BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK TECHNOLOGY Electric Cars And Mass Adoption An interesting article by Justin Rowlatt on the BBC website, “Why electric cars will take over sooner than you think”, applies the S-curve of the technology life cycle to electric car sales, comparing what is happening at the moment to the spread of internet connectivity in the late ’90s and early ’00s, and concludes that we are at the point […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS INTERVIEWS Laurie Silver – Solopreneur of Third Eye Editing This article was originally published here: Laurie Silver – Solopreneur of Third Eye Editing Laurie Silver has many qualifications but the thing she loves doing most, writing, doesn’t require anything more than passion and imagination. What’s your story? My first college degree was in Advertising Design, my second in Landscape Horticulture and my third was […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
EDITOR'S PICK PSYCHOLOGY & WELLNESS SCIENCE Solving The Mysteries Of Emotion We all know what emotions feel like, but what exactly are they? What is going on in our brain when we feel them, and why have we evolved to have them? These are all questions that science can’t yet answer, although researchers in many different areas, from neuroscience to AI, are trying to get to […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ART & DESIGN EDITOR'S PICK What Is Art? Art is a highly diverse range of human activities engaged in creating visual, auditory, or performed artifacts— artworks—that express the author’s imaginative or technical skill, and are intended to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power. The oldest documented forms of art are visual arts, which include images or objects in fields like painting, sculpture, […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CULTURE JOURNAL & RESEARCH SOCIOLOGY Tang Code And Women Laws and institutions reflect the culture while culture constitutes the motive and momentum to shape laws. The Tang Code, which was created during the Tan dynasty, and became the basis for later dynastic codes in China and also in East Asia with its sophisticated and detailed character enriched by civil statutes and […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS INTERVIEWS Mark Newsome – Founder of You Can Market Online Now This article was originally published here: Mark Newsome – Founder of You Can Market Online Now Self-described ‘Mr Marketing’, Mark Newsome aims to help small businesses grow by using his marketing techniques. What’s your story? I’m a direct response marketing consultant, who stumbled into the consulting angle targeting small business owners and service providers, (typically […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS INTERVIEWS Laura Handke – Teacher at Lake Oswego’s Transformational Voice® This article was originally published here: Laura Handke – Teacher at Lake Oswego’s Transformational Voice® Taking a voice class transformed Laura Handke from a claims adjuster to a voice coach and now she is transforming the lives of others. What’s your story? I am a “recovering claims adjuster” who wanted to start singing again. I […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK MONEY & FINANCE Understanding SPACS: Bubbles Of Uncertainty SPAC named as Special Purpose Acquisition Companies was developed to avoid the old lengthy and costly way of moving with a traditional IPO process. But now it is getting misused to bring up incompetent companies to go public which do not have the necessary requirements to become public under any circumstances. The goal is to […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
EDITOR'S PICK ENTREPRENEURSHIP STRATEGY How Organisations Create Intrinsic Value Value creation is the essence of business. Value is what attracts and keeps customers. Value is what attracts and retains employees. It’s also what attracts and maintains relationships with investors, suppliers, distributors and the wide range of other stakeholders who are critical to the firm’s long-term success. A business that does not create value will eventually […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
EDITOR'S PICK ENTREPRENEURSHIP TECHNOLOGY The Future Of Autonomous Vehicles: Product Or Service? The big question about the evolution of car transportation is whether in the future, we will continue to buy and own vehicles, or simply hire them as and when we need them? The answer pits the ideas of some traditional automakers, such as GM and others, against companies such as Waymo, Didi or AutoX. As the […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Shubhra Venneti – Founder & Manager of S Family Wellness Pte. Ltd. This article was originally published here: Shubhra Venneti – Founder & Manager of S Family Wellness Pte. Ltd. Starting as a sleep therapist did not constrain Shubhra Venneti from moving into other areas of the wellness industry What’s your story? I was raised in Hong Kong and lived overseas all my life and had the […] Written by Callum Laing July 19, 2021July 19, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Racism In Sport: The Truth In the penalty shoot-out that saw Italy defeat England in the UEFA Euro 2020 final, the skill of the goalkeepers was overshadowed by the perceived failure of the English players who missed their shots. Three young players – Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka – were subjected to torrents of anti-black racist abuse. One of […] Written by The Conversation July 16, 2021July 16, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Is Love Losing Its Soul In The Digital Age? Instagram users have taken to issuing “weekiversary posts,” where they diligently mark the duration of their romances. An article in The New York Times explained how weekiversary posts have the unintended – or very much intended – consequence of shaming people who are not in love. The article also noted that this phenomenon makes some doubt the intensity […] Written by The Conversation July 14, 2021July 14, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
This Technology Could Change Space Exploration Forever What is the single biggest obstacle facing space exploration today? What is the one thing preventing us from setting up sprawling settlements, venturing farther into the Solar System, and opening up the universe not only to the ultra-rich, but to all of us with a desire to journey deep into the cosmos? It’s not a […] Written by Ella Alderson July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Electric Cars And Mass Adoption An interesting article by Justin Rowlatt on the BBC website, “Why electric cars will take over sooner than you think”, applies the S-curve of the technology life cycle to electric car sales, comparing what is happening at the moment to the spread of internet connectivity in the late ’90s and early ’00s, and concludes that we are at the point […] Written by Enrique Dans July 9, 2021July 9, 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
A New Philosophy of Business I’m about to ask you to take a mental leap. For the next 8 minutes, suspend your notions of what a business is, and I’ll propose a new lens for you to look through. There are a lot of questions asked around what “community” means for business. “Where should community fit in my organization?” and […] Written by Empirics Asia September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
