Next Monday, São Paulo will host Brazil’s first international Conference on Crowdsourcing, Communities and Co-Creation. This event is a reflection of the growing importance of co-creation in the country. It’s more than a fad; crowdsourcing may have found a perfect home in Brazil, where it deeply connects with the local culture. Initiatives have flourished over the last months, and go well beyond what you’d imagine.
Here are some of the many problems it can fix for you:
1. Raise funds for your project
Crowdfunding is perhaps the best known form of crowdsourcing. Thanks to the power of crowds, small contributions can add up and help finance all sorts of projects, from books to documentaries. Kickstarter popularized the concept in the US, and the same is happening in Brazil with websites such as Catarse.
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