Emerging Ideas

This category is Emerging Ideas, showcasing groundbreaking concepts, disruptive innovations, and forward-thinking strategies. It features expert insights on new business models, technological advancements, and visionary ideas shaping the future of industries and global markets.

The Use of Dopamine to Enhance Resilience in a Post COVID-19 Era

The Use of Dopamine to Enhance Resilience in a Post COVID-19 Era: Lessons From...

By Simon L. Dolan and Kyle M. Brykman Introduction Resilience is an emerging concept in business and psychology.  Its origins are in the school of thought...
Metaverse

The Role of AR/VR in the Development of the Metaverse

By Oleksii Tsymbal The past year has been full of bold new tech ideas, and the metaverse is on the top of the list. By...
Space Tourism

Can Space Tourism Open New Opportunities for Tackling Problems on Earth?

This decade marked the beginning of a new era where a trip to space is available to any billionaire willing to pay for such...
Bricks, Mortar, and Entrepreneurship

More than Policies: Bricks, Mortar, and Entrepreneurship

By David Johnson and John Mackenzie Science commercialisation activities at the university-industry boundary are key drivers to high-growth, sustainable university-centred entrepreneurial ecosystems (UCEEs). To support...

A Voyage Into Premature Aging: The Role of Chronic Stress and its Principal Correlates

By Prof. Simon L. Dolan and Prof. Mario Raich Introduction  The idea of stress and aging was born many years ago while one of the co-authors of...
Seize the Opportunity

The Corporate World’s Comeback: Time to Seize the Opportunity

By Anna Saghabalyan and Paul Argenti Since the start of the COVID Pandemic, the world’s attention was focused on the calculation of two sets of...
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When Leadership Drives Innovation: The case of WeLink

By David De Cremer Ask any executive how they would like the ideal work force to act and many of them would probably say something...
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Leading in an Age of Disruption

By Hannes Gurzki and Joachim Junghanss Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, few people would have expected the acceleration of digital technology and the new ways...
Human Uniqueness At The Dawn Of Intelligent Machines

Human Uniqueness At The Dawn Of Intelligent Machines

By Mario Raich, Simon L. Dolan, Dr. Dave Ulrich and Claudio Cisullo Every generation wants to improve on the previous generation; however, this generation risks...
digital transformation in healthcare

Six Technologies Bringing Digital Transformation in Healthcare

By Cezara Panait Tackling the COVID-19 pandemic has become one of the world’s biggest challenges, with governments and private actors joining forces in finding innovative...

The Rise of NFTs and How Enterprise Blockchain Could Be Capitalizing

In times past, creatives and other professionals had problems monetizing their work. They had to be part of a larger company or agency that...
Assessment

People Assessment in the Digital Age

By Adrian Furnham How have technical, social, economic and legal forces influenced the business of people assessment? New technologies used in assessment include smartphone and...
corporate foresight

Building a future-proof company – Four cornerstones of transformative corporate foresight

By Nando Malmelin, Matti Pihlajamaa and Pauli Komonen The article provides a new framework to manage and develop corporate foresight, guiding strategic thinking and business...
Ole Lola

Getting the AI edge: An exclusive interview with MobiDev CEO Oleg Lola

How can businesses leverage artificial intelligence effectively? Oleg Lola, CEO of MobiDev, outlines his company’s approach to harnessing the power of AI in the...
Dubai

Eric-Theodore Yepao Explores the Possibilities of the Private City for Residents and Businesses

Eric-Theodore Yepao of Nordland Holding Europe GmbH explains the private city’s concepts and how they can benefit residents and businesses alike. What Is A Private...
blockchain

Empowering Small and Medium Enterprises through the Synergy of AI and Blockchain

By Yan Pang The ability to make effective use of AI technology has hitherto remained in the province of large enterprises, with their access to...
AI and Surveillance at Work

Watched Over by Machines: AI and Surveillance at Work

By Andreas Deppeler The recent transitions towards having company personnel working at home while remaining digitally connected have sometimes been portrayed as furthering the ideal...

Merck Innovation Cup 2021

From June 26th – July 2nd, 2021, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a vibrant science & technology company with a more than 350 years long history, will be hosting...

Merck Innovation Cup 2021

From June 26th – July 2nd, 2021, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a vibrant science & technology company with a more than 350 years long history, will be hosting...

The Funny Thing About Robot Leadership

By Jamie L. Gloor, Lauren C. Howe, David De Cremer and Kai Chi (Sam) Yam Are today’s employees getting “soft”? All signs suggest that employees should:...

TableTop and Covid19 – It’s No Longer An Easy Game!

By Uwe Eickert and Boris Liedtke The raging pandemic has swiftly shaken up many business models around the globe thereby creating a number of instant...

What is Bitcoin, and what are the reasons behind its rising popularity?

The world today has become a highly digital play, and the ways of doing things have changed spectacularly. It is a way of doing...

Entrepreneurs and social sciences researchers: the same mindset and skills ?

By Claire Doussard and Julien Billion The researcher is an entrepreneur to some extent, and the entrepreneur cannot start his or her activity without doing...

Agile Anarchy is the Name of the Future

By Guido Stein and Alberto Barrachina To build agile organizations you must understand human relationships   1. Change> Transform Your Approach to Transformation This technical note explores some...

Corporate Foresight In An Ever-Turbulent Era

By Alex Fergnani, Andy Hines, Alessandro Lanteri and Mark Esposito Nobody knows what the future holds in store. How, then, should businesses prepare for the...

Business and Governments and Civil Society and a Healthy Planet

By Sylvain Guyoton and Hervé Legenvre The following discussion took place In April 2020. We aimed at confronting our points of views on the contradictory...

The Definitive Guide to Starting a Corporate Intrapreneurship Program

You can’t go to a conference these days without talking about innovation and you can’t talk about innovation without talking some of the usual...

How Ultrasonic Safety Technology Remains Vital during The Pandemic

Many things have changed globally as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In many ways, the world will never be the same again. Millions...

How IoT Technology is Helping to Revolutionise the Agriculture Sector

Data-driven agriculture has the potential to transform the UK’s farming sector. The UK’s population is expected to exceed 70 million people by 2031. To keep...

Open Minds Build Innovative Societies

By David De Cremer And Alain Van Hiel Being marked as an innovative country is crucial in how able and savvy one’s nation is considered...

AI is about to revolutionise online financial services — here’s how it could benefit...

There’s a common belief that times of crisis bring great change. With the COVID 19 outbreak shaking the world to its core, we could...

Robots Are Cleaning Up – And Much More Besides!

Interview with Claus Risager, CEO at Blue Ocean Robotics The potential of robots to assist and even replace humans in a variety of work areas...

Coronawashing: How Can Firms Establish Moral Authenticity?

By Glyn Atwal and Maya Kaiser The Covid-19 pandemic represents both challenges and opportunities for brand marketing. Spreading rapidly around the globe, the novel coronavirus...

Free Flow of Data: What the Corporate World Can Learn from Science

By Andreas Deppeler It is often said that the digital economy runs on data. Digital technologies have transformed the economy and society – and data...

Corporate Listening Provides Insights and Business Value

By Jim Macnamara The voice of customers (VOC) is recognized as vitally important in marketing and corporate communication. VOC is a key source of market...

Covid-19, Stress, Self-Esteem, Values, and Psychological Well-being: How to Assess Risks of Becoming Depressed,...

By Dr. Simon L. Dolan and Dr. Salvador Garcia Sanchez A few years back, we published several books dealing with Stress, Self -Esteem, Health and...

“The COVID-19 Crisis” as an Opportunity for Introspection: A Multi-level Reflection on Values, Needs,...

By Simon L. Dolan, Mario Raich, Anat Garti and Avishai Landau The current period of misery and even despair surround us. It is perhaps an...

Science for a Better Tomorrow

By Ulrich A.K. Betz The future holds daunting challenges for the human race, and some good news wouldn’t come amiss. Here, Ulrich Betz gives us...

A Wake-up Call for the Corporate World

By Christoph Burger, Antony Froggatt, Catherine Mitchell, and Jens Weinmann New regulations and opportunities in the decentralized energy market can be good for the planet...

DVC Framework: Accelerating Digital Value Creation

By Dr Mike Cooray and Dr Rikke Duus In this article, we present the Digital Value Creation (DVC) framework. The DVC framework can be used...

Partnering to Grow in the Digital Era

By Ina Sebastian, Peter Weill and Stephanie Woerner For many companies today the most important goal is growth. One of the big opportunities for achieving...

An Open Letter to Researchers Studying the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

I am not a medical doctor, nor specialist in epidemiology, but I consider myself very experienced and conversant with methodologies of scientific research. While...

Working Parents Employment Law: Does it Need an Overhaul?

By Jayne Harrison There has been an on-going struggle to pass laws that offer legal protection to pregnant working women. More and more people...
innovative business ideas

Preparing for the Next Wave of Innovation? Think Beyond Technology

By Gianfranco Casati, Vedrana Savic and Koteswara Ivaturi More than ever, industry giants are applying what we call “non-incremental” innovation, to shake up their established...
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The Top 10 Young Leaders Of Europe Poised To Transform The World

By Paula Hass and Valentina Loiz The future of Europe depends on the ideas, ambition and determination of young people. The young achievers on this...
digital transformation news

Voice-Automated Smart Cars of the Future

Voice recognition is now a huge part of our daily lives. From tech experts to children, just about anyone has come across these devices...
Man talking

The Rise of the Hospitality Manager

Happy, comfortable and productive employees and the new generation of office managers making it happen By Fernanda Arreola and Gregory Unruh New demands are emerging in...
World Philosophy

Value in Every Idea

By Neill Hunt The trial and error process is not only tedious, but also very high-risk. However, it is an uncertainty organisations must gamble on...

How data science can enhance weather forecasting

As anyone who has carried an umbrella under the sunniest sky possible knows, weather forecasts are far from being infallible. They can’t offer 100%...
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Blockchain can bring a new way of approaching identity proof

You might not notice it but chances are you’re identifying yourself several times throughout a normal day. That’s not because you’re being constantly pulled...