Two parallel phenomena are gaining attention in human–computer interaction research:
gamification and crowdsourcing. Because crowdsourcing's success depends on a mass of …

Advances in new technologies affect private and professional lives alike, posing new
opportunities and threats for companies, consumers, and society. In this context, the concept …

To stimulate progress in automating the reconstruction of neural circuits, we organized the
first international challenge on 2D segmentation of electron microscopic (EM) images of the …

Several organizations have developed ongoing crowdsourcing communities that repeatedly
collect ideas for new products and services from a large, dispersed “crowd” of nonexperts …

Despite the increasing use of gamification mechanics to engage customers in firms'
activities, the risks related to such use remain unclear. To address this knowledge gap, this …

This paper reports on the results of a design science research (DSR) study that develops
design principles for information systems (IS) that support organisational sensemaking in …

This article introduces 'virtual design competitions' as a new means of opening up the
innovation process and enriching the companies,'design‐ideas' by utilizing the creativity of a …

Organizations increasingly initiate Internet-based innovation-contest communities through
which individuals can interact and contribute to the innovation process. To successfully …

With its concept of linking theoretical claim with practical relevance in high-quality
contributions Die Unternehmung counts as one of the leading German journals in the field of …

Purpose Gamification introduces game-like properties into routine service processes to
make them more engaging for service employees and users alike. The purpose of this paper …