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Open Assembly hosts the conversations and connections between organizations and people wishing to adapt and thrive as digital tools like crowdsourcing, blockchain and artificial intelligence change how we work. Our unique access to insights from Harvard Business School faculty, researchers and the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard (LISH) means we provide valuable content, community, and strategic advising that educate, connect, and inspire people who want to learn new ways of working using open strategies.

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Content. Our content programs inform, educate and inspire our community of organizations, platforms and people to effectively adopt open strategies that will help them remain relevant and effective.

Community. The Collective is a membership group that provides exceptional access to networking, best practices and the latest information about innovation and transformation based on open strategies.

Consulting. We help organizations create transformational growth strategies and business-model architecture to prepare them for the future of work. We help platforms bring best practices and growth strategies to their businesses.

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Get Ready For Accelerating Changes In Work Structures

Feb 11, 2020 by John Winsor

Open talent doesn’t solve everything, but businesses that are taking a team-oriented, challenge focused, and flexible approach to talent are seeing big gains. Find out why in Open Assembly’s Future of Work 2020 Trends Report.

It’s Not What You Say; It’s How You Say It: 2 Key Takeaways For Those of Us Building the Future of Work

Feb 04, 2020 by John Winsor

Two key takeaways from Open Assembly’s conversation with a linguist, and what it means for the future of wo

Is Your Business At Risk Of Becoming Obsolete? Here’s What You Need To Know To Prep For The Decade Ahead

Jan 27, 2020 by John Winsor

At Open Assembly we are constantly on the lookout for new data and analyses that outline trends in the future of work. To start off 2020—the new decade!—we did a deep dive into the latest data, reviewing and analyzing dozens of in-depth reports aggregating work data from across the globe to identify key trends.

How One Common Parenting Frustration Was the Seed For Profound Culture Change

Jan 23, 2020 by John Winsor

Paul Estes is the author of the book Gig Mindset. He led the charge a while back within Microsoft, bringing programs to support and facilitate working with an on-demand workforce for Microsoft itself and Microsoft clients. John Winsor recently checked it with Paul about how he shifted his mindset and created the momentum to not only change his own life, but to change how an entire company does business. Here are some of the insights he shared.

Is Your Future Of Work Jargon Confusing Your Sales Prospects? Here’s How To Gain More Traction

Jan 21, 2020 by John Winsor

Those of you in the Future of Work space have not only identified a new industry or category that you and your company can sell into, but you’ve also identified a product or a service that serves a key market need, and solves the most prickly pain points of important players.

There are Two Faces to Truth. Here’s How to Understand Both Sides

Jan 17, 2020 by John Winsor

Many companies have forgotten the truth of what their product is all about. Has yours? Is it time for your company to dig into the culture, find out what customers really think, and understanding they hold on to?

Does Work Own You? Not Anymore

Jan 17, 2020 by John Winsor

It used to be, you’d take one job and try to stick with it for decades. That’s not how work happens anymore.

7 Ways that HR Can Harness the Momentum of the Freelance Economy

Dec 24, 2019 by John Winsor

Open talent models are challenging the structure of traditional HR. Here’s how open sourcing can change HR and business-as-usual for the better.

The Grandma Test: Are You Explaining What You Do In a Way That Makes Sense?

Dec 23, 2019 by John Winsor

It can be tempting in any new industry to create buzzworthy terms to identify and establish thought leadership. Words like “gig economy,” “ remote work,” and “open talent” sound new and exciting. But do creative new terms risk alienating key customers, talented employees and the general public? Do they do more harm than good?

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