Also, the NYTimes article is good: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/15/technology/quirky-tests-the-crowd-based-creative-process.html http://www.nytimes.com/2015/0

Also, the NYTimes article is good: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/15/technology/quirky-tests-the-crowd-based-creative-process.html http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/15/technology/quirky-tests-th... And for a more recent update: http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/24/8488531/quirky-invention-powered-by-quirky http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/24/8488531/quirky-invention-p... tl;dr An online community for inventors to brainstorm and pitch ideas they have. The entire community helps refine the idea (name, marketing slogan, features) - and then Quirky picks a few at a time to bring to market (manufacturing, distribution).