Transform Work

Dave Messinger is the Chief Technologist at Topcoder, where he is in charge of all crowdsourcing products and technology. He is responsible for the platform and overall community development methodology. Prior to his current role, Dave spent seven years as Topcoder’s Chief Architect, during which time he oversaw the platform, community growth, and component-based methodology. Topcoder Red Hat Velo...

Chris Stanton is Marvin Bower Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at Harvard. An applied economist, Chris directs his research at how technology is changing the management and location of work.  The same technological trends that enable the fragmentation of work and the rise of the gig economy also improve the measurement of work outcomes inside fi...

On this episode of the WORK. podcast brought to you by Open Assembly we have a fun, informative and inspiring conversation with Eleanor and Barry Matthews of re-source . re-source is a consulting group that sets the vision and strategy, as well as supports a team of globally distributed subject matter experts, to help businesses access the power of the global on-demand crowd. Eleanor and Barry are...

Welcome to another installment of the Open Assembly Podcast. In this episode we spoke with Christian Cotichini, co-founder and CEO of HeroX . Drawing upon nearly 20 years of XPRIZE Foundation experience, HeroX is a unique platform that enables any organization to solve any challenge in any field, using the power of the crowd.  HeroX can run challenges from small too large, and across a wide range...

During thus episode we spoke with Erik Stettler, the Chief Economist at Toptal. Erik is also a founding partner of Firstrock Capital which ultimately led him to his current position at Toptal .  Toptal is an exclusive network of the top freelance software developers, designers, finance experts, product managers, and project managers in the world. Leading companies around the globe hire Toptal free...

Welcome to another episode of the Open Assembly Podcast. In this episode we have a really great conversation with Ryan Gill Co-founder and CEO of Communo . Communo is a community of advertising and marketing professionals who give and get work from each other via Communo’s platform. It's for creative professionals looking for work or agencies looking to hire contingent workers for a specific...

In this edition of the Open Assembly Podcast, John Winsor peaks with Patrick Llewellyn, CEO and President of 99designs .  99designs is a global creative platform that makes it easy for designers and clients to work together to create designs they love. From clients who need custom design, to designers who want quality projects, people around the world rely on the 99designs creative process to do a...

Welcome to the Open Assembly Podcast. In this episode John Winsor chats with Steve Rader, the Deputy Director for the Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation at NASA. He is also one of the world’s top evangelists for using open talent to solve problems. In his role he helps facilitate and promote the use of collaborative innovation platforms such as crowd-based communities, challenges an...

Welcome to another episode of the Open Assembly Podcast with host John Winsor. In this episode John talks with Steve Pockross, the CEO of Verblio . Verblio is a multimedia content creation platform that powers modern content marketers and SEO agencies. They have created tens of  thousands of pieces of unique content for their clients across the globe.  We love Steve’s energy and passion for his wo...

During this episode of the Open Assembly Podcast John Winsor checks in with Wyatt Nordstrom, co-founder, chairman and CFO of Maven . Maven is a global network and marketplace of industry professionals, thought leaders, and experts who share their knowledge through Maven’s unique “microconsulting” platform. Some of their many clients include Home Depot, Siemens, Microsoft and NASA.

In this episode of the Open Assembly podcast John Winsor gets into it with John Healy,  former Vice President & Managing Director, Office of the Future of Work at Kelly . John has accomplished many amazing things at Kelly, but one of his main roles was disrupting new and existing markets by improving the ways that people connect and do work.  We met John about a year ago and his enthusiasm and...

Welcome to the Open Assembly Podcast. In this episode we chat with Rob Biederman, Co-founder and Co-CEO of Catalant Technologies. Rob founded Catalant while at the Harvard Business School. It was one of those ideas for a school project that has blossomed into a very successful business. The Catalant software platform helps companies execute work and align the right people to a strategy. This could...

In this installment of the Open Assembly Podcast host John Winsor had the honor and privilege to talk with Jody Miller, the Co-founder and co-CEO of the Business Talent Group .  Business Talent Group was founded in 2007 is one of the pioneers for hiring on-demand talent and to this day are regarded as the premier marketplace for companies seeking high-end expertise.  Jody has an impressive resume...

In this episode we introduce you to James Cole, founder of a really unique platform called The H Hub . The H Hub platform is a tool which allows companies of all sizes as well as individuals hire the best photographers in seconds. They have worked with top brands such as Allbirds, Kashi, Brooks Brothers, Vistaprint and more.  We connected with James a few months ago through our weekly Open Assembl...

Topcoder is a one of the world's leading platforms with a network of 1.5 million designers, developers, data scientists, and testers from around the globe that help Topcoder customers solve real-world problems. Topcoder’s list of clients is impressive and a few names you’ll recognize are T-Mobile, Zurich Insurance and Wellmark. For some, on-demand talent, crowdsourcing and the open economy ar...

In this episode Open Assembly CEO John Winsor caught up with Simon Hill, the founder and CEO of Wazoku . Wazoku is an idea management software that enables businesses to gather, manage, develop, analyze and implement ideas that creates solutions to their problems as well as identify new opportunities. This approach can achieve both innovation and strategic objectives. Simon is one of the brightest...