Companies are introducing programmes to help workers cope better with stress and anxiety . Even in industries such as finance or technology that are intensely competitive, there is increased understanding that attending to employees’ mental wellbeing may be good for…
According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), about 133m jobs globally could be created with the help of rapid technological advances in the workplace over the next decade, compared with 75m that could be displaced. Read more in the guardian …
I’m in Tokyo for Uber Elevate, Uber’s third conference outlining its plans to get flying cars off the silver screen and into our skies in as little as two years. It’s a lofty ambition, but Uber has partnered with some…
Workers in Europe have adopted the Chairless Chair, and now similar technology is coming to the consumer market.A new company called Astride Bionix just launched a relatively low-cost wearable chair. The device, which is like a pair of kickstands for the…
Between 2018 and 2022, sales of physical video games, home video, and music are expected to decline each year, in some instances by double-digit percentages. By contrast, sales of physical books are expected to grow modestly, by about 1 percent…
Today’s leaders are well aware of accelerating change and compressed cycle times. But they may not recognize the increasing importance of longer timescales. Corporate longevity is decreasing, and companies are falling from their competitive peaks faster than ever. Read more…
It’s the year 2038. The word “flavor” has fallen into disuse. Sugar is the new cigarettes, and we have managed to replace salt with healthy plants. We live in a society in which we eat fruit grown using genetics. We…
Various applications of these cutting-edge fields of technology have shown greater efficiency and capacity to complete basic physical and mental tasks when compared with their human counterparts. Read about them in indiatoday 7 technologies to prepare you for the jobs…
The conventional interpretation of human-centered design wildly oversimplifies the relationship between people and technology. It’s time for a more nuanced approach, writes argodesign’s Mark Rolston. read about it in Fast Company The myth of human-centered design By Mark Rolston was…
Some Digital Champions are household names, among the largest and most accomplished industrial manufacturers in the world. Others are innovative middle-market companies, or startups at the edge of manufacturing practice. Read more in strategy-business Digital Champions by Reinhard Geissbauer, Stefan…
