Name: A new kind of job market
Uploaded: 2013-01-28T16:14:00Z
Duration: 12 min 3 s
Description: Plenty of people need jobs with very flexible hours -- but it's difficult for those people to connect with the employers who need them. Wingham Rowan is working on that. He explains how the same technology that powers modern financial markets can help employers book workers for slivers of time.

Plenty of people need jobs with very flexible hours -- but it's difficult for those people to connect with the employers who need them. Wingham Rowan is working on that. He explains how the same technology that powers modern financial markets can help employers book workers for slivers of time.

Wingham Rowan: A new kind of job market

A new kind of job market

Unlocking the labor market for those with unpredictable schedules could revolutionize work for carers and others in need.

A marketplace for spare hours leverages technology to fill gaps in employment, mirroring high-frequency trading's efficiency.

National e-markets could catalyze small-scale capitalism, turning idle hours and assets into economic opportunities at scale.