If you are new to open innovation or the future of work, here are some recommended books you might find helpful.
Open Talent: Leveraging the Global Workforce to Solve Your Biggest Challenges book by John Winsor, January 2024
The Rise of Crowdsourcing, Jeff Howe, Wired Article, 2006
Crowdsourcing: Why the Power of the Crowd Is Driving the Future of Business, Jeff Howe , 2009
Cognitive Surplus: How Technology Makes Consumers into Collaborators, Clay Shirky, 2011
Machine, Platform, Crowd: Harnessing Our Digital Future, Andrew McAfee & Erik Brynjolfsson, 2017
Gig Mindset: Reclaim Your Time, Reinvent Your Career, and Ride the Next Wave of Disruption, Paul Estes, 2020
Competing in the Age of AI: Strategy and Leadership When Algorithms and Networks Run the World, Marco Iansiti & Karim R. Lakhani, 2020
Working Without Borders: The Promise and Peril of Online Gig Work, report by The World Bank, September 2023
The Future of Jobs Report 2020, World Economic Forum