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Expert Network Industry Big and Getting Bigger

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The report The Rise of the Expert Economy is a interesting look at what it calls a "little-known, high-growth sector, made up of networks that connect experts with companies that need them."  The industry is also growing rapidly, with industry revenues expected to exceed $1 billion by 2022. 

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Healthcare Industry Embracing the Gig Economy

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These include: The Stem : a ‘networked consulting’ model that draws on the industry’s leading independent talent to help health companies increase customer/patient engagement.   The gig economy continues to spread rapidly and is becoming a key talent source for many industries.

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The Staffing Industry Analyst's Human Cloud Framework and Taxonomy

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Last week the Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) released The Human Cloud, the Gig Economy & the Transformation of Work. SIA does not include job boards or social networks in their definition because they don't enable or support work arrangements through to their completion.

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For Freelancers, It's All About Networks

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We've been involved in several recent studies that show the importance networks play for freelancers and other independent workers (independent consultants, contractors, self-employed, etc.). It shows how freelancers turn to their network to find work, collaborate on projects, meet new people and stay on top of their industry.

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The Networked, NOverhead Business Model

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Ad Age's Can a Collaborative Cohort of Indie Shops Topple the Big Agency Networks covers a new ad agency called Circus Maximus.   People have been predicting for decades smaller, collaborative, networked organizations would replace large, hierarchical organizations. Business Models industry structure trends'

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What is the Industrial Internet?

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Industrial giant GE has been pushing the idea of the Industrial Internet, including publishing a detailed white paper on the concept.   GE's definition of the Industrial Internet is primarily focused on big machines like aircraft engines and power generators. Their framework consists of three broad elements: 1.

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Coworking Facilities as Mini-Industrial Clusters

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We've noticed that a growing number of coworking facilities are starting to look and act like mini-industrial clusters. Industrial clusters are geographic concentrations of firms that broadly serve the same industry and have common needs for talent, technology and business infrastructure.

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