Exponential Organizations: Why new organizations are ten times better, faster, and cheaper than yours (and what to do about it)

by Salim Ismail

While similar, there is a distinct difference between Crowd and Staff on Demand. Staff on Demand is hired for a particular task and usually via a platform like Elance. Staff on Demand is managed—you tell workers what it is they have to do. Crowd, on the other hand, is pull-based. You open up an idea, funding opportunity or incentive prize…and let people find you.