Calling all Academics: Getting a Head Count

I received an email today from Daniel Schlagwein, a PhD candidate studying at the University of Cologne (I think; he didn't specify.) Daniel wanted to know if I could help point him to some blogs and discuss some of the material I'm using for the book. The answer to that question is always yes. But Daniel's email, combined with comments from "Val" in the previous post (in which she reveals she too is studying crowdsourcing for her thesis) have brought to mind a project that Crowdsourcing.com contributor (and University of Utah PhD candidate) Daren Brabham and I cooked up months ago, but never brought to fruition: Using Crowdsourcing.com as sort of an informal pre-peer review journal through which we could all share ideas and post bits of our research and writing.

I'd like to revive this idea, but first I'd like to get a head count. If you're reading this blog, and also happen to be studying crowdsourcing (or related phenomena), will you make yourself known, preferably by commenting on this post? If you're at all interested in the notion, I'll give you a guest account with the blog and we can see if we can't get a lively discourse going. Institutional affiliation not required, btw. Oh, and this goes for those of you who I'm already in (probably intermittent) communication with.

Comments

[Iris Lamprecht]

Hi Jeff,

I used to be a media studies researcher at the University of Vienna and I'm now using research in my work as a Social Media strategist. Crowdsourcing is an important part of my work. I am definitely keen to get involved in this project!

Cheers,
Iris

[MT]

I do research at Google on crowd sourcing.

[Carl Lens]

I'm writing my Master's Thesis on 'online user innovation' at the Free University of Amsterdam. Great project, count me in!

[Kevin Koym]

Jeff,
I am not a true academic, but I am studying a related field, and right now writing a "field manual" on it (to use as part of a consulting practice and the basis of a future product). As well we do have another entrepreneur support related project that we are applying for a grant to have it studied by a couple of researchers from the UT Austin. (So I am interested! :-) )
Thanks,
Kevin

[Val]

As you already know, I would be proud to be in it!
Unfortunately my English's not so good but I'm going to improve it!!
Valeria

[Alf Rehn]

Hey, my name is Alf Rehn and I'm the professor of innovation and entrepreneurship at the Royal Institute of Technology (Stockholm, Sweden) and the chair of Organization and Management at Abo Akademi University (Finland). I've done various stuff that could be linked to crowdsourcing, and am writing a book that discusses it to quite some extent.

[Daren C. Brabham]

Daren C. Brabham, Dept. of Communication, University of Utah, USA

and whether they like it or not, I'm adding these people studying crowdsourcing directly or indirectly:

Karim Lakhani, Harvard Business School, USA
Beth Noveck, New York Law School, USA
Jay Rosen, New York University, USA
Henry Jenkins, MIT, USA

[Amaresh]

We are focused around better understanding the model of crowdsourcing in solving analytical/mathematical problems and I will be interested in being involved

[Aurelie]

I am working on a Master's thesis on virtual communities and their effect on marketing strategy... I go to HEC in Montreal!

[Ryan Schultz]

Hi Jeff,
The 'Studio Wikitecture' group has, over the last year, used the Metaverse, Second Life, as a platform for conducting experiments into the feasibility of applying a 'crowdsourcing paradigm' to the design and production of real life architecture and urban planning. As I'm sure you've contended with your Assignment Zero project, we too are working out the procedures and protocols necessary for harnessing and aggregating the group's collective wisdom to create a project more than the sum of its parts. For our 3rd experiment, kicking off in the middle October, we have developed a more refined ranking & commentary interface that bridges the divide between SL and the web. As is the case with a number of crowdsourcing projects, i anticipate there will be a lot to be learned over the next couple years. I'm excited to be part of the discussion.

[Troy Thompson]

Obvious but clever idea using crowdsourcing on crowdsourcing. I am including crowdsourcing as part of an Industrial Technical training program I am developing as part of my thesis project and would be glad to participate with the group.

[Troy Thompson]

Obvious but clever idea using crowdsourcing on crowdsourcing. I am including crowdsourcing as part of an Industrial Technical training program I am developing as part of my thesis project and would be glad to participate with the group.

[Dr. Nicola Cardace]

Dr. Nicola Cardace, Researcher on Open Innovation, London, UK

[Shazz Mack]

Hey Jeff, I'm in!
Sessional college/university instructor and marketing consultant in Calgary, Canada.
Hope your 3+1=6 equation goes well tomorrow :D
Shazz

[Alan]

I found this today for anyone who would like to help. Cheers, Alan.
http://turkers.proboards80.com/index.cgi?board=offtopic&action=display&thread=1180188881

[Nina del Rosario]

Hi, I'm new but I'm interested in this area as well. I'm most likely going to be in a MSc course next fall in communications or HCI.

[Miguel]

Hi Jeff, my thesis will treat web 2.0, so, i am interested in crowdsourcing. Count me on from Perú.

[Pamela Morris]

I am a PHD student in Communication at Purdue Univeristy. I just returned to school after being with IBM for 13 years. I came back to study online collaboration and networking (preferably in the business world). I am a student of Sorin Matei (http://www.matei.org/) and am defining "crowdsourcing" for one of his advanced courses. I would be very interested in staying connected as you work on the book. Thanks!

[Alan]

Interesting O’ Reilly piece!
Alan.

Satisfaction: crowdsource customer service

http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/09/satisfaction_cl.html

[Jeff Matson]

My Name is Jeff Matson and I am a DBA candidate at Argosy University in San Diego. I am preparing a dissertation related to crowdsourcing as it pertains to "hacker-friendly" hardware and how aftermarket "amateurs" are creating product features and enhanced usability to consumer hardware. I like the idea of advancing the discipline of crowdsourcing as a legitimate and profitable field of study. Please contact me if I can help in any way.

[Peter Himler]

Jeff,

As you may remember, I am working with the team that will publish We Are Smarter Than Me (www.wearesmarter.org), which looks at crowdsourcing in the workplace. Please keep us in the loop on your endeavor(s).

[Dorit Geifman]

Hi Jeff,
I am a student at the Graduate School of Management at the University of Haifa, Israel. My research area is Prediction Markets, a close relative of Crowdsourcing. I will be happy if you keep me up to date with your initiatives.

[Jim]

Recent philosophy PhD here with a budding interest. Looking forward to seeing what develops!

[Thomas Maiorana]

Hi Jeff,
I contacted you a while back and I've actually been meaning to ping you. I just graduated from the Product Design Program at Stanford University and I'm doing some semi-academic work around the connections between Stanford's Design Process and they ways that it translates into crowdsourcing. So count me in.

Thanks,
tom

[kent]

Yo - I like fly fishing...crowdsourcing is cool too, but big trout on an adams at dusk with a blazing sunset, no wind and rising rainbows, oh my...keep me posted on the crowd, please.

On the river again,
kent