It is time for a rise in stronger, more collaborative learning ecosystems in which data is used to spot talent trends and skills gaps. This will align talent management strategies across businesses, governments and training providers to maximize the available…

On average, 17% of kids across nine countries—Russia, Denmark, Mexico, Germany, France, the U.K., the U.S., China, and Saudi Arabia—report feeling like they don’t have time to play anymore. The trend is particularly pervasive in the U.S., with 22% of…

A recent report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) projected that global demand for air conditioning will triple over the next 30 years because of growing populations and rising prosperity. The world’s population will increase by about 1 billion, reaching…

The planet is in jeopardy. Humans are both causing and contending with deforestation, ocean acidification, and climbing temperatures, to name a few of our less-than-benign legacies. In an uncertain future, these technologies can be a force for progress. Of course,…

There are already 1.2 billion A/C units pumping cool air into people’s homes, and that number is on track to reach 4.5 billion by 2050; energy demand is expected to triple in the same amount of time. It’s a vicious…

What’s the best place to work? Twenty-five years ago, it might have been a shiny office with a fully stocked canteen for an always-on and always-in-the-office workforce. Cut to today, and the digital era has made mobility a quality today’s…

In the U.S., Americans produce close to five pounds of waste per person per day. When that waste is disposed in landfills or incinerators, serious greenhouse gases are emitted. Read more in Fast Company How San Francisco turned its waste…

Numerous studies have found that people who purchase green products, who recycle, or who volunteer for green causes claim to be more satisfied with their lives than their less environmentally friendly counterparts. Read more in Fast Company A more sustainable…

There’s a growing demand for marketing strategy to be backed by data of the kind that traditional quantitative and qualitative measures can provide, but only much more slowly,” explains Francesco D’Orazio, founder of social media platform Pulsar. “Social data allows…

Whether you’re privacy conscious or just on the hunt for the perfect grilled-cheese sandwich, the best search engine for you might not be Google. Read more in Fast Company  These 5 great alternative search engines do what Google can’t By…

More brands are selling their perfumes online, where customers can’t smell them. But a bottle is worth a thousand sniffs. The bottle’s design, in other words, speaks to the hand-crafted perfume inside—even the bottle toppers tell a story. Read more…

Amazon has announced it is investing $15 billion on tools this year to help small businesses sell more of their products through Amazon’s platform. The move is a clear message that Amazon wants to own the marketplace for small businesses…

Women are perceived by their managers — particularly their male managers — to be slightly more effective than men at every hierarchical level and in virtually every functional area of the organization. That includes the traditional male bastions of IT,…

At most companies, the competition for career success is systemically skewed in favor of men. If an organization wants more women to advance in the career-progression tournament, it can’t just tell them to compete harder — it has to change…

Technologies such as artificial intelligence are enabling brands to transform customer experience with hyper-personalised recommendations, but numerous pitfalls lie along the road to getting to know your customers. Read more in raconteur Brands get hyper-​personal in the digital age By…

When consumption patterns can no longer be defined by traditional factors, such as age, gender or location, consumer tribes grouped by their collective common behaviours and interests begin to emerge. But what does this mean for the modern marketer? Read…

Leaders have enough to worry about without worrying about saying the wrong thing. But not all verbal violations are created equal. Sometimes saying the wrong thing just makes you look emotionally (and intellectually) dumb Read more in INC 9 Things…

Where will the next financial crisis come from? The short answer is: We don’t know. We can, however, look for vulnerabilities in the system that, if left untreated, can develop into problems. Read more in WeForum  These ‘weak spots’ in…