Let’s say you have an urgent client presentation in Tokyo that requires people with very specific skill sets—a PowerPoint specialist who understands the nuances of Japanese culture, a hologram operator, and an engineer who can operate an obscure application.
This project requires confidentiality and speed, so you rule out onboarding freelancers. You’re at a large company where you know there must be employees who fit the bill. You simply have to find them, vet them, and assemble a team that’s ready to hit the ground running.
Easier said than done.
Suddenly you’re in a maze of emails, word of mouth, dead ends—and when you do assemble your team, you’re a bit hesitant because you’ve never worked with any of them before.
The solution to this unwieldy situation may come from an unlikely source: blockchain.
From gig economy to gig enterprise
The future of business just might be the gig enterprise.
I’m not talking about the gig economy, where organizations rely on contingent workers. What I imagine is a company that combines the gig economy model—connecting team leaders with specialists on a project basis—with the traditional business model, in which the enterprise invests in developing non-contingent employees who are steeped in the company’s culture and knowledge.
Continue reading: https://www.forbes.com/sites/servicenow/2022/06/23/blockchain-and-the-rise-of-the-gig-enterprise/?sh=1af8bc9b64ab
This project requires confidentiality and speed, so you rule out onboarding freelancers. You’re at a large company where you know there must be employees who fit the bill. You simply have to find them, vet them, and assemble a team that’s ready to hit the ground running.
Easier said than done.
Suddenly you’re in a maze of emails, word of mouth, dead ends—and when you do assemble your team, you’re a bit hesitant because you’ve never worked with any of them before.
The solution to this unwieldy situation may come from an unlikely source: blockchain.
From gig economy to gig enterprise
The future of business just might be the gig enterprise.
I’m not talking about the gig economy, where organizations rely on contingent workers. What I imagine is a company that combines the gig economy model—connecting team leaders with specialists on a project basis—with the traditional business model, in which the enterprise invests in developing non-contingent employees who are steeped in the company’s culture and knowledge.
Continue reading: https://www.forbes.com/sites/servicenow/2022/06/23/blockchain-and-the-rise-of-the-gig-enterprise/?sh=1af8bc9b64ab
