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Business can help create a more collaborative and inclusive society, but first this needs to change
Ricardo Hausmann looks at how business associations can change to create a more collaborative and inclusive society.
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Industry
Economy
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Global Issue
Industry
Economy
System Initiative
Industry Agenda
Japan
Economic growth in Japan has soared - and beaten all expectations
Japanese economic growth soared in the three months to June, logging the fastest increase in more than two years.
Retail, Consumer Goods and Lifestyle
Disruption in consumer industries: How the traditional operating model will be turned inside out
There is a digital revolution in consumer industries. To survive in a new, more collaborative environment, players must reinvent themselves to drive inclusive growth for business and soci...
Workforce and Employment
This is how you can successfully overcome setbacks
Professor Adam Grant looks at what it takes to face adversity and build resilience.
Leadership
Apple CEO Tim Cook's message to his employees after the Charlottesville violence
Following the violence in Charlottesville, Apple CEO Tim Cook has sent a message to the firm's employees.
Inequality
Inequality squashes innovation and entrepreneurship
Research suggests that the theory of having only a few people with most of the wealth, motivates others, is wrong.
Aviation, Travel and Tourism
The history of Hyperloop: it goes back much further than you might think
A brief look at the history of the technology that's lead to Hyperloop's development.
Water
The nausea-inducing energy source that lurks beneath our feet
This company wants to make biodiesel from sewer fat.
Workforce and Employment
Why personality and not skill makes you a great employee
Dr Travis Bradberry explores the results of a recent survey and looks at the qualities that make great employees stand out.
Leadership
7 subtle traits of successful sports captains and what you can learn from them
Forget charisma and skill; the captains of the best teams in sports history shared 7 subtle traits.
United States
These 4 charts show why many Americans are still haunted by the Great Recession
4 charts show why many Americans are still haunted by the Great Recession.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
If an AI creates a work of art, who owns the copyright?
Robert Hart looks at the legal issues surrounding AI ownership and copyright.
Inequality
Companies are still ignoring parents. This is what needs to change
Worldwide, women do twice as much unpaid domestic and care work as men do.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Invasion? Takeover? Opportunity? What the robots mean for jobs
While such potential is there, if robotics and AI do become a threat, then we believe this would be a threat of society’s own choosing.
Growth
Here's why economists need to step beyond the numbers
Morton Schapiro and Gary Saul Morson of Northwestern University disucss why economists should embrace other disciplines.