juan hindo (ibm) - world community grid

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World Community GridSophia Tu| December 2013

Juan Hindo | IBM Corporate Citizenship

September 2015



World Community Grid enables anyone with a computer, smartphone or tablet to donate their unused processing power to scientific research onhealth, poverty and sustainability.

“World Community Grid has not simply sped up this research, it has enabled it. The grid has completely transformed the scope of our work. It is the only environment where we can even attempt to do this kind of comprehensive and systematic analysis.”

‐ Dr. Igor Jurisica, Ontario Cancer Institute, Help Conquer Cancer

"With this massive computational power, we're asking what can we understand that we've never understood before. It's the most fundamentally important thing my lab has ever done. It's also the biggest.“

‐ Dr. Erica Sapphire, Scripps Research Institute, Outsmart Ebola Together


New solar energy materialsHarvard University, United States

Credit: Lance Cheung


Childhood cancer Breakthroughin the fight against childhood cancerChiba Cancer Center, Japan

Credit: Gerolf Nikolay


Better access to clean waterTsinghua University, China

Credit: www.forestWander.com

What distinguishes us?

Open science

Humanitarian research

Real, tangible science

IBM support

Mobile volunteering

Recognition

Demographics

Top 5 countries: US (30%), France, UK, Germany, Canada

Predominantly in IT or technical occupations

Retention

Age

Our volunteers

Support scientific researchUse my unused computer power

Participate in distributed computingGood way to make a difference

Support a particular research projectEncouraged by employer/university

Join a team effortEnjoy earning points for my contribution

Competitive aspectsWant to collect the badges

Points system is betterBadges more attainable

Other

Main reason to join is support scientific research

Need to learn: a reason to stay

Better understanding of impact of contribution

More research projects of interest

Better understanding of program achievements

More opportunities to learn about the science

Simpler less technical explanations of the science

What would increase interest?

Increasing volunteer engagement

More diverse volunteer base

More approachable scientific content

Articulating value of contribution

Opportunity for growth

Millenials Cause advocates Women

More approachable scientific content

Layering of information

Consistent & regular updates on the research

Volunteer control over communications they receive

Articulating contribution value

Highlight research stories

Celebrate and promote scientific success

What’s next?

Reaching more volunteers:

– What’s working?

– More engaging content: volunteer voice

– Remove barriers to entry

– Recruitment competitions

Expanding research portfolio


Thank you

juan hindo (ibm) - world community grid

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