Edward Tenner, distinguished scholar at the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the Smithsonian, explains how too much efficiency can kill creativity and turn off...
More than half of all employees will need new job skills by 2022 - but only 30% received training in the past year. If we want to ensure inclusive growth, we need to invest in people.
The barriers holding MENA's women back from entering the workplace are costing the region a staggering $575 billion a year. To overcome them and unlock this dividend will require concerte...
Data centres could be the Gulf’s new refineries. But the region must put the right support systems, regulations and access to funding in place, writes Khalid Rumaihi.
Limited access to finance, a difficult business environment and a relatively low level of human capital are standing in the way of small- and medium-sized businesses in the MENA region. H...
Cybersecurity can negatively affect a company's value at the most crucial time, so take a proactive approach to safeguarding it.
The country’s new Startup Act offers some eye-catching incentives to boost entrepreneurship, including a one-year leave period for employees to set up a new business with the right to ret...
The EU must galvanize its funding structures and adopt an entrepreneurship mindset if it is to keep pace with the rapid pace of global tech.
From climate change to automation, from armed conflicts to cyber warfare, reasons to be cheerful can seem a little thin on the ground; we live in uncertain times.
From smart bins that analyse our trash, to chemical-free dyes and roads made of of recycled plastic, these innovations are creating a more sustainable world.
As a new wave of youngsters enters the workplace, an understanding of GQ - or generational intelligence - is becoming increasingly important for businesses. Here's why.
It's not always appropriate for business leaders to promote social causes – but there are increasing opportunities for them to connect with customers by doing so.
Since landing on the Red Planet in January 2004, Opportunity has made several groundbreaking discoveries during its 15-year stay.
Companies are putting their expertise and resources together to keep packaging out of places where it doesn’t belong, says James Quincey, CEO of the Coca-Cola company.
When we invest in women, their communities, states and countries prosper, which generates a multiplier effect and sets a positive example for the next generation of girls.
