Social Innovation and Crowdsourcing in Healthcare

Authors

  • Joseph D Tucker Professor, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v8i40.742

Keywords:

Crowdsourcing, social innovations, community engagement, participatory health approaches, interventions

Abstract

In 1907, the crowd at a county fair accurately estimated the weight of an ox. The median estimate of the crowd was more accurate than estimates from farmers and other experts. This startling observation demonstrates the wisdom of the crowds or communities in specific contexts. Crowdsourcing is the process of having a group of people collectively solve a problem, then share back solutions with the community. Crowdsourcing approaches have been used to identify social innovations, iteratively develop interventions, spur community engagement, and inform guideline processes. This talk will provide practical tools related to crowdsourcing for health, share open access resources, and introduce a recently developed WHO/TDR guide on participatory health approaches.

International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Supplementary Issue 02: 2024 Page: S8

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Published

2024-11-27

How to Cite

Tucker, J. D. (2024). Social Innovation and Crowdsourcing in Healthcare. International Journal of Human and Health Sciences (IJHHS), 8(40), S71. https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v8i40.742

Issue

Supplementary Issue-2: 2024

Section

Plenary Abstracts

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