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Stories Sell… Here is Why

Storytelling is one of the hottest buzzwords of the last few years. As a tool of persuasion, its significance is hard to overstate.

Why Virtual Reality Might be Our Best Shot at Restoring Human Empathy

First-hand experience is a difficult thing for marketers to offer people. However, virtual reality gives us a greater ability to offer it than ever before.

You Are What You Remember… but You’re Probably Remembering It Wrong

A well as being incomplete, our memories are generally unstable. Far from being the same each time we access them, our memories change over time.

5 Ways to Change a Mind… According to Reddit

What does it take to change a mind? This question has garnered much attention in recent years, as politics becomes more polarised and opinions more opposed.

Why Culture Could Be Your Company’s Make or Break

The COVID pandemic has seen an uptick in the number of employees quitting jobs. To keep workers interested, businesses are having to change tactics.

Hiring Gen Z? Here’s What You Need to Know

In a decade, Gen Z will make up nearly a third of the working population. They are a workforce that cannot be ignored, writes Michael McQueen.

Why Sustainability is a ‘Package’ Deal in Business

Businesses are uncovering innovative ways of packaging to solve the problems facing our environment, and in doing so they are attracting customers.

The Future of Flying Cars is Here

In years past, flying cars were the stuff of fantasy. But developments of the last decade are seeing them edge closer to reality, writes Michael McQueen.

3 Key Powers of 3D Printing

While 3D printing has been a fringe technology for decades, the numbers give some indication of how quickly it is moving towards the mainstream.

Managers, Business People: Are You Asking the Right Questions?

Instead of bolstering our arguments, ideas or products with facts, stats and data, often the best move is to ask a good question, writes Michael McQueen.

How’s Your Judgement? Here’s 3 Patterns You Might Recognise

There are a range of cognitive patterns which we all believe we are immune to, but experience all the same. Here are 3 you might recognise:

How Schools are Designing Classrooms for the Future

20th century style learning, including memorising, cramming, and silently listening to teachers lecturing, has had its day, writes futurist Michael McQueen.

Business Advice: Is Your Last Impression As Good As Your First?

Removing friction and pain points for customers should be at the top of the list of a business’s priorities.

Why Your Business Can’t Afford to Keep Secrets

Times have changed. Consumers today expect openness, and brands that hold onto secrecy do not remain unscrutinised for long.

4 Ways We Will Wear Tomorrow’s Wearable Tech

Technology is being increasingly integrated with the human body. Here are four areas that are seeing tech become more wearable than ever:

The Power of Choice: Why Autonomy Is the Most Effective Motivator

If people feel that their freedom is being infringed on, there is little doubt they will dig their heels in even harder.

Who’s Been Left Behind by COVID-Accelerated Automation?

Automation has been putting humans out of jobs for decades. But the COVID Pandemic, and the advent of artificial intelligence, have accelerated the trend.

The Tech Trends for 2022: What Is Coming?

With the last two years forcing us to embrace a new way of living, the coming year will see us leave behind many of the things we had taken for granted.