ENTREPRENEURSHIP Women on Top in Tech – Debbie Lee, Founder of TechStorm (Women on Top in Tech is a series about Women Founders, CEOs, and Leaders in technology. It aims to amplify and bring to the fore diversity in leadership in technology.) Debbie is one of Asia’s top media and start-up minds who founded TechStorm, Asia’s fastest-growing NextGen media powerhouse on the thematics of tech, entrepreneurship and Asian […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Women on Top in Tech – Anna Vanessa Haotanto, CEO & Founder of The New Savvy (Women on Top in Tech is a series about Women Founders, CEOs, and Leaders in technology. It aims to amplify and bring to the fore diversity in leadership in technology.) Anna Haotanto is the CEO of The New Savvy. She is part of the founding committee of the Singapore FinTech Association and heads the Women In FinTech and […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Women on Top in Tech – Khai Lin Sng, co-founder, and CFO of Fundnel (Women on Top in Tech is a series about Women Founders, CEOs, and Leaders in technology. It aims to amplify and bring to the fore diversity in leadership in technology.) Khai Lin is the co-founder and CFO of Fundnel. She established the private investment platform in 2015 with the vision of making a difference to […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Women on Top in Tech -Nyha Shree, co-founder, and CMO of Jumper.ai (Women on Top in Tech is a series about Women Founders, CEOs, and Leaders in technology. It aims to amplify and bring to the fore diversity in leadership in technology. Nyha is the co-founder and CMO of Jumper.ai, the first automated platform that allows brands to sell direct-to-consumers on social media and messaging platforms. Under […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Women on Top in Tech -Jaehee Chang, CMO at TOROOC & Co-creator of LIKU (Women on Top in Tech is a series about Women Founders, CEOs, and Leaders in technology. It aims to amplify and bring to the fore diversity in leadership in technology.) I met JaeHee Chang at The Asian Leadership Conference (ALC). It is a premier international conference where global leaders come together to talk and provide solutions […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Women on Top in Tech – Kristin Denault, Founder and CEO at Fluency Lighting Technologies, Inc. (Women on Top in Tech is a series about Women Founders, CEOs, and Leaders in technology. It aims to amplify and bring to the fore diversity in leadership in technology.) Kristin is Founder and CEO of Fluency Lighting. She has years of experience working in materials science and engineering and has published numerous scientific papers […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Women on Top in Tech -Diana Kam, Venture Partner at Decacorn Capital and Leadership Team at Angelvest Group (Women on Top in Tech is a series about Women Founders, CEOs, and Leaders in technology. It aims to amplify and bring to the fore diversity in leadership in technology.) I met Diana Kam at Asia Investment Conference (“AIC”), a series of investor-focused events independently produced and curated by IJK Capital Partners. Since initiating this in 2015, the executive team […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Women on Top in Tech – Yuying Deng, CEO and Co-Founder of Altizen (Ideal Workspace) (Women on Top in Tech is a series about Women Founders, CEOs, and Leaders in technology. It aims to amplify and bring to the fore diversity in leadership in technology.) Yuying is the co-founder and CEO of Ideal Workspace, which designed and produces the Altizen smart standing desk, designed to improve an individual’s health and […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Women on Top in Tech – Bhavna Kumar, International Strategy and Operations at Samsung NEXT (Women on Top in Tech is a series about Women Founders, CEOs, and Leaders in technology. It aims to amplify and bring to the fore diversity in leadership in technology.) Bhavna is leading NEXT’s international expansion strategy and GTM as a way to access technology innovation and new customer socio-economic groups around the world. She […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Woman on Top in Tech – Raja Al Mazrouei, Executive Vice President at FinTech Hive at DIFC, Top 100 Women in Fintech (Women on Top in Tech is a series about Women Founders, CEOs, and Leaders in technology. It aims to amplify and bring to the fore diversity in leadership technology.) I met Raja at Money 20/20 Asia where the world’s senior leaders across Payments, Financial Services, and FinTech come together to network and connect over the […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Discovering Your Money Attachment Style Key Takeaway: The current economic climate is particularly concerning for young people, who are often financially worse off than their parents. To overcome this, it is important to understand one’s financial attachment style, which can be secure, anxious, or avoidant. Attachment theory, influenced by childhood experiences and education, can help shape one’s relationship with money. […] Written by Ylva Baeckstrom April 9, 2024April 9, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Proven 5 Steps To Psychological Wellness Key Takeaway: Wellness culture, which claims to provide happiness and meaning, has been criticized for its superficial focus on superficial aspects like candles and juice cleanses. Psychological research suggests that long-term wellbeing comes from a committed pursuit of both pleasure and meaning. Martin Seligman’s Perma model, which breaks wellbeing into five pillars: positive emotions, engagement, […] Written by Ben Gibson April 8, 2024April 8, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Real Mystery Of Sand Dunes Key Takeaway: Sand dunes, primarily formed of quartz and feldspar grains, can also be formed from ash, snow, and gypsum. They can record a history of climate changes and can be enormous, with the largest being as tall as skyscrapers. Only a fifth of deserts are covered by sand dunes, and only about a fifth […] Written by David Thomas April 1, 2024April 1, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Economics Of Betrayal Key Takeaway: Judas Iscariot, a disciple of Jesus, is often associated with treachery and betrayal due to his loyalty. However, research suggests that acts of betrayal are rare, as most humans can be trusted due to their interests. In a trust game, the sender can keep the money or send it to the receiver, who […] Written by Renaud Foucart March 29, 2024March 29, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How Nature Influences Time Key Takeaway: Recent research suggests that nature can regulate our sense of time, a feeling often exacerbated by the demands of work, home, and family. Research by psychologist Richardo Correia at the University of Turku in Finland found that spending time in nature can change how we experience time and give us a sense of […] Written by Ruth Ogden March 27, 2024March 27, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Problem With Fashion Key Takeaway: The fashion industry relies on storytelling to create fashionable garments and spread positive messages about issues. However, it can also drive overconsumption and perpetuate unrealistic beauty expectations. The industry’s global reach allows for easy sharing of visual cues and messaging, especially during times of social and political unease. The UN’s report urges storytellers, […] Written by Benjamin Wild March 25, 2024March 25, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A.I. Is Consuming Excessive Water And It’s A Problem Key Takeaway: Water is essential for development, production, and consumption, but we are overusing and polluting it. Eight safe and just boundaries have been identified for five domains: climate, biosphere, water, nutrients, and aerosols. Humans have already crossed these boundaries for water, but the minimum needs of the world’s poorest to access water and sanitation […] Written by Joyeeta Gupta March 22, 2024March 22, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rethinking Education Key Takeaways: The Industrial model of education that fueled the modern era and its dizzying reach did its job incredibly well. In his writing, Flynn illustrates study after study, spanning nations and decades, in which modern educational gift of abstraction — a transcendent sign of intelligence, as we saw in Raven’s Matrices — has been […] Written by Anthony Fieldman March 2, 2022October 19, 2022 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