The workforce has been through quite a transformation the last few years. Through these changes came one incremental shift that will arguably have the biggest impact on the business world: more flexible working conditions. Companies, some by choice and others by necessity, started giving their employees more say in how they work. Some opted to [...]
Traveling is a time to relax. It's a time to explore new parts of the world and make exciting new memories with your significant other, your friends, or your family — or yourself if you prefer to travel solo. Traveling is also an opportunity for personal growth because it opens up your mind to new [...]
Millennials took their crown as the largest generation in the American workforce in 2016 and have kept that title ever since. By 2025, it's predicted that millennials will make up 75 percent of the global workforce. You might be wondering why this is worth pointing out. It's exciting to watch another generation start taking over, [...]
Do you constantly feel like you're running on low energy — exhausted at the end of the day, even if you didn't have that much going on? When you think of your job, is it with a lot of cynicism or negativity? Do you feel like you're not as productive as you used to be? [...]
In order to successfully deliver on your nonprofit's mission, you need to develop a sound outreach strategy. What is your organization's involvement in your community? Who have you chosen to work with? How are you communicating your mission to ensure you're seeing the activity that will help your nonprofit grow? Communication plans are key to [...]
Experts are calling this era "The Age of the Customer." Instead of companies exclusively driving business decisions, they're letting customers into the decision-making process as well. As such, it's even more important for brands to understand how to leverage technology to better understand their target audiences. More specifically, it's critical that companies tap into big [...]
The world is digitizing at a rapid pace. Some are calling this a technological revolution, and that's not just an endearing term to apply to all the incredible innovations we're witnessing come alive before our very eyes. It's truly the Fourth Industrial Revolution. And it's already here. I'm not sure why anyone would want to, [...]
Virtual reality immerses us into worlds vastly different from our own. In the process, it can help us understand other places and each other better than ever before. VR videos have an amazing power to communicate personal experiences and, steadily, charities are increasing their use of the emerging technology to drive engagement and donation campaigns. [...]
Civic engagement is the key to a functioning democracy. As we acclimate to a digital climate, we’ll have to find more efficient ways to safeguard democratic processes, especially as even some of the biggest tech conglomerates in the world have problems with privacy breaches, disinformation and political bias. Why and how is civic engagement for [...]
Thriving cities all have one thing in common: a skilled workforce. The world’s most competitive cities invest in human capital, both for working age employees as well as for students. Nurturing talent to create a growing and diverse workforce provides a valuable edge to competitive cities. Most cities already know this, and yet all but [...]