Archive for August, 2008

Cognitive Surplus

3 Comments Published by Carl Lens August 10th, 2008 in The how and what of CrowdSourcing, Events

Clay Shirky came up with a word that solves the problem of explaining the essence of crowdsourcing: “cognitive surplus”. This is the unused potential of the minds of 6,7 billion people. Social media is unlocking this potential. Technology allows us to be creative and productive instead of consumptive. Or as Shirky puts it:

We watched I […]