With the onset of COVID-19, we’ve all become remote workers overnight. Beyond the current pandemic, the way we approach professional work, especially innovation, is changing forever. Companies large and small are learning to adopt new ways of working that include developing a liquid workforce, modularizing the work itself and managing ecosystems of experts to support innovation and other professional work. Whether you’re a ‘gig economy’ freelancer, or a corporate executive trying to rethink how your work gets done, join Michael Docherty of NextBig for a lively discussion with two experts who bring insights and experience to the topic.

Dyan Finkhousen is the CEO of Shoshin Works, where she helps leading companies implement expert operating systems. Dyan was previously GE’s Global Director of Open Innovation and Advanced Manufacturing and is widely considered a global authority on the future of work and open Innovation.

Helene Rutledge is Co-founder of UPGRAID, an organic nutritionals startup (her previous roles include Chief Innovation Officer at New Avon, VP R&D at NBTY and Head of Open Innovation at GSK). Helene brings a unique perspective as someone who has embraced new models for collaboration in both her corporate executive and entrepreneurial roles. 

Helene and Dyan will share insights from their experiences and we’ll engage in an open discussion with participants about the future of work. Bring your own ideas about engaging external networks and new ways to approach collaboration and innovation.

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With special guest Alex Goryachev, Managing Director of Cisco’s Global Innovation Centers.

Join us on Thursday, August 20 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern for a conversation with Alex Goryachev, Managing Director of Co-Innovation Centers at Cisco, where he applies his go-getter entrepreneurial spirit to ignite co-innovation among employees, customers, startups, and partners. He oversees companywide innovation programs for all employees in every function, as well as global innovation centers enabling co-innovation with the ecosystem.

We’ll discuss how to address open innovation challenges and share new forms of collaboration and startup co-creation that are taking hold. Beyond sharing some compelling examples, we’ll engage with the participants in exploring what’s working and what’s not in your organizations. You’ll gain new insights, make some new connections, and depart with some practical next steps for rethinking corporate/startup collaboration in your own organization.

Register to attend for free here.