With public debt at record highs and confidence in institutions at an all-time low, we should put business at the forefront of our sustainability efforts.

Afsaneh Beschloss 20 Sep 2018

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Blockchain

5 ways blockchain can transform the world of impact investing

From enhancing transparency to lowering transaction costs, here are some of the ways blockchain can play its part as we bid to meet the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

Renat Heuberger and Ingo Puhl 20 Sep 2018

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Values

We're living in the age of the great communicator. This is why

Storytelling and communication are vital skills in the modern economy.

Knowledge@Wharton · Knowledge@Wharton 20 Sep 2018

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Private Investors

Activist investors are more powerful than ever. Here’s what that means for the economy

They buy a stake in large companies such as Nestle and P&G, and set about enforcing their own goals. But is this pushy new breed of shareholder good or bad for business?

Dominik Breitinger and Sophie Hardach 05 Sep 2018

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Future of Enterprise

Once they make it to the top, women remain as CEOs for longer. Why?

New research suggests female CEOs stay longer than their male counterparts - but it might not always be for a good reason.

Eahab Elsaid and Nancy Ursel · LSE Business Review 05 Sep 2018

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United States

What's next for the US stock market?

August 22 marked the longest period of rising share prices in US history. But what's next asks Martin Feldstein.

Martin Feldstein · Project Syndicate 30 Aug 2018

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Digital Economy and Society

What is the 'ostrich effect' and how does it affect your personal finances?

New research shows that people are more willing to pay attention to useless financial information than useful information.

Arna Olafsson and Michaela Pagel · VoxEU 13 Aug 2018

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Long-Term Investing, Infrastructure and Development

The missing ingredient in innovation: patience

Many of today’s most awesome scientific and commercial opportunities, such as metamaterials and DNA sequencing, have taken decades to move from the lab to the market.

Mark Dodgson and David Gann 26 Apr 2018

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Global Governance

Here's why we need to rethink how we label global regions

Bill Gates says it's inappropriate to use the terms 'developed' and 'developing.' He is erasing this simplistic distinction from his vocabulary.

Hilary Brueck · Business Insider 16 Apr 2018

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Private Investors

These are Bill Gates' favourite books of the past year

From self-help to memoirs, here are 6 books he couldn't put down.

Leanna Garfield · Business Insider 20 Mar 2018

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Space

Elon Musk wants to colonize Mars to prepare for World War III

The founder of SpaceX sees humanity's future in the stars and hopes to send 1 million people to live on the red planet.

Melia Robinson · Business Insider 12 Mar 2018

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Future of Economic Progress

This is what a conversation between Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes and Mark Zuckerberg can teach you about negotiation

Hughes says it "was at once a spectacular failure of negotiation and also the most successful conversation of my life."

Richard Feloni · Business Insider 06 Mar 2018

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Future of Energy

100 Tesla Gigafactories could power the entire world with sustainable energy

Leonardo DiCaprio and Elon Musk convened in his Gigafactory to talk lithium ion batteries, climate change, and the future of alternative energy sources.

Chelsea Gohd · Futurism 05 Mar 2018

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Blockchain

This is what Bill Gates thinks about cryptocurrencies

In a Reddit AMA, the Microsoft founder shared his thoughts on digital currencies.

Becky Peterson · Business Insider 28 Feb 2018

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Workforce and Employment

Bill Gates has one piece of advice for future entrepreneurs

Bill Gates said at a discussion with Lin-Manuel Miranda that he thinks future entrepreneurs should go into science.

Kevin Loria · Business Insider 20 Feb 2018

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