concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: crowdsourcing

crowdsourcing
type: Concept
definition: Crowdsourcing is a process by which unofficial, distributed groups of individuals (the “crowd”) voluntarily contribute solutions in response to an open call issued by an individual or organization (the crowdsourcer). The term crowdsourcing was coined by Jeff Howe in 2006. [Source: Encyclopedia of Public Relations; Crowdsourcing]
broader: data collection

data collection
type: Concept
narrower: crowdsourcing