Employees hate open offices. They’re distracting. They’re loud. There’s often little privacy.According to commercial real estate association CoreNet Global, the average space allotted to individual employees globally fell from 225 square feet in 2010 to 176 square feet in 2013,…

In the area of transportation, it’s clear consumers are paying attention to coverage of (some might say “hype around”) EVs, air taxis, and hyperloops. More than half of respondents expect to be using an autonomous vehicle (63 percent), a driverless…

Photosynthesis is the chemical reaction that lets plants turn sunlight and carbon dioxide into food, and this new hack could result in enough calories to help feed another 200 million people on our planet, from the same volume of crops.…

Technology has been the enabler: Wi-Fi and mobile networks have taken the internet to the farthest reaches of the planet while collaboration tools have made it feasible to do ‘business as usual’ from unusual locations. Read more in raconteur Rise…

Traditional approaches to solving mobility problems—adding roads and transit lines—are not sustainable, primarily because of concerns related to climate change, public health, and funding. Hence the interest in new technology-powered forms of mobility: ride sharing, free-floating bikes, autonomous electric vehicles,…

If you attach a new, postage-stamp-size wearable to your forehead before you sleep at night, the device can help tell you if you have sleep apnea–the disorder that can make you stop breathing repeatedly as you sleep, making you tired…

Keeping an eye on your water usage is a good way to save money and help the planet at the same time. Plenty of us have bad habits that could be costing us hundreds of dollars in water bills over…

Air pollution is one of the leading threats to child health, according to the WHO. It accounts for almost 1 in 10 deaths in children under the age of five. Pregnant women who are exposed to polluted air are more…

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…

Over the last three years, thousands of stores shuttered–and dozens of companies went bankrupt. In 2017 alone, 7000 stores closed their doors, and many brands with large retail footprints filed for Chapter 11. Read more in Fast Company  The surprisingly…

Consumers can see a whole host of technologies are maturing: face recognition, voice recognition, image recognition. Taken together, these technologies make new forms of A-COMMERCE possible Read more in TrendWatching  The Future Of Retail By David Mattin was last modified:…

“We chose to do our part at H2GO Power by working on developing and deploying zero-emission technologies that could capture renewable energy, store it for long durations at scale for low-cost and then release it back to the user when…

The solidarity that the Icelandic women’s movement built in the 1970s and the 1980s laid the foundation for welfare policies that have liberated women in the country in many ways. Children were surrounded by role models, where women took up…

Languages provide a window into culture and history. They’re also a unique way to map the world – not through landmasses or geopolitical borders, but through mother tongues. Read more in visual capitalist Infographic: A World of Languages was last…

New channels and types of channels, including vision ambience, voice ambience, and ever more precise and interactive geolocation, are entering the mainstream. Artificial intelligence (AI) is automating internal processes and enabling new forms of consumer engagement. Read more in BCG …

Most of us are conditioned in both our personal and professional lives to make changes based on outside factors. Whenever change comes from the outside, we are forced to react to it. Rather than being proactive, we find ourselves constantly putting…

Loneliness is a global issue. Half a million Japanese are suffering from social isolation. The U.K. recently appointed a minister for loneliness, the first in the world. What do cities have to do with loneliness? Read more in Fast Company  How…