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We’re all familiar with the power of volunteer contributions in the open source software movement. Now companies are finding additional ways to work with volunteer contributors.
How do you ensure that your product stays relevant in the future? Reach out to the next generation of innovators. Several large companies are doing just that — as they attempt to encourage software start-ups to use their products and services.
First there was open source software. Now, Scientific American reports, there's an open source prosthetics community working on better artificial hands and arms.  The reason? In the United States, the number of amputees missing an arm or hand is too small to justify a lot of commercial research and development.Â
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