Callum Connects Interviews Yunquan Qin – CEO of Kapap Academy Singapore February 28, 2021February 28, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked This article was originally published here: Yunquan Qin – CEO of Kapap Academy Singapore Yuanquan Qin’s commitment to self defence as a social enterprise has not closed her eyes to how her industry can be helped by technology. And it led to her being given an award by the Queen. What’s your story? I am […]
Editor's Pick Philosophy Psychology & Wellness Strategy The Truth Beneath Our Complexity February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked We are all guilty of it. When we are left to our own devices, we all, with rare exception, build incredibly complex and fictitious self-narratives, as a lens through which to interpret everything in our worlds. The reason we do this is simple: we have built the world around ego, against which we must now buttress our […]
Callum Connects Interviews Mario Berta – CEO of FlySpaces February 13, 2021February 13, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked This article was originally published here: Mario Berta – CEO of FlySpaces Mario Berta successfully combines an academic role in one continent with a real estate business in another. What’s your story? I am Italian by origin (nobody is perfect!) but spent a considerable amount of time in Spain which I consider my European home. […]
Philosophy A Non-Philosopher’s Guide To Plato February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Why is an elephant large, grey, and wrinkled?Because if she were small, white, and round, she’d be an aspirin. —Platonic joke you will understand after reading this post The ancient Greek philosopher Plato still influences popular culture, art, and thought 2,400 years after his death in 348 B.C. He and his mentor Socrates are fascinating […]
Business & Economics Editor's Pick Entrepreneurship Money & Finance Technology What We To Stand Gain From GameStop February 9, 2021February 11, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked If you would have told me that the financial future of the US markets and economy could hinge on a legacy video game retailer that has been in decline for years, I wouldn’t have believed you. But here we are… GameStop and the collective power of coordinated retail investors have brought about an erosion of […]
Editor's Pick Philosophy Psychology & Wellness Sociology The Problem With Maslow’s Pyramid Of Needs January 25, 2021January 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs implies a linearity, with self-actualization crowning our enlightenment, once the rest of the pyramid’s ‘baser needs’ are met. While powerful, it is a misguided notion. In reality, we need to start “at the top”. Here’s why. His was a brilliant piece of reflective — if intuitive — insight that gave […]
Money & Finance Strategy How Poverty Helps You Make Good Financial Choices January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked I moved a lot growing up. My parents always rented, choosing to live in an area with a better school system. Just slightly out of reach economically, but very white and very conservative. Sometimes we lived in Motels, or apartments without heat, or older homes with brown water coming out of the tap, and at […]
Philosophy Sociology Future Generations And Their Moral Significance January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Most people think we should have some concern for future generations, but this obvious sounding idea leads to a surprising conclusion. Since the future is big, there could be far more people in the future than in the present generation. This means that if you want to help people in general, your key concern shouldn’t be to […]
Callum Connects PIYASAK UKRITNUKUN, MD January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Abandoning his hopes of studying for an MBA, Piyasak Ukritnukun has turned a relatively small lending company into a billion dollar financial inclusion company. What’s your story? I was born in the US and came back to Thailand to study at Thammasat Business School in 1999. After college, I spent two years with Boston Consulting Group […]
Callum Connects Entrepreneurship Interviews ALEX NG, Founder and Director January 4, 2021December 16, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Never one to be constrained by convention, Alex Ng has created Singapore’s first unstaffed store, powered by AI. What’s your story? Since I was young, I have had the habit of choosing less popular or niche decisions. For example, instead of playing computer games during my secondary school days, I found more enjoyment in selling […]
Startups Lose Innovative Edge After Corporate Funding? When a large corporation puts money into a small startup, huge innovations can result — like the rapid-fire development of a COVID-19 vaccine. The first two vaccines to win U.S. regulatory approval both came from biotech startups that had received equity investments from pharmaceutical giants: · In January 2015, Merck took a $50 million stake in […] Written by Texas McCombs February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Samantha Sin – Founder of One Yoga & Samantha Yoga This article was originally published here: Samantha Sin – Founder of One Yoga & Samantha Yoga COVID and political instability have not blunted Samantha Sin’s passion for teaching yoga, she just turned to technology. What’s your story? The last time we spoke, we were just stepping into the 3rd year of our adventure. At the […] Written by Callum Laing February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How China Is Transforming Its Economy Through Learning I highly recommend reading the McKinsey Global Institute’s new report, “Reskilling China: Transforming The World’s Largest Workforce Into Lifelong Learners”, which focuses on the country’s biggest employment challenge, re-training its workforce and the adoption of practices such as lifelong learning to address the growing digital transformation of its productive fabric. How to transform the country […] Written by Enrique Dans February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Rule Of Truth: Fallacies & Pandemic Alongside COVID-19 as a viral pandemic, the World Health Organization was quick to declare COVID-19 an infodemic, a superabundance of online and offline information with the potential to undermine public health efforts. Here, Dr. Elinor Carmi, Dr. Myrto Aloumpi and Dr. Elena Musi discuss how philosophical fallacies can be instrumentalised in response to the COVID-19 infodemic and assist those […] Written by LSE Impact January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Problem With Maslow’s Pyramid Of Needs Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs implies a linearity, with self-actualization crowning our enlightenment, once the rest of the pyramid’s ‘baser needs’ are met. While powerful, it is a misguided notion. In reality, we need to start “at the top”. Here’s why. His was a brilliant piece of reflective — if intuitive — insight that gave […] Written by Anthony Fieldman January 25, 2021January 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How China Is Transforming Its Economy Through Learning I highly recommend reading the McKinsey Global Institute’s new report, “Reskilling China: Transforming The World’s Largest Workforce Into Lifelong Learners”, which focuses on the country’s biggest employment challenge, re-training its workforce and the adoption of practices such as lifelong learning to address the growing digital transformation of its productive fabric. How to transform the country […] Written by Enrique Dans February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Why You’re Not Seeing Success With Influencer Marketing With the new year around the corner, now is a good time to re-evaluate your past marketing strategies and gear up for the year ahead. For some businesses, influencer marketing has simply not seemed to live up to its lofty promises of genuine engagement, credibility, and transparency. Some have claimed that it has been failing […] Written by Michael Tan January 14, 2021January 15, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked