A marketplace is perhaps the only solution to match very specific needs for talent with highly specialized talent (that is poorly utilized within the area of their expertise). Great example of user innovation/work: https://www.kolabtree.com/
Related:
- The company bringing scientists into the gig economy, Nature, 2020.
- 11 Best Websites to Find Freelance Jobs and Make Extra Money, Entrepreneur Europe, 2019.
- Scientists Are A New Force In The Freelance Revolution: Meet Kolabtree, Forbes, 2019.
- Uber, But For Scientists, ScienceFriday, 2018.
- Flexible working: Science in the gig economy, Nature, 2017.
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Published by Konstantinos I. Stouras
Konstantinos Stouras is Assistant Professor of Operations Management at UCD, Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School. He specializes in technology management and innovation. His research examines crowd-based innovation models and the impact of on-demand marketplaces in the digital transformation of the service industry. Konstantinos received a Ph.D. in Operations Management from INSEAD and holds graduate degrees in Financial Engineering, and Applied Mathematics and Physics from the National Technical University of Athens.
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