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As COP28 drew to a close in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the key message was that climate action is urgent so the promises made in previous conferences can become a reality. Reports, videos, and social media posts related to COP28 were encouraging, immediate, and meaningful actions with higher ambition and significant results to curb emissions and avoid the 1.5 °C temperature increase scenario. Another word is also in the discussion, however, attracting much less attention: that is integration. In other words, this very challenging climate action will require transitioning to greener energy systems, redesigning production and consumption systems, rethinking the role of traditional industries in our economies, and last, but not less important, reflecting upon our societal priorities and aspirations. For this, all stakeholders of a society are needed. And these integration efforts for sustainable behavior are not only needed at the governmental level, but also, on the regional, group, and individual levels [Brem and Puente, 2020].

Taking advantage of the combined labor of individual users or even groups of users, organizations can increase the resources to which they have access. Crowdsourcing enables companies to create and capture more value than either the company or the user could do on their own. One of the chief enablers of crowdsourcing's rapid increase is the development and pervasive growth of information and communications technology (ICT), which has led to an explosion of possible crowdsourcing opportunities [1], [20]. Although crowdsourcing has had a significant impact on the practice of management, especially in entrepreneurship [16], there continues to be a multitude of research gaps and, therefore, many openings for future research. Thus, the purpose of this article is to not only introduce our special issue on the topic, but to highlight and summarize some of the research gaps and directions that have the potential to influence the future development of the field of crowdsourcing.

News these days have been mostly negative. Considering the current crisis, wars and economic challenges worldwide, this is not surprising. Burying our heads in the sand is not an option. Hence, we must find ways to stay positive, to change the world for the good and for the better. Here a balanced view acknowledging positive and negative aspects helps. All of us can have an impact here: as supervisors, neighbors or dads.