Patent ID: 6952678
Filing Date: 2005-10-04
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer network based system for facilitating a self-organizing workforce of one or more workers comprising: at least one worksite on the computer network; at least one work module on the computer network associated with the at least one worksite, the at least one work module for enabling the one or more workers to work on at least one idea; at least one worker module on the computer network associated with the at least one worksite, the at least one worker module for tracking at least one worker credential for the one or more worker; wherein the at least one worker credential is a function of the one or more workers' work on the at least one idea; wherein the at least one worker credential includes a weighted links credential, a weighted wisdom credential, and a weighted merit credential; wherein an influence credential is calculated using the weighted links credential, the weighted wisdom credential, and the weighted merit credential; wherein the at least one work module includes a voting module for enabling at least two of the one or more workers to work on the at least one idea by providing a vote on the merits of the at least one idea; wherein each of the workers votes are weighted according to the influence credential; and determining an outcome of the idea using the influence credential.