Is It Luck or Is It Intentional Serendipity? An Innovation Conversation with Mark Searle

In this Best Of episode, we’re talking to Topcoder members, freelance trailblazers, and people who are making it easier for gig economy workers to enjoy the freedoms of freelance life with the same security enjoyed by the traditional workforce.

Microsoft recently put out a great article about the future of work: The Next Great Disruption Is Hybrid Work—Are We Ready? It’s an awesome piece, AND there’s more to the story. We explain why it’s crucial to push beyond hybrid work to hybrid workforce—an actual new way that work is structured. We also cover how our model solves many of the problems associated with remote work.

How will human capital management change in the future of work? We look at some of the best lessons and insights our guests have shared in the areas of talent strategy and HR.

Emily Leach is a pioneer in the world of freelancing, focused on helping other freelancers have equal access to the opportunities afforded to other workers in the traditional labor market. She joins Uprisor to discuss the importance of mentorship, collaboration, and human connection among freelancers, and the most important skills freelancers need to be successful.

Phil Simon is a recognized collaboration and technology expert and author. He joins Uprisor to talk about his newest book, “Reimagining Collaboration: Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and the Post COVID World of Work”. The conversation delves into the advantages collaboration hubs provide over standard communication channels, and the most necessary skills for remote and freelance workers to possess if they hope to be successful on virtual teams.

Part 2 of our series looking at how to make a world class commercial without an agency focuses on feedback. Why is giving clear feedback so important and how do you do it? Topcoder’s head of content interviews Uprisor’s usual host, Clinton Bonner, and Topcoder’s Creative Director, Trevor Gerring. They discuss how to gather, refine, and provide crystal clear feedback when working with creatives on distributed teams.

Jeff Tennery is COO at AlefEdge, the 5G Edge API company. He joins Uprisor to discuss Edge computing and why it matters to the enterprise, the convergence of 5G and Edge, and the power of open communities to drive innovation.

How do you make an amazing commercial with a distributed network of creatives? Topcoder recently made a live action commercial with the talent from Tongal, a creative community and platform focused on video. Hear from Topcoder’s Creative Director and VP of Marketing about what the experience was like, what made the project successful, and the surprising things they learned.

Tim Proehm is a future of work expert, literally designing and delivering next-generation digital solutions to access on demand talent. As VP of Digital Product Architecture at Kelly®, he’s using technologies like AI, analytics, blockchain, RPA, and chat bot automation to create the next-generation of talent attraction models. He joins Uprisor to talk about how technology is driving talent strategy, the shifting power dynamics in the labor market, and what he’s most excited about in the future of work.

Jon Younger is an HR thought-leader, author, advisor, board member, and early stage investor in HR tech startups. He joins Uprisor to discuss agile talent, HR’s role in architecting a workforce, and why the freelance revolution isn’t a threat to organizations, but instead a liberation of organizations and talent.