Crowdsourcing in Product Development: Current State and Future Research Directions



Forbes, Hannah and Schaefer, D ORCID: 0000-0002-5695-9312
(2018) Crowdsourcing in Product Development: Current State and Future Research Directions. In: International Design Conference - DESIGN 2018, 2018-5-21 - 2018-5-24, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

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Abstract

The term crowdsourcing has been identified as a valuable paradigm in the open design movement. Despite its proven value, research focusing specifically on crowdsourcing in product development has been stagnating, with the general tone in this sector having moved from optimism to skepticism. In this paper, the authors present a literature analysis that reveals four hurdles limiting industry adoption. The authors are then able to suggest future research avenues that they anticipate will encourage adoption of crowdsourcing in professional product design and development settings in industry.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Unspecified)
Uncontrolled Keywords: crowdsourcing, product development, participatory design, collaborative design, open innovation
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 29 May 2018 07:40
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 01:33
URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3021787