The trial involved 10 people with conditions ranging from paralysis to motor-neuron disease. They were all paid 1,000 yen per hour, just above the minimum wage in Japan.

Sean Fleming 17 Dec 2018

Digital Economy and Society

This is what you need to know about the rise of the co-worker

Technology has enabled us to work anywhere and everywhere, and the co-working industry is expected to grow at a rate of 12% year-on-year over the next five years.

Jeff Desjardins · Visual Capitalist 17 Dec 2018

Retail, Consumer Goods and Lifestyle

Microsoft calls on companies to adopt a facial recognition code of conduct

Microsoft wants other firms to join it in avoiding and safeguarding against the pitfalls of facial detection technology.

TechCrunch 11 Dec 2018

Education, Gender and Work

Hiring more female leaders is good for profits. Here’s the evidence

Research published in the Harvard Business Review found that venture capital firms that hired more female partners were more profitable, underscoring the importance of diversity to the bo...

Emma Charlton 10 Dec 2018

Space

Here's what NASA believed living in space would look like in 1975

In 1975 NASA scientists enlisted the help of an artist to visualize what space colonies might look like. Rick Guidice’s depictions are an evocative combination of hi-tech futuristic space...

Sean Fleming 26 Nov 2018

Entrepreneurship

How can we make entrepreneurship serve the greater good?

We think of entrepreneurs as people who act opportunistically to secure vast personal wealth. But what if there were a new, more socially responsible model for the 21st century?

Irene Arias, Jens Martin Skibsted, Lien De Cuyper, and Julie Ziskind 11 Nov 2018

Workforce and Employment

Here's how freelancers are changing the world of work

Following the trends of the 1800's, self-employment is reinventing the world of work and its effect on our happiness.

Stephane Kasriel · Fast Company 05 Nov 2018

Circular Economy

Why the circular economy must link up the whole supply chain

IT-based solutions can go halfway to building a circular economy – but all parties along the real-world supply chain must cooperate too.

Daniel Schmid and Will Ritzrau 20 Sep 2018

Circular Economy

Why the circular economy must link up the whole supply chain

IT-based solutions can go halfway to building a circular economy – but all parties along the real-world supply chain must cooperate too.

Daniel Schmid and Will Ritzrau 20 Sep 2018

Digital Economy and Society

8 mistakes executives make when digitizing their business

Things companies should avoid doing when making the leap from analog to a digital tomorrow.

Johnny Wood 18 Sep 2018

Entrepreneurship

How partnerships are driving the innovation economy

Successful collaboration between large corporates and start-ups can benefit both parties - but which flavour of partnership is best?

Abdullah Snobar 16 Sep 2018

Workforce and Employment

A four-day working week on full pay? Technological advances could make it possible

Artificial intelligence, automation and robotics may lead the way to a better work-life balance, say experts.

Alex Gray 14 Sep 2018

Workforce and Employment

10 ways smaller teams can be more productive

Big companies can utlise smaller groups to solve large problems effectively - if they consider some key issues.

Chris DeBrusk · MIT Sloan School of Management 12 Sep 2018

Gender Parity

How AI can develop its own biases

New research shows that AI's favour algorithms similar to themselves, and demonstrates prejudice towards those that aren't.

Dan Robitzski · Futurism 12 Sep 2018

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