On Monday we held the first Connecting Bristol Lunchtime Innovation Seminar. Fifty people squeezed into the Lord Mayors Reception Room to hear three excellent presentations on a range of flexible working topics.
Richard Manby and Jan Tomlinson (Tomorrows People) led off with a compelling introduction to Slivers of Time, an innovative online marketplace which matches employers requirements and employee availability, allowing people to work in new, ultra flexible, ways.
Pete Goodwin (Accelerate Nottingham) and Stuart Bowden (UKVCC) presented their experiences of introducing Homeshoring in Nottingham. Homeshoring offers people the opportunity to work from home or local hubs, handling calls for call centres. It is well suited to people whose lifestyles tend to be more home-based, particularly those with caring responsibilities or health and mobility issues.
The seminar closed with a presentation by Mike Zeidler about The Hub. The Hub is an example of the sort of physical spaces which are emerging to support more flexible working patterns.
Teams, Departments, Businesses – Support us in establishing an ultra flexible job market in Bristol by signing our online pledge. PLEASE NOTE signing does not commit you to making a financial contribution – at this stage we are after heart and minds rather than cash!
