Author: Drew Miller
Laughter With A Purpose: Centre For Arts & Technology Is More Than A Career-Oriented Assembly Line
Those who spend any time in contemporary education circles are well-versed in the concept of “marketability.” Higher education leaders are understandably preoccupied with post-graduation employment and earning metrics, so they naturally focus on whatever can be done to improve these metrics.
Thei ...
AI Boot Camps To Girls In Tech – Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi’s RAK Leads The Way In UAE Tech
For many years, the United States’ Silicon Valley was the unquestioned epicenter of the digital revolution. Not so anymore. Slowly but surely, other countries and regions are catching up. And not just oft-cited competitors like China and the European Union. Smaller countries, such as the United Arab ...
Your Business Is Under Threat – 18 Digital & Real-World Competitive Risks To Anticipate And Defend
In the United States, the business formation rate has been on the decline for years, and there’s little sign of a reversal in the trendline. International patent application rates are falling, too; lower rates of trilateral patent protection may bode ill for global engines of innovation.
What acc ...
These 6 Gadgets & Apps Are Actually Good For Your Health
Day in and day out, we’re surrounded by technological temptation: insidious advertising, distracting apps, distressing social media banter. Isn’t it time technology worked for us, not against us?
The brains behind these six amazing pieces of consumer healthtech feel our pain. The devices and apps d ...
5 Smart Home Tech Tools That Are Getting Hard To Live Without
New technologies are changing — and invigorating — the global economy faster than we think. As solar panel prices crater, a carbon-free economy now seems within reach. Entirely new classes of medicines harness the body’s natural defenses, bringing once-formidable cancers and chronic conditions to he ...
10 Types Of Tweets – How To Make Each Work For Your Business
Who knew Twitter could be so complicated? - If you haven’t taken a spin around the world’s chattiest social media platform in a while, you’re liable to be surprised by its newfound versatility. Among other recent changes, Twitter now support tweets that are:
280-character tweets
Seamless twe ...
5 Small-Business Apps For Additive Manufacturing That Will Surprise You
From fused deposition modeling to PolyJet to powder bed fusion, the 3D printing landscape is dizzyingly complex. Indeed, it’s all but impenetrable for uninitiated non-engineers.
That doesn’t mean 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, doesn’t have impressive profit potential for non-t ...
6 Easy Shortcuts To A Better Twitter Presence
Let’s face it: Twitter is confusing, chaotic, and not at all novice-friendly. But it boasts hundreds of millions of unique users, all of whom (theoretically) want to know what you have to say.
Here’s what you can do, today, to improve your Twitter presence and build your following on the world’s ...
DIY Guide – How To Dig Out Of Debt And Rebuild Your Life
Is crushing credit card debt preventing you from living the life you’ve always wanted? From starting your own business? From addressing other debts, like outstanding student loans? Excessive credit card debt can stifle lots of sincerely held dreams. Fortunately, it’s possible for anyone — no matter ...
Share Your Success – 7 Ways To Give Back With Your Team
There are many ways to give back — and many benefits to doing so. According to VolunteerMatch Solutions, the positive benefits of corporate volunteerism include improved employee retention, enhanced employee recruitment, skills development, and a greater sense of purpose among employees.
Once you ...
Be A Better Boss – 11 Ways To Improve Morale & Cohesion In The Workplace
It’s very difficult to overstate the importance of high workplace morale. According to an article from Vancouver-based go2 Tourism HR Society, “[d]isengaged workers are less efficient, miss more workdays and cost their employers thousands of dollars in lost productivity.”
“Keeping employee morale ...
5 Creative Ways To Use Technology To Boost Your Fundraising Capacity
Charitable giving is on the upswing. According to numbers collected by Giving USA, Americans gave more than $373 billion to charity in 2015. That was enough for a record — the second such achievement in as many years. Americans’ laudable generosity isn’t spread evenly, of course. Even as household n ...
Get Your Lifestyle Spending In Line With These 4 Strategies
It’s no secret that millions of Americans live paycheck to paycheck and not having money enough beyond their own spending. According to GoBankingRates.com, some 57% of U.S. consumers have less than $1,000 in savings.
That’s simply not enough to protect against unexpected expenses like major auto ...
The 5 Top Technology Risks Facing Your Business In 2018
In September 2017, CNBC reported that 1.9 billion data records were stolen during the first half of the year. That’s a whopping 164% increase from the prior-year period: an unmistakable sign that the cyber threat landscape is darkening. If your company isn’t keeping pace with the changes — by learni ...
6 Tips For Shopping For The Men In Your Life
Let’s face it: A lot of men just aren’t that into shopping. With studies revealing that most men get bored after just 26 minutes browsing the racks, it’s no surprise that a lot of guys don’t exactly have overflowing closets.
If you’re reading this article, you’ve probably made it your mission to ...