Topcoder

"Crowdsourcing has been a force multiplier for SunShot Catalyst – a $1M prize program on a lean operational budget. By sourcing solar ideas, we have been able to capture the collective genius of a growing ecosystem of solar innovators. There are over 5000 active members in the Catalyst community from 54 countries with the majority of participation from the U.S. We have also raised the bar across the U.S. Federal Government for what can be accomplished with crowdsourced software development of rapid prototypes."

"We were really impressed with how quickly we were able to get professional designs that reflected our brand and goals. The process was seamless from the beginning to the end."

"We got the value we thought we would. We got quality submissions and the ideation proved the model. What took the crowd 3 weeks took us nearly all of last year to complete. The result is that now we have an actionable plan. We will absolutely do this again!"