Week 11- How Many's a Crowd?

The topic of the week was crowdsourcing, a concept I literally knew nothing about before it was brought up in class. After the many discussions and activities we had in (and out) of class, I believe I have a general idea of what crowdsourcing is all about. What is still unclear to me, however,  is how much researchers need to improve their methods before crowdsourcing can efficiently and effectively be used to solve important national issues. I can't help but wonder if the general public should even be the ones leading the country in really important political issues or moral debates at all. Are each and every one of us honestly capable of contributing to such major issues? Therefore, it's clear that each individual's expertise must first be evaluated before implementing their ideas, but how can we possibly evaluate this? Questions like this, in my opinion, need to be answered before crowdsourcing's influence is broadened beyond online games and social media. I see crowdsourcing as one of those tools our society has found, used, yet merely scratched the surface in its potential. It will be interesting to see where we take it from here :) Let's talk more later~