Pilot Project w. Argosy Cruises - Seasonal recruitment and labor sourcing
Argosy Workforce Pilot Project
Argosy Cruises is looking for innovative technology solutions to assist with their anticipated seasonal recruitment and hiring.
Read the description below to learn more about their needs and apply to work with an iconic Seattle travel company.
Broad Challenge Theme
Overcoming workforce and labor challenges
Context
Please provide a brief overview of the company and your situation as it pertains to the specifics of your experience with the broader challenge identified above.
Argosy Cruises provides tourists with a new take on city sightseeing, from the water! We provide 1- and 2-hour tours around the bay as well as longer charters for private parties. It can be very hard to find places/sites to recruit from. Sites that are specific to maritime industry and hospitality. We are willing to train employees so no experience necessary.
Pilot Requirements
Please describe your ideal solution to the challenge identified above. If you don’t know if this exists, that is okay. Specifics of your organization's needs go here, including timeline implications for the project.
We would love to figure out a way to get hospitality and maritime jobs posted in one place or find a way to make it easier to find candidates who want jobs in maritime.
Maybe reverse of job postings but candidates can post, and we can look through them. Something like that.
Technology Environment
Additional Benefits of this pilot
If you plan to contract for a full project, list here. Also potential growth that could attract startup interest.
This could attract other businesses that have the same problem and need a similar solution. We have partner organizations in other port cities.
Pilot Project w. Seattle Seahawks - Labor Forecasting
Seahawks Workforce Pilot Project
The Seahawks and First & Goal are looking for innovative ways to solve their labor forecasting needs.
Read the description below to find out more about their needs and apply to work with the most recognizable brand in Seattle.
Broad Challenge Theme
Workforce Challenges
Context
Please provide a brief overview of the company and your situation as it pertains to the specifics of your experience with the broader challenge identified above.
The Seattle Seahawks/ First and Goal, Inc. are responsible for the operations and staffing of Lumen Field for a variety of public and private events, as well as home to MLS Sounders FC, NWSL OL Reign and the NFL.
We would like to work on developing an innovative labor forecasting, staffing and development system is a need for our operations. We have existing relationships with established software providers. However, we are always open to considering new opportunities.
Pilot Requirements
(Please describe your ideal solution to the challenge identified above. If you don’t know if this exists, that is okay.) Specifics of your organization's needs go here, including timeline implications for the project.
We are open to suggestions and solutions.
Ideal timeline would be prior to the fall 2022. However, we can extend into early 2023.
In addition to labor forecasting, staffing and development, we would like to find a post event reporting system that we can utilize to populate our post event reports.
Technology Environment
Please list any relevant websites or platforms related to this issue (e.g. POS, CRM, etc)
We currently utilize ABI for much of our time keeping, scheduling and deployments. We are converting to another system by July 2022.
Additional Benefits of this pilot
If you plan to contract for a full project, list here. Also potential growth that could attract startup interest.
Information exchange with experienced industry leaders and real world environment to test pilot.
Pilot Project w. Alaska Native Heritage Center - workforce training
ANHC Workforce Pilot Project
ANHC is looking for innovative technology solutions to facilitate remote training on working with native Alaskan communities.
Read the description below to learn more about their needs and apply to work with ANHC on this important project.
Broad Challenge Theme
Overcoming workforce and labor challenges
Context
Please provide a brief overview of the company and your situation as it pertains to the specifics of your experience with the broader challenge identified above.
The Alaska Native Heritage Center has a history of providing cultural awareness workshops for key businesses and entities that engage in economic activities around Alaska. Our core customers have been in the fields of environmental remediation, resource development/extraction, and healthcare.
Our team wants to digitize these workshops and make them more user friendly for the digital space. We also want to execute updates to our materials to better suit the particular needs of the industries that we serve so that there is some bespoke materials that work best for their needs.
Pilot Requirements
Please describe your ideal solution to the challenge identified above. If you don’t know if this exists, that is okay. Specifics of your organization's needs go here, including timeline implications for the project.
The ideal solution to the challenge above would be a digital platform that offers people a variety of courses that allow them to build proficiencies that facilitate good working relationships with Indigenous communities in Alaska. The offerings would ideally have three categories:
(1) self-guided training, (2) live guided training, ie zoom classes, and (3) in person trainings.
We’d love for it there to be specified curriculum that serves educators, environmental techs, resource extraction companies, and governmental employees.
Technology Environment
Content management systems, digital delivery platforms, e-commerce
Additional Benefits of this pilot
If you plan to contract for a full project, list here. Also potential growth that could attract startup interest.
People working with Indigenous communities have a much easier time developing relationships, which leads to more effective and seamless projects in rural Alaska.