Transform Work

In this episode of the WORK. podcast Open Assembly CEO  & Founder John Winsor checks in with longtime advertising visionary and strategist Rishad Tobaccowala.  For many years Rishad was the Chief Growth Officer at Publicis Groupe.  He now works closely with company leaders to increase productivity by unleashing the potential of their talent. Rishad has been named a top marketing and business leader by BusinessWeek and TIME magazine and he regularly presents keynote speeches at well-known global organizations, such as Kellogg's, IBM, Amazon, Google, and Facebook. Rishad is also the author of  “Restoring the Soul of Business: Staying Human in the Age of Data”. Additional writings can be found on the Re-Inventing blog.  Show notes and links:Rishad TobaccowalaRestoring the Soul of Business: Staying Human in the Age of DataPublicis GroupeThe Great Re-inventionWeWorkHarvard Business SchoolLaboratory for Innovation Sciences at HarvardJin PaikKarim LakhaniDavid JonesHavasVictors and SpoilsRishad’s podcastsStephanie Nadi OlsonWe Are Rosie99designsVistaprintSquarespaceSubstackRishad’s NewsletterClubhouseTikTokWeChatWhatsAppMicrosoftWalmartDomino's

In this episode of the WORK. podcast we chat with Paul Hlivko. Paul is the Chief Technology and Experience Officer at Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield. As CXO he leads the strategic direction and execution of experience strategy, user experience design, as well as digital channels and research. As CTO he leads the delivery of Wellmark’s application portfolio, API platforms, enterprise data management, enterprise architecture, software product management and strategy. Show notes:Paul HlivkoWellmark Blue Cross and Blue ShieldAnthemLinkedinMicrosoftSatya NadellaTopcoderBalaji BondiliDeloitteDeloitte PixelMichael KearnsDean BoscheVirtasantDyan FinkhousenShoshin Works

In this episode of the Work Podcast, Open Assembly founder John Winsor has a great conversation with Tim Pröhm the Vice President of Digital Product Architecture at Kelly. Tim applies an analytical and design-thinking approach to bring new Kelly products to life and upgrade existing ones. Show notes and links:Tim Prohm - Vice President Digital Product ArchitectureKellyOpen Assembly CollectiveJohn HealyWilliam Russell KellyKellyOCGKellyOCG Human CloudKarim Lakhani - Harvard Business SchoolJim Paik - Laboratory for Innovation Sciences at HarvardVelocity NetworkBraintrustAccentureWiproPodcast with Steve Hatfield of DeloitteSlack TrelloMicrosoftMike Morris, CEO - TopcoderNovartis

In this episode of the Work podcast Open Assembly CEO John Winsor welcomes Deloitte's Steve Hatfield. Steve is a Deloitte Consulting Principal and currently serves as the firm’s Global Future of Work Leader.  He has more than 20 years of experience guiding Strategy Innovation Organization Culture Workforce and Leadership to Fortune 500 clients around the world.Steve HatfieldDeloitteUpworkPeace CorpsHuman Capital Trends Report for 2021Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work by Matthew B. Crawford Balaji BondiliDelloite PixelJohn Haggle: From Push to PullVelocity Network FoundationTopcoderCenter for the Transformation of WorkErik StettlerToptalMITKirstin HammerbergSid LeePassion for Work Theory Research and Applications

Bryan is a globally recognized thought leader in the world of extended work and open talent. With a unique perspective on the ever-growing demand for comprehensive workforce solutions, he is a widely sought-after keynote speaker, a passionate evangelist for the open talent industry, and a highly sought out expert on emerging talent platforms, workforce management programs, labor models, HR technology, variable and future workforce trends. Through his boutique consulting firm Defiant Solutions LLC, he works directly with HR tech providers, service providers, private equity and enterprise clients to navigate the ever-changing global workforce landscape.  His firm utilizes an immense global network of industry experts and specializes in solving complex challenges.  You can find Bryan being featured in various industry publications, podcasts, webinars as well as Forbes, Fortune, Buzzfeed, and NPR’s Marketplace to name a few.Previously, Bryan served as Chief of Market Strategy for MBO Partners, the leading platform for the independent economy.  Where he was responsible for overall go to market strategy, partnership development, business development and enterprise capabilities to support the growing demand for independent workforce solutions.  Bryan may best be known for his time as senior vice president of contingent workforce strategies at Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA). During his more than ten years with SIA, Bryan and his team crafted the revolutionary Certified Contingent Workforce Professional (CCWP) program—now taught on three continents and widely credited with fundamentally changing the global services industry.  He also led SIA’s enterprise research schedule and advisory practice to Global 500 companies as well as global conference content for the CWS summit. The CWS summit is the largest event in the world dedicated to the extended workforce and the enterprises who rely on them.  Bryan has extensive experience as a contingent workforce practitioner, having served as a program practitioner with program leadership roles at Avery Dennison and Vivendi Universal Entertainment (now NBC Universal) North America.Bryan PenaDefiant Solutions MBO PartnersStaffing Industry AnalystsPassion Economy by Adam DavidsonLi Jin Atelier Ventures (formerly with Andreessen Horowitz)Sheila Mahoney, founder LifeSciHubFiverrUpworkWe Are RosieWorkGeniusVicolandCurrntCCWPGeoffery Moore Passion GapToptalCenter for the Transformation of Work

Jerry (Yoram) Wind joined Wharton in 1967 with a doctorate from Stanford and since 2017 is the Lauder Professor Emeritus and Professor of Marketing. He founded the Wharton Think Tank – The SEI Center for Advanced Studies in Management and ran it for three decades. Among his many innovations at Wharton he led the development of Wharton Executive MBA, the Lauder Institute, the new MBA of 1990 and Wharton School Publishing. He has edited top marketing journals, published over 300 articles, manuscripts and chapters and authored, co-authored or edited 30 books, and received the 4 major marketing awards: Buck Weaver, Parlin, Converse, and AMA/Irwin Distinguished Educator Award. He was inducted to the inaugural group of AMA Fellows.  He was one of the original Legends in Marketing, with an 8-volume anthology published by Sage in 2014. He has consulted with over 100 companies, is a member of the executive committee of SEI, sits on the advisory boards of various companies and nonprofit organizations, and testifies in intellectual property cases. He is a trustee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Curtis Institute of Music and Grounds for Sculpture. He is a co-founder of the first private, non-profit university in Israel, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya. His current research explores marketing-driven business strategy, creativity and innovation; and challenging our mental models. His recent books include Transformation In Times of Crisis (December 2020), Can Art Resolve Conflict? (2018) Beyond Advertising: Creating Value Through All Customer Touchpoints (2016) and The Network Imperative: How to Survive and Grow in the Age of Digital Business Models (2016). He is a 2017 inductee into the Marketing Hall of Fame. He is the Co-founder of the Purple Project for Democracy and of the Reimagine Education global competition and conference.Jerry Wind Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania Transformation in Times of Crisis: Eight Principles for Creating Opportunities and Value in the Post-Pandemic WorldStanfordChris StantonThe Effective Executive by Peter DruckerReimagne EducationBob GarfieldPurple Project for DemocracyTim Prohm KellyOCGVictors & SpoilsBeyond Advertising 

Terry Sydoryk is the CEO of Chaordix. With 25+ years as an entrepreneur, founder and executive in the technology industry under his belt, Terry's perspectives on the future of co-creation, community and customer participation come qualified by a deep well of experience.Spark Lego communityBaked in: Creating Products and Businesses That Market ThemselvesRust-Oleum Creator Studio

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.TopcoderRed HatVelocity Network Foundation  BlockchainCryptocurrencyMike MorrisClinton BonnerThese are two companies that verify self sovereign identities:evernym.comhttps://trinsic.id/POC: Proof Of ConceptSME:  Subject Matter ExpertTalent as the ServiceBrian Flemming, Senior VP Product & Technology, T-MobilePaul Hlivko, Chief Experience Officer & Chief Technology Officer , WellmarkSajeev Nair, Head of Global ADM,  Zurich InsuranceKarim Lakhani, Harvard Business SchoolCo-pilot: a Topcoder member who serves as a tech lead to support clients on the Topcoder platformBug Bashers: what Topcoder calls members who come to solve problems and fix bugs on demandCircle-CI is the vendor we use for our continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) platform we use at Topcoder for DevOpsAdam Sandlin,  Head of Worldwide Go-To-Market & Customer Success, TopcoderDean Bosche, Head of Channel Development, VirtasantTim Prohm, VP Digital Product Development, KellyOCGTCO: Topcoder Open 

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 firms.  Professor Stanton seeks to understand the resulting managerial and policy implications of these trends.   His work has been published in The Review of Economic Studies, Management Science, and the Journal of Labor Economics, and it has been cited by media outlets including The Economist, The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, among others.Before joining Harvard, Chris was an Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Utah and an Assistant Professor of Managerial Economics and Strategy at the London School of Economics. He earned a Ph.D. in business administration from Stanford University and B.A. and M.A. degrees from Emory University.  Show notes and links:Harvard Business SchoolOpen Assembly / Center for the Transformation of Work bi-monthly callsStanfordOdesk / Elance / Upwork WikipediaUpworkUberLondon School of EconomicsKarim LakhaniJin PaikTopcoderMike MorrisCharles O’ReillyMike TushmanLaboratory of Innovation Sciences at HarvardNASA Tournament LabCenter of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI)Roche Case StudyGoogle's Alphabet AlphaFold protein folding study

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 extremely smart and ambitious, and we really looking forward to watching them build re-source and help clients around the world navigate the future of work.Please enjoy this great conversation with Eleanor and Barry Matthews of re-source.