Browsing: General Interest

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Sohail Hasnie Principal Energy Specialist, Central and West Asia Department, ADB Sungsup Ra Director, Human and…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]This article is published in collaboration with Business Insider. Marissa Laliberte Writer [/box] There are more than…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Briony Harris Formative Content[/box] Finland is top of the world for happiness, according to the World Happiness…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]This article is published in collaboration with Quartz Dan Kopf Reporter, Quartz[/box] Take three people. All are unmarried,…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Paul Laudicina Chairman, A.T. Kearney Global Business Policy Council[/box] Since becoming commercially available, the internet has…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Michael Johnson Former UK Government trade negotiator and adviser on International Trade Policy[/box] President Donald Trump…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Ajay Patel, Manchester Metropolitan University[/box] Copycat products look very similar to the brand leader. In fact,…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Bettina Büchel, IMD Business School[/box] We are not only living in an age where women are…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Scott Taylor, University of Birmingham[/box] We’re in the midst of a fourth wave of feminist activism…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Tolu Olarewaju, Staffordshire University[/box] There is something strange afoot in Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy. Animals have…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Jennifer Francis Research Professor, Rutgers University Jeremy Wilkinson Sea Ice Physicist, British Antarctic Survey Gail Whiteman…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Rob Smith Formative Content[/box] The production and sale of electric vehicles accelerated in 2016, with two…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Stéphanie Thomson Writer[/box] This article has been updated. They say history is written by the victors.…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Alex Connock, University of Salford[/box] Tech disrupts most industries – just look at Spotify and music…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]This article is published in collaboration with The Conversation Qamar Schuyler Research Scientist, Oceans and Atmospheres, CSIRO…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Ryan Abbott, University of Surrey and Bret Bogenschneider, University of Surrey[/box] Automation promises to be one…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Karen Jackson, University of Westminster and Oleksandr Shepotylo, University of Bradford[/box] Concerns are intensifying over the…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Teemu Alexander Puutio PhD Researcher, University of Turku[/box] In 2018, it is all but impossible to…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Jeff Desjardins Founder and editor of Visual Capitalist This article is written in collaboration with Visual Capitalist[/box]…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Alex Gray Formative Content[/box] Getting a good night’s sleep is vital for health. But until recently,…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Sara Degli-Esposti, Coventry University and Maureen Meadows, Coventry University[/box] Data protection law hasn’t undergone a significant…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Mark Hart, Aston University[/box] Unemployment has risen in the UK for the first time in nearly…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Rob Smith Formative Content[/box] The Netherlands has overtaken Denmark as the country with the best work-life…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]This post first appeared in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Liberty Street Economics blog…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Cedrik Neike Member of the Managing Board, Siemens AG[/box] Two technological revolutions are shaping the dawn…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Ania Zalewska, University of Bath[/box] In the past decade, the banking industry has been a central…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Anne Goldgar, King’s College London[/box] Right now, it’s Bitcoin. But in the past we’ve had dotcom…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Paul Bradley, Liverpool John Moores University; Andy Laws, Liverpool John Moores University, and Jack Ade, Liverpool…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Arturo Bris, IMD Business School[/box] We have been talking about this for the last 12 months:…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Enrico Onali, Aston University[/box] Stock markets around the world suffered sudden, heavy losses on February 5…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Klaus Schwab Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum Geneva[/box] We cannot fix the fractures of…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Claudio Cocorocchia Acting Head of Information and Entertainment System Initiative, Global Leadership Fellow, World Economic Forum…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Paul Polman Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Ellen MacArthur Founder, Ellen MacArthur Foundation[/box] In just half a…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Sarah Glozer, University of Bath[/box] Making yourself heard by big businesses can be tricky. Even when…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Stefano Trojani Head of Security Affairs, World Economic Forum Geneva[/box] The first time President John F.…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Nauro Campos, Brunel University London[/box] Brexit is like a box of chocolates: you never know what…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Anthony Hesketh, Lancaster University[/box] In the wake of the financial crash ten years ago, there has…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Megan Blake, University of Sheffield[/box] Hardly a day goes by when food is not in the…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Jonathan Hursh This article is part of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting[/box] Soon, one third of…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Anna Bruce-Lockhart Editor, World Economic Forum This article is part of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting[/box]…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Ross Chainey Digital Media Specialist, World Economic Forum This article is part of the World Economic Forum…

 [divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] [divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] [divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] [divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] [divider style=”normal” top=”20″…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Ross Chainey Digital Media Specialist, World Economic Forum This article is part of the World Economic Forum…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Gay Flashman Formative Content This article is part of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting[/box] In Davos,…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Jonathan Michie, University of Oxford[/box] Whether you follow opinion polls, experts, the media, or soothsayers, a…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Miroslav Lajcák President of the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, United Nations This…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Johan Aurik Managing Partner and Chairman of the Board, A.T. Kearney Helena Leurent Head of Government Engagement,…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Whitney Leach, Formative Content The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Michael John Bloomfield, University of Bath[/box] Have you ever wondered why some companies seem more politically…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Michele Fugiel Gartner, University of St Andrews[/box] Charitable giving may seem like a fairly straightforward exchange:…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Clea Bourne, Goldsmiths, University of London[/box] It’s been ten years since the global financial crisis led…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Iwa Salami, University of East London[/box] The price of bitcoin hit $17,000 late last year and…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Frithjof Arp, University of Nottingham[/box] Despite around US$34 billion in funding and numerous microfinance initiatives to…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Wolfgang Lehmacher Head of Supply Chain and Transport Industries, World Economic Forum[/box] Christmas 2017 was a…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Jeffrey McDermott Managing Partner, Greentech Capital Advisors This article is part of the World Economic Forum…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]David Morton, Northumbria University, Newcastle[/box] For many people, the housing market is not a welcoming place.…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Michaela Edwards, Lancaster University[/box] Blue Monday is fast approaching – January 15. It’s “the most depressing…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Brought to you in collaboration with the Observer Research Foundation This article is part of the…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Minouche Shafik Director, London School of Economics and Political Science This article is part of the World…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]John McKenna Formative Content[/box] Kim Kardashian is an unlikely champion of statistics, but a tweet from…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]John McKenna Formative Content[/box] What makes for a good life? Good health, education, money, or something…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Carolyn Axtell, University of Sheffield[/box] The cost of poor employee well-being for individuals, organisations and society…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Kim Moody, University of Westminster[/box] The decline of trade unions across the developed nations is nothing…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Abhinay Muthoo, University of Warwick and Siobhan Benita, University of Warwick[/box] Brexit negotiations are complex but,…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Antonio Savoia, University of Manchester[/box] Inequality is rising almost everywhere across the world – that’s the…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Patsy Perry, University of Manchester [/box] The devastating impact of toxic chemical use in agriculture…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Jonathan Michie, University of Oxford[/box] Whether you follow opinion polls, experts, the media, or soothsayers, a…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Simon O’Connell Executive Director, Mercy Corps Europe[/box] The UK was riding a wave of optimism when…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Briony Harris Formative Content[/box] They range from topics as diverse as the most powerful economies of…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]This article is published in collaboration with VoxEU[/box] A cryptocurrency is a digital currency stored on…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Jens Martin Skibsted Founding Partner, Skibsted Ideation[/box] Electric cars are all over the media as major…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Peter Beech Freelance journalist[/box] When the term “information wars” was coined, its creators didn’t have bickering…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Adam Jezard Senior Writer at Formative Content.[/box] Can the world afford Bitcoin? The cryptocurrency is enjoying…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO)[/box] A friend of mine was diagnosed with cancer…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Nafis Alam, University of Reading[/box] A new wave was added to the never-ending Bitcoin mania when…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Michelle Ryan, University of Exeter[/box] Improving gender equality in the workplace needs to be more about…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Stefanie Reissner, Newcastle University and Michal Izak, University of Roehampton[/box] An increasing number of office workers…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Bhargav Mitra, Queen’s University Belfast and Robert McCausland, Queen’s University Belfast[/box] Google might be in trouble…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Antonio Savoia, University of Manchester[/box] Inequality is rising almost everywhere across the world – that’s the…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Kalin Anev Janse Secretary General, European Stability Mechanism (ESM)[/box] A year ago, Europe woke to a…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Bo Rothstein Professor of Government and Public Policy, University of Gothenburg[/box] Corruption is sometimes portrayed as…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Lisa S. Scott Associate Professor in Psychology, University of Florida[/box] Parents often receive books at pediatric checkups via programs…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Andrew Chakhoyan Founder and Managing Partner, Strategic Narrative Consulting[/box] “The key to management is to get…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Adam Jezard Senior Writer at Formative Content.[/box] In just 250 seconds you can watch 20 years…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Larisa Yarovaya, Anglia Ruskin University and Brian Lucey, Trinity College Dublin[/box] In the last year, the…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]John McKenna Formative Content[/box] Migration and economic success stories often go together. The millions of migrants…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Vili Lehdonvirta, University of Oxford[/box] Bitcoin is in decline. Not its price, which has increased 900%…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Bhargav Mitra, Queen’s University Belfast and Robert McCausland, Queen’s University Belfast[/box] Google might be in trouble…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Andrew Crane, University of Bath and Genevieve LeBaron, University of Sheffield[/box] I can tell you the…

[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Yvonne Kelly Professor of Lifecourse Epidemiology, UCL[/box] What happens in the early years of a person’s…