Workforce and Employment
Here's what business can learn from Buddhism
Businesses wanting to attract the best millennial talent might learn a few lessons from ancient spiritual teachings, such as those of Buddhism.
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4th Industrial Revolution
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Global Issue
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Civic Participation
We're all responsible for the state of the world. So why do only some of us care enough to act?
As citizens of the world, we have a responsibility to act, where possible, on its behalf.
LGBT
Germany celebrates its first gay weddings
Karl Kreile and Bobo Mende have made history by becoming the first same-sex couple in Germany to marry, following a recent change in the law.
Global
These nuns are using kung-fu to help women and girls believe in themselves
Nuns from the Drukpa lineage of Buddhism are known for their strength, athletic ability and humanitarian relief work. By example, they are teaching conservative villages that girls should...
Future of Economic Progress
How businesses can support LGBTI rights in countries that oppose them
Multinationals can find themselves caught on the horns of a dilemma: promoting inclusivity in countries where anti-LGBTI prejudice is still prevalent. Now the UN has issued guidance to he...
Values
8 ways to unlock the power of a community
Community building can seem to be a soft and abstract concept, but at its core, leaders have a variety of practical tools and techniques open to them to build and strengthen the communiti...
Global
Is truth overrated?’ Here's what the experts say
Scholars from a variety of disciplines answer the question: “Is truth overrated?”
Values
More Americans than ever before say that they aren't religious
About a quarter of U.S. adults now say they think of themselves as spiritual but not religious, up 8 percentage points in five years.
Future of Government
This one profession affects the lives of all of us
Civil servants have so much power to shape our daily experiences, yet much of their work goes unnoticed. If we want easy commutes, clean air and healthy children, then it's time we starte...
Information Technology
Can tech ever really be neutral?
When tech products become platforms for hate, who takes responsibility?
Environment
Muslim worshippers seek green inspiration at the annual Haj pilgrimage
Adela Suliman looks at a movement that hopes to make the annual Haj pilgrimage more environmentally sustainable.
Migration
World leaders have failed refugees. Can ordinary citizens teach them a lesson?
Rather than acting as obstacles to the humane responses that many of their populations are showing, governments should support people in their efforts to open their communities to refugees.
Values
Don’t leave people behind, says CEO of the Year Stan Bergman
Stan Bergman discusses the role of CEOs in what he noted may be the most important business development of this century: the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
China
Chinese mothers are still looking to superstition as well as science
Increased access to modern medicine has not stopped women from embracing traditional rules, taboos, and superstitions after birth.
Economy
How should economists describe what they do?
Professor Christopher Snyder examines how economists should describe their work to those outside the field.