From Wall-Less Design to Robotics Training: Meet the 16 Schools Defining the Future of Education
The World Economic Forum identified 16 Schools of the Future – defined as schools,
school systems and programmes – that are playing a critical role...
Understanding the gender pay gap: Definition and causes
Although the equal pay for
equal work principle was already introduced in the Treaty of
Rome in 1957, the so-called gender pay gap stubbornly persists with...
Presidents, Pharaohs and Prophets
Over
millennia national leadership managed its population on basic divides: Soldiers
to just follow orders, workers to just get soldiers ready to march and artists just
to...
There are two kinds of lovers
Before 39
I think of
my wife Diana. Diana the paramedic with the reading hands, the quiet smile that
plays on her lips while she eats my...
New Narratives Lab Promotes Next Generation of Cultural Leaders to Advance Change
The World Economic
Forum today launches the New Narratives Lab, a year-long fellowship dedicated
to fostering a new and diverse generation of Cultural Leaders. Through
one-to-one mentorship...
The Fires of 2019–2020
Suddenly, sickeningly, the
consequences of climate change have hit gentle, populated South-Eastern
Australia. All up and down the usually well-watered Great Dividing Range, from
Western Victoria around...
The life and philosophy of the poets Dennis Brutus and Sappho
Life is
like that. Fixing pain is the inert language of blood. All of life is a tree.
There is a process to it. The possession,...
“Blooming Cactus”: Star signs, chapters of thanksgiving and prophecy from a gifted pen
It is
raining in Port Elizabeth as I write this. The room is cold and has a
pond life of its own. If I am not...
Rethink Cities to Help Asia Make the Most of Urbanization
Cities have always played a central role in economic development by
bringing workers and entrepreneurs together, spurring innovation, and sharing
resources including infrastructure more efficiently. This...
Evils of black magic
In today’s dynamic
world, everyone is occupied in their own matters whether it’s their family life
or career. Basically, we all are in a consistent race...