, January 22, 2012 at 10:19 pm

We have just advertised on Seek for an events manager. We have been less active in the events space for the last two years as other priorities have been taking our attention, but we are beginning to build back our activity. Please pass this on to people you know who may be interested. Exceptional events/

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OPEN: Using crowdsourced legislation to beat SOPA

Ross Dawson, January 19, 2012 at 12:40 pm

SOPA, The Stop Online Piracy Act, is big news in many ways, not least in marking what is likely to be a historical landmark in the battle between traditional media and a now-powerful new media, played out in political influence and the shaping of critical legislation. One of the most important ways to beat SOPA

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5 important ways in which crowdsourcing creates business value

Ross Dawson, January 18, 2012 at 9:10 pm

The intelligent use of crowdsourcing can have many benefits for companies – as well as government and non-profit organizations – in achieving their objectives. Here is a brief excerpt from Chapter 3 on Crowds and Business Value of Getting Results From Crowds The business value of using crowds Through history, companies have been limited in

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Crowdsourcing management reviews: doing it before staff do it for themselves

Ross Dawson, January 17, 2012 at 8:23 am

[This post first appeared on Getting Results From Crowds book website] Harvard Business Review has once again kicked off the year with a List of Audacious Ideas. One of them is Crowdsourcing Management Reviews for Better Management. Authors Linda Hill and Kent Lineback say:

Ross Dawson is globally recognized as a leading futurist, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, strategy advisor, and bestselling author. He is Founding Chairman of AHT Group, which consists of 3 companies: consulting, publishing, and ventures firm Advanced Human Technologies, future and strategy firm Future Exploration Network, and events company The Insight Exchange.

Ross is author most recently of Getting Results From Crowds, the prescient Living Networks, which anticipated the social network revolution, the Amazon.com bestseller Developing Knowledge-Based Client Relationships, and Implementing Enterprise 2.0. (click on the links for free chapter downloads). He is based in Sydney and San Francisco with his wife jewellery designer Victoria Buckley and two beautiful young daughters.