Karim Lakhani
crowdsourcing and open innovation scholar
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Karim Lakhani is a crowdsourcing and open innovation scholar who studies how distributed groups solve problems through collaborative methods. Their work spans seven books and examines practical applications of collective problem-solving in organizational and public contexts.
Event designers and facilitators should study Lakhani’s research to understand how crowdsourcing and collective intelligence can structure participatory events, enabling diverse groups to generate solutions or content. Their established body of work provides frameworks for designing inclusive, innovation-driven gatherings.
Their methods include Crowdsourcing and Collective Intelligence, rooted in open innovation practices.
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Named methods, and the exercises in our library that put them to work.
Collective Intelligence
Crowdsourcing
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Where you can see them practiced
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