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Enterprises are undergoing a culture shift. Work from home is evolving into something greater, and it’s about more than just cost savings. What comes next? Work with anyone is the real future of work. Hear what it means for organizations in this Uprisor podcast conversation.

In this Uprisor Innovation conversation, Clinton talks with Richard Copsey, a technology innovation advisor for the energy industry. Richard and his team have done remarkable things in the energy sector using crowdsourcing and open talent. Richard and Clinton discuss what it takes to get buy-in and real adoption of crowdsourcing, and the types of problems Richard was able to solve using Topcoder’s global crowd.

In this Uprisor innovation conversation, Davar Ardalan, the founder and storyteller in chief at IVOW AI (IVOW stands for Intelligent Voices of Wisdom), discusses the evolution of artificial intelligence and her work shaping AI with cultural intelligence.

Peter Bjellerup is an independent consultant who spent many years promoting remote and inter-organizational collaboration at some of the biggest organizations in the world. In this Uprisor conversation, Peter and Topcoder VP Clinton Bonner explore how mindset affects new ways of working and what happens when you truly open things up.

Check out how the Ognomy sleep apnea telemedicine app went from dream to app MVP in 4 months through on-demand talent. This conversation with Dr. Dan Rifkin, visionary behind Ognomy, and his team covers Design Thinking workshops, dev sprints, and all parts of the SLDC process that went into bringing this revolutionary platform to market.

Work no longer happens in a closed ecosystem, and the role of HR is changing. Clinton Bonner, VP of Topcoder, and Gary Bolles, Chair of Future of Work at Singularity University, discuss how organizations are coming to terms with new models of work in the wake of COVID-19.

Seth Godin’s piece “The Problem for Freelancers” got us thinking critically about the differences in “crowd” platforms. How can we create an equitable solution that delivers great results for customers and a fair system for freelancers? Seth said some very interesting things about 2-sided marketplaces, and not all on-demand platforms are created equal. This episode explores what makes a good model for both sides.

Jasmine Torfi — a WorkSmart coach at Swisscom— talks with Topcoder VP Clinton Bonner about how her team drives digital innovation projects. They discuss strategies to ease internal friction and accelerate adoption, ways to bridge the gap between inside talent and outside talent, the sweet spot between remote work and in-person collaboration, and what the future of work might look like post COVID-19.

Coronavirus is a black swan that has disrupted the enterprise. Listen in on a brief discussion on virtual, on-demand talent and how it can help your enterprise avoid further disruption and get your technology projects done.

Vibhor Kapoor, Senior Director of Marketing at Adobe sat down with Topcoder VP, Clinton Bonner, to discuss Adobe’s history of tapping into passionate, creative people from outside of their four walls to help organizations of all sizes do their best work. They cover Adobe Document Cloud and its open approach to innovation with APIs and developers, and how they are partnering with Topcoder for an innovative challenge series to help SMBs, Non-Profits, Government Agencies, and the Educational community get back to work in a post-COVID environment.