Wazoku Blog

No one starts a company with the intention of winning awards. It's about bringing a vision to life, making a difference, working with great people and much more.

Every day I am lucky enough to see organisations tap into the brilliant minds of people inside and outside their networks to solve the world’s most pressing problems. From preventing the spread of malaria, to identifying new and sustainable way to power societies, we witness ideas coming from the most unlikely places, giving us confidence that the collective experience, intelligence, and perseverance of humanity is enough to overcome the most complex challenges.

BOULDER, Colo. and LONDON – Apr. 19, 2022 – The Center for the Transformation of Work (CTW) today awarded Wazoku, the prestigious “Trusted Platform Provider” certification, making it the first to achieve this important open talent industry accreditation. The CTW’s Trusted Platform Provider distinction includes a rigorous in-depth analysis of a platform’s business standards and technology roadmap, as well as extensive client and talent feedback gathered through interviews and use case examples.

InnoCentive is now part of Wazoku

The crisis in many parts of the world concerning the lack of available drinking water is only getting worse year after year. As it stands, around 768 million people worldwide cannot access this fundamental resource and, as the effects of climate change worsen and pollution continues, this figure is only going to increase.

InnoCentive is now part of Wazoku

Having had a very successful experience with one of its Challenges run in late 2020 Habitat for Humanity returned to InnoCentive’s open innovation platform.

CINCINNATI, SEATTLE, LONDON, March 16, 2022 – SaaS Capital, the leading provider of growth debt to software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies, today announced that it has provided a $2.0 million line of credit to Wazoku.

InnoCentive is now part of Wazoku

Following the success of the previous challenge it ran with InnoCentive, WorldVision had another problem that needed solving. Supported once again by SeaFreightLabs, this Challenge sought to improve the uptake of chlorine-based water treatment in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Series of challenges provide students with the chance to work with global business, gain valuable experience and win cash prizes

Series of challenges provide students with the chance to work with global business, gain valuable experience and win cash prizes

InnoCentive is now part of Wazoku

Around the world, hundreds of millions of people are at risk of having their homes decimated by natural disasters, such as hurricanes, typhoons, and earthquakes. The main danger of these isn’t purely the volatile and changeable nature of our natural world. Rather, it’s that so many homes in earthquake and typhoon hotspots don’t have any foundations.

InnoCentive is now part of Wazoku

An ideation Challenge, run by humanitarian organization WorldVision, attempted to find solutions to the lack of sanitation facilities around the world. It’s an issue currently endured by some 2.3 billion people globally and leads to avoidable deaths that number hundreds of thousands of people a year.  

Innovation scale-up placed at 45 in medium-sized business category, cited for its ongoing commitment to employee mental health and wellbeing