Comments on: Ed Melcarek

By: Crowdsourcing, una tendencia para no ignorar. Parte II « CommunitiesInABox

Crowdsourcing, una tendencia para no ignorar. Parte II « CommunitiesInABox — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:27:07 +0000

[...] Ed Melcarek, el canadiense que envió su idea para la solución, gano US$25,000 por sus esfuerzos, que solo es una fracción de lo que hubiese costado a Colgate-Palmolive solucionar el problema internamente. Melcarek es parte de una comunidad de más de 180,000 científicos que resuelven problemas de Investigación & Desarrollo de compañías de la lista Fortune 100, en su tiempo libre. Esta comunidad esta albergada en InnoCentive, una compañía creada en 2001, cuyo objetivo es facilitar un marketplace para que las empresas encuentren talento para solucionar problemas de muy alto nivel. [...]

By: Perspectives on Innovation » Blog Archive » The Changing Nature of Work

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:13:36 +0000

[...] Let me leave you with an excerpt from a blog post from one of our 2007 Top Solvers, Ed Melcarek: [...]

By: Jeff Howe on Crowdsourcing | EcoSilly

Jeff Howe on Crowdsourcing | EcoSilly — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:12:18 +0000

[...] Ed Melcarek, a freelance engineer who was making his money installing HVAC systems in Barre, Ontario. He [...]

By: …My heart’s in Accra » Jeff Howe on Crowdsourcing

…My heart’s in Accra » Jeff Howe on Crowdsourcing — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:04:40 +0000

[...] Ed Melcarek, a freelance engineer who was making his money installing HVAC systems in Barre, Ontario. He [...]

By: Michael Plishka

Michael Plishka — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:23:19 +0000

Great story, Ed! It is very much like mine in your experiences and in the fact that we bring varied talents and creativity to the table that Corporate cultures seldom appreciate! Rock on and thanks for the inspiration!