crowdsourcing

Plural: crowdsourcings

Noun

The delegation of a task to a large diffuse group in order to introduce new or more developed skill sets and improve efficiency. There is usually no substantial monetary compensation involved.

Verb

present participle and gerund of crowdsource

Origin / Etymology

Coined by American journalist Jeff Howe in 2006, see quotations. From crowd + sourcing, by analogy with outsourcing.

Synonyms

open outsourcing

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