What exactly is crowdsourced placemaking?

Crowdsourcing - “the act of taking a job traditionally performed by a designated agent (usually an employee) and outsourcing it to an undefined, generally large group of people in the form of an open call.“ Alternatively, “the application of open source principles to fields outside of software,“ as defined by the official crowdsourcing blog and book, Crowdsourcing: Why the Power of the Crowd is Driving the Future of Business by Jeff Howe. Also, check

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