All the loose pieces of information that diners leave when they browse online for restaurants–their zip code, other restaurants they book reservations at, whether they’re booking for a party of two or a party of six, how far in advance…
Customers want their ideas and suggestions to be heard, and what “being heard” means needs to be consistent across the brand touch points. This means that the days of support agents on Twitter directing people to call the telephone support…
Stem, an energy storage startup in Millbrae, California, offers a model for how grids and individual users can save money by installing electricity load management systems–i.e. batteries. Stem has installed or has under contract large-scale lithium ion batteries in 600-plus…
Tiny tardigrades – also known as water bears – have many strange properties, including being able to withstand huge amounts of radiation, temperatures ranging from 150°C (302°F) to near absolute zero, and pressures six times greater than in the deepest…
When you think of the word ‘entrepreneur’, you might conjure up a maverick who turned a great idea into a successful business. But you’re unlikely to imagine furious entrepreneurial activity in the small European country of Estonia. Yet, according to…
Over a hundred years ago, on February 28, 1909, the first Women’s Day observance was held in New York, organized by the Socialist Party of America. We’ve provided a list below of five women who we believe are helping create a…
For many entrepreneurs, the health sector offers an enticing opportunity–with strings attached. It’s an estimated $3 trillion market and is still dominated by a cadre of traditional players. Silicon Valley sees that health care needs better technology, but they learn quickly…
New initiatives demonstrate the art world’s growing enthusiasm for all things digital. In recent years, museums and galleries have come to see the internet not simply as a useful marketing tool, whose aim is solely to increase visitor figures or…
In 2006, the World Health Organization (WHO) convened a meeting with city leaders in Vancouver, Canada to discuss the parallel trends of global aging and urbanization: By 2030, around three out of every five people will live in cities, and…
According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), we are in a new seasons in every industry, in very country in the world. And of course – as mentioned in the previous parts – most of it is based on technology…
