Reskilling and upskilling are having an extended moment in the spotlight. Already a key priority for many companies, a recent report from TalentLMS indicated that since the COVID crisis began 42% of companies have increased their reskilling and upskilling efforts and 74% of employees who didn't receive any additional skill training said they would prefer to work
For many years, I had the privilege of interviewing tech founders and CEOs on stage before an audience of entrepreneurs and investors as part of my Startups Uncensored monthly event in Southern California. During the quarantine, I revived the fireside chat series for a virtual audience with the C-suite leaders of companies including Mattel, Zoom Video and Chipotle, and I recently partnered with
The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards aired Sunday night and despite the pandemic, an (outdoor) show still went on with some of the biggest names in music. Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga led in nominations going into the event. Gaga took the stage multiple times, winning the first award of the broadcast for best collaboration for her hit single
Organisations, and more specifically their Facility and Real Estate Managers, are constantly looking to improve our work environment and the buildings we work in. At the same time, they want to be cost efficient, increase productivity, and – very important these days – create a healthy and attractive workplace for their employees. READ MORE FROM
Ten years ago, Easton LaChappelle was a teen watching YouTube videos in his Colorado bedroom on how to build robot arms from LEGOs. Today, he's the founder of Unlimited Tomorrow, a company that designs low-cost, 3D printed prosthetic limbs that can be operated with the mind. READ MORE FROM THE ORIGINAL SOURCE HERE
Tim Draper is a trendspotter most famously known as founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, where he lead their investment in Skype. He’s also known as a thought leader for his book, The Startup Hero, and Draper University, his higher education institution. Finally, he even stars in his own television show, Meet The Drapers. Today he’s
A behind-the-scenes look at the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development’s COVID response strategy. READ MORE FROM THE ORIGINAL SOURCE HERE
Online and blended learning have long been recognized as innovative ways to teach K–12 students. With the current pandemic, they quickly became the new norm in education. Covid-19 upended the traditional model of teaching in brick-and-mortar schools, pushing educators to explore other avenues of delivering meaningful learning experiences to students. According to a recent Microsoft survey of
Consumers have adapted to the increasing changes in the environmental, political and economic landscape as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. As Google outlines in its Covid-19 ads playbook, we are seeing changes threefold: READ MORE FROM THE ORIGINAL SOURCE HERE
Around this time last year, I made my annual digital transformation trends predictions. Here we are, a year later, still dealing with a global pandemic that has upended literally every industry. While I am currently working on a new list of digital transformation trends for 2021, I thought we should look back at my 2020
