Explore context
Values
Explore the latest strategic trends, research and analysis
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Values
Explore context
Fairer Economies
Thinking like global citizens can usher in a fairer world. Here are 6 ways to start
With global inequality widening and communities increasingly polarized, we must embrace our common humanity in order to heal society and move forward into a 'new economy'
Global Health
Bye, bye, baby? Birthrates are declining globally – here's why it matters
COVID-19 is driving birthrates down globally – but it's not the only thing behind the global fertility decline. Here's what's happening and why it matters.
Development Finance
Crowdfunding raises over $34 billion a year. Here are four things you may not know about it.
The term crowdfunding was coined in 2006 but having a large number of people contribute to a cause has occurred throughout human history.
Leadership
How to be a courageous leader, according to the president of Microsoft U.S.
Kate Johnson, president of Microsoft U.S., explains what courage means to her and how harnessing empathy and hope is key to successful leadership.
Future of Work
Your diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are missing the point. Here’s how to fix them
Most diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are treated as risk-avoidance exercises. Incorporating them in decision-making processes could change this.
Leadership
Why moral leadership matters now more than ever
New research shows that suggests moral leadership is in high demand by workers but in short supply. Dov Seidman explains why it's needed to drive impact during a crisis.
LGBTI Inclusion
Supporters not saviours: lessons from #ShapePride on being an LGBTQI ally
Speakers from 44 countries at the World Economic Forum's summit revealed the sustained work needed in order to earn the status of LGBTQU ally.
Workforce and Employment
5 steps to improve the way you hire new talent
Getting the hiring process right doesn't mean just hiring the right people, but doing so in a way that is time effective for everyone involed.
Pioneers of Change Summit 2020
Here's how business can be a platform for social change
Corporate change-makers drive social innovation within organizations; social entrepreneurs innovate in partnership with communities. They can help one another.
Arts and Culture
The world’s most influential values, in one graphic
Aside from some universal values, what we cherish the most can differ greatly around the globe.
Behavioural Sciences
Why empathy is good for business – and how to improve it
Empathy can be developed through training. Here's why that makes good business sense - and how managers can start to create more empathetic workplaces.
Values
5 ways diversity can help clobber COVID-19 and its consequences
Diversity and inclusion are often seen as a problem to be solved - but in fact they can be part of the solution to some of our most pressing problems.
LGBTI Inclusion
Why being an LGBT+ ally can transform lives - yours included
The most powerful way to fight injustice is by actively supporting under-represented minorities in and out of the workplace
COVID-19
A lot of Brits kept working while they were on furlough. Why?
The British furlough scheme paid up to 80% of an employee's salary - but until 1 July, you weren't supposed to work. Many did though.
United States
Here's how immigrants have boosted the U.S. economy
A new study finds that while immigrants make up roughly 15% of workers in the United States, they are 80% more likely to become entrepreneurs.