# Jeff Howe ![[50 Resources/51 Attachments/51.03 Public/2026-05-04 Jeff Howe.jpg|400]] Jeff Howe is a journalist and author who coined the term "[[Crowdsourcing]]" in a 2006 *Wired* article. His book *Crowdsourcing: Why the Power of the Crowd Is Driving the Future of Business* (2008) explored how companies leverage distributed labor and collective intelligence through platforms and open calls. Howe identified crowdsourcing as distinct from outsourcing—it taps undefined crowds rather than specific contractors. His work documented examples from Wikipedia to iStockphoto to open-source software, showing how the internet enables new forms of distributed collaboration. He teaches journalism at Northeastern University. ## Key Contributions | Contribution | Significance | |--------------|--------------| | Coined "crowdsourcing" | Named the phenomenon | | *Crowdsourcing* (2008) | Documented business applications | ## Quotes <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Jeff Howe]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> ## Books <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #type/book AND [[Jeff Howe]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> ## Related - [[Crowdsourcing]] - [[The Wisdom of Crowds]] ## References - Howe, Jeff. *Crowdsourcing* (2008) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Howe