Winning in the new environment compels us to reclaim human connection in the workplace. We need to allow workers to think for themselves so they create a self-healing, adaptive organization, complete with idiosyncrasies and imperfect trials. Read more in Forbes…

Technology will not replace people in future factories, but it will augment human effort through artificial intelligence and ‘co-bots’ [robots that work alongside people on the shop floor], so finding the right balance will be crucial to our survival. Read…

The smart home should make our lives easier, safer and better. But instead it is stuck in project mode, suspended in early-adopter limbo and without mass-market adoption. This research is a new way of looking at how people live at…

The increasingly digital economy requires boards and executives to have a solid understanding of the rapidly changing digital landscape. Naturally, artificial intelligence (AI) is an important stakeholder. Those organisations that want to prepare for an automated future should have a…

Modern mobility proponents seek perpetual motion, too, using both established forms of transit and new ones: ride sharing, free-floating bikes and scooters, and more Read moe in BCG Seeking Perpetual Motion with Mobility as a Service By Joël Hazan ,…

A few decades ago, AI was the stuff of science fiction novels, movies, and television shows. A fantasy. A figment of an overactive imagination. Isaac Asimov. Star Trek. The Terminator.But now? AI is already here or has been for quite…

Would you rather have a piece of protein grown in a vat from bovine stem cells, or a nice, juicy steak from a steer? And would you rather have a tall, frosty glass of cow’s milk, or a tall, frosty…

A new era of fashion recycling is finally arriving. A startup called For Days, for instance, has created a T-shirt subscription service that allows customers to return a shirt after they are done wearing it, and the company will recycle…

It’s always a matter of ‘conversion’. And if you don’t accept that now, it will haunt you ’til the end of days.If you get involved in digital marketing, ‘conversion’ is what it’s all about. And ‘conversion’ is math.How many people…

As the negative impact of social media on our brains–and our democracy–continues to emerge, it’s a question many people are reckoning with: Should I delete my Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram? Read more in Fast Company Social media can ruin your…

Amazon has revealed its latest autonomous delivery project — a six-wheeled boxy robot named Amazon Scout. The e-commerce giant said the all-electric devices were created in-house at Amazon’s research and development lab in Seattle, and are about the size of…

While storytelling has always been immersive (think theatre, for example), technology gives us tools to unlock additional senses, boost users’ imagination, spark dialogue, and fuel self-expression. Read more in Medium 5 Ingredients for immersive storytelling with technology and space By…

If you have a big idea that you’re passionate about, don’t let it percolate for too long. “The longer you wait to put something into action, the longer you’re giving yourself time to talk yourself out of it,” Read more…

Key moments from World Economic Forum Annual Meeting related to the top 5 insights for the future of work Read more in Weforum  Future of work: 5 top insights from Davos experts By Poppie Mphuthing was last modified: March 18th,…

Last year, we saw a number of cultural changes propelled by the #MeToo movement. In the year since the sexual misconduct allegations against Harvey Weinstein surfaced, more than 200 men accused of sexual misconduct have lost their jobs; many of…

Our collective environmental consciousness is getting stronger: more and more people are ‘doing their bit’ to help keep the planet healthy, or at least talking about it. But how much can the end user truly achieve when the tide of…

Education and training is certainly one way to ensure employee success. Broader than that, however, is the need for companies to realize why they need to invest more in employees. “You have to send strong signals,you have to retool the…

People with no credit history in the U.S. are often treated like they have bad credit history. Petal’s approach aims to expand the criteria used to assess a person’s ability to manage a line of credit and looks at a…