Dell is increasing its crowdsourcing efforts on IdeaStorm, by giving hardware manufacturers more feedback on products and services. "Storm Sessions" are designed to attract a larger business community to the IdeaStorm site, by providing a more focused, structured approach.
Storm Sessions provide a way for Dell to listen to its community, but we are a bit skeptical that the effort will receive significant interest from the business community.
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This may be in part due to the transparency of the process. Will business people feel comfortable giving their feedback in such a public way?
Dell launched Ideastorm two and a half years ago, with the intention of giving customers the opportunity to post their own ideas about Dell's products and services. Full story...
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