Outsourcing is based on the concept of work as globalisation. Next came Open-source- the concept of working externally. And then Crowdsourcing discovered the concept of working socially. All these models share a few things in common- formulas designed to reduce business costs, budgets and expand the geographical locations of the workforce.  

The Big Society? This was the big idea, hyped by big bravado, and delivered with plenty of big Crowdsourcing innuendo and platitude by David Cameron throughout April and May. A statement without substance? Further evidence of the ‘Old Politics’ masquerading as the ‘New Politics’?

The Conservatives are officially in love. After weeks of flirtation with the use of Crowdsourcing in their reviews of Labour’s budget and election manifesto, the Tories have provided further evidence that their party might actually hold legitimate feelings towards the concept.

The blur Group blog does not wish to be accused of partisanship during a General Election campaign, but we couldn’t help but notice a few links between the Conservative manifesto and our favoured Crowdsourcing model.

‘CROWDSOURCING’- it’s the buzz-word that seems to be puzzling the mainstream British political parties in their preparation for next month’s General Election. Crowdsourcing proved a key jigsaw piece for the Democrats and Barack Obama in the U.S. Presidential election campaign and we all know what happened there.

The Conservative party has decided to dabble with a dose of Crowdsourcing to aid their analysis of yesterday’s budget announcement (which you can see at http://www.yourbudgetresponse.co.uk/). Writing on the Conservative’s official blog, Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Jeremy Hunt, said: “The simple but effective idea of harnessing the power of mass collaboration has informed [...]