Tag Archives: Open Source

An Invite to Open-Source the Church

In recent months, I have been reading much about the world of open-sourcing and/or crowd-sourcing. To put it simply, it's a philosophical approach to development that invites "the crowd" or public (in many cases) to participate in the formation, refinement, and distribution of goods and services that have traditionally been centralized in closed systems or structures. Some of...
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The Wisdom of Crowds

I just came across these videos on youtube about the creative and productive power of the masses (similar to Friedman's book, "The World is Flat"). The speaker, Barry Libert (CEO of Mzinga), sheds light on the reality that communities of people (aka customers) drive ideas and grow companies... and not necessarily the experts. I appreciated the emphasis on open-source idea formation and community involvement. I think there are definitely...
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