By Maria Stadtmueller. When a country’s deep in the financial mire, its politicians discredited, then only one thing can save the nation. It’s crowdsourcing. Yes, Iceland is drawing up a brand new constitution by leaning on the wisdom of the crowd.
By Steve Mullins. A term at the Diesel School of Life is a long one. Last week we told you all about the fashion brand’s aim to bring more culture to Diesel Island passport holders. Now we can tell you that Diesel has joined forces with UK arts, film and style mag Don’t Panic to run – what else? – a political placard contest.
It’s time to tackle the Impossible Brief. It’s from Saatchi & Saatchi Israel, which has turned to crowdsourcing as a means of coming up with innovative solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
“For 60 years nobody has cracked it,” says the agency. “It’s been waiting for a great creative mind like yours. Up to the challenge?
“Rather than ‘out of date policies, we need ‘out of the box’ solutions. Let’s show the world that creative minds at their best can inspire even political leaders.”
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