Which risks and problems will companies, that run Crowdsourcing business models, face in the future?
Well with more and more crowdsourcing contest opening up you’d think at some point we will run out of community members to take part. People only have time to be active in a few communities and with the rapid growth of social networking sites like Facebook, that free time is only decreasing. I don’t think it’s an issue for designers, as where there is a contest to be won (with the possibility of money and fame) they’ll always be people queuing up to take part. I’m talking instead of the people who lack the design talent to submit, but instead rate, give feedback and connect with other members to keep the message boards and blogs interesting places to go while you wait for new products to buy, or designs to vote on. These guys are the lifeblood of the company, the ambassadors without them you’re only ever going to be struggling to stay afloat.
