Interesting application of crowdsourcing for design innovation. Provided it can create enough of Win-Win situation for both students and companies it could herald the future of outsourced, crowdsourced design.

See also Crowdspring and 99Designs.

via @techcrunchUK

Another example of crowdsourcing innovation. Seems like everyone’s doing it now, even Starbucks ..

.. And in the true spirit of sharing the reward for creating good ideas, Starbucks says: “If we implement your idea, we may give you credit on the site, but we won’t be compensating customers if their ideas are chosen”. That’s nice.

via @jameselliot

Not one to go on about how well the Guardian are embracing the potential of web technologies, but here’s another simple application of web 2.0 Flickr communities for sourcing great content.

And everyone’s a winner: a community is formed around their love of British summers, photographers get their work showcased, Flickr gets more photos & users, and the Guardian gets great content, sells more advertising and lives to publish a little longer.

See more about tracking your staycation or even join the staycation Flickr group.