http://www.michaelanuzis.com/2008/08/18/innovation-shot-caller/ Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:10:29 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://www.michaelanuzis.com/2008/08/18/innovation-shot-caller/comment-page-1/#comment-1551 Perspectives on Innovation » Blog Archive » Solving problems that matter Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:05:02 +0000 http://www.michaelanuzis.com/2008/08/18/innovation-shot-caller/#comment-1551 [...] I had an interesting conversation with Michael Anuzis yesterday about ways to continue to improve the depth of opportunity that InnoCentive offers to contributers who want to make a difference in the world. He is one of many individuals who have blogged, called, emailed or dm’d me recently with ideas for growing our business. It’s pretty inspiring to see how strongly people believe in the concept of InnoCentive. He suggested that we find a way to allow individuals to contribute small amounts of money towards innovation projects they see on InnoCentive.com. Much like the contribution model of our friends at Global Giving. I suggested that perhaps we could even allow individuals to post an idea for a Challenge that they feel strongly about, and then use the website as a way to gather financial support around it. Once the support has hit a certain level, they would be allowed to post the Challenge and ask for solutions. These are just initial ideas, and I know you have more - please share them with us! As we grow the business, especially the philanthropic side of the business, we want to hear your thoughts. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] [...] I had an interesting conversation with Michael Anuzis yesterday about ways to continue to improve the depth of opportunity that InnoCentive offers to contributers who want to make a difference in the world. He is one of many individuals who have blogged, called, emailed or dm’d me recently with ideas for growing our business. It’s pretty inspiring to see how strongly people believe in the concept of InnoCentive. He suggested that we find a way to allow individuals to contribute small amounts of money towards innovation projects they see on InnoCentive.com. Much like the contribution model of our friends at Global Giving. I suggested that perhaps we could even allow individuals to post an idea for a Challenge that they feel strongly about, and then use the website as a way to gather financial support around it. Once the support has hit a certain level, they would be allowed to post the Challenge and ask for solutions. These are just initial ideas, and I know you have more – please share them with us! As we grow the business, especially the philanthropic side of the business, we want to hear your thoughts. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

]]> http://www.michaelanuzis.com/2008/08/18/innovation-shot-caller/comment-page-1/#comment-1517 anuzis Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:05:48 +0000 http://www.michaelanuzis.com/2008/08/18/innovation-shot-caller/#comment-1517 Liz, Thanks for reaching out! It's an honor to hear from you. I'll be in touch. -Michael Liz,
Thanks for reaching out! It’s an honor to hear from you. I’ll be in touch.
-Michael

]]> http://www.michaelanuzis.com/2008/08/18/innovation-shot-caller/comment-page-1/#comment-1515 Liz Moise Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:07:19 +0000 http://www.michaelanuzis.com/2008/08/18/innovation-shot-caller/#comment-1515 Michael, Thanks for your perspective on InnoCentive.com. Stay tuned for more interesting developments on the philanthropic front! Feel free to contact me if you want to learn more. Regards Liz Moise Marketing Manager InnoCentive Michael,
Thanks for your perspective on InnoCentive.com. Stay tuned for more interesting developments on the philanthropic front! Feel free to contact me if you want to learn more.
Regards
Liz Moise
Marketing Manager
InnoCentive

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