154: Getting Space Work Done with Tom Cooke
As more and more people head into the great frontier of space, it\u2019s going to take a community of passionate people finding new approaches to look at problems and discovering solutions to fuel the growing space economy. Working in space will need EVERYONE. That\u2019s where Spacely comes in- and today, CEO Tom Cooke joins Beth to explain how Spacely helps match talent and companies with projects within the aerospace industry, all in the pursuit of \u201cGetting Space Work. Done.\u201d
About Tom Cooke
Tom was a member of the United States Air Force for 24 years- flying in everything from gliders to jets- working in space systems development and operations for 16 of those 24 years. \u201cHaving this incredible opportunity and experience has resulted in me looking at the sky differently. When you get to be part of the sky in your own unique way, you start to believe you belong up there in some way.\u201d \u2013 Tom Cooke, CEO and Co-Founder of Spacely
About Spacely https://www.spacely.work/home\xa0
From the website~ Spacely is a social networking platform and opportunity marketplace for those passionate about space.\xa0 Our mission is to connect those passionate about space regionally and globally while enabling them to be more productive and successful.\xa0To achieve our mission, we provide services to help communities find and connect with other like-minded communities and/or affiliated businesses, promote community interaction by allowing users to release news, exchange ideas, identify opportunities, maintain photo galleries, calendars, events and invitations using public or private settings.
\xa0The Spacely platform allows members to discover and connect with one another through a shared interest in space and our vertical communities enable further engagement around specific subjects or activities. We provide an interest-based platform that encourages meaningful new relationships, relevant conversations and promotes opportunities for our members and partners to be successful in these endeavors.
Other Items of Note:\xa0
- Spacely is a subcontractor to Tech7 on the NASA Open Innovation Contract (NOIS2) where NASA utilizes expertise from open talent marketplaces like ours at Spacely to support crowdsourcing, challenges and now microtasks and micropurchasing to gain access to talent, skills and solutions that exist outside of NASA's organizational boundaries
- The MIT article Tom referenced on breaking roles down into tasks reframes the talent problem from one of supply to one of demand: https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/cant-fill-jobs-deconstruct-them/