The hospitality world is notorious for its high employee turnover and low retention rates. It is hard to remember a time when we didn’t have a shortage of talent. In this article, I offer 3 tips for employers to perfect their recruitment processes and I also share our vision at Coconut as we help the hospitality world bridge the gap by making the hiring of talented individuals quick, simple, and seriously fun.
Read MoreIn the past year entrepreneur-led companies facilitated everything from safe and secure food delivery, to connectivity and communication across every sector of public and private, including cracking the vaccine! This year, TiE is celebrating the Spirit of Entrepreneurship at the TiE Global Summit. Read here about why this is important and how we can all carry The Flame of Entrepreneurship.
Read MoreWhether or not the future will be like Blade Runner, Ex-Machina or Her, remains to be seen. In this article, I look at AI’s role in popular culture, what that says about where we are headed in our relationship with technology, and why we will never really want to let go of that human touch.
Read MoreEverything in life comes down to trust - that special glue that holds everything together, including our relationships, our systems, and our civilization. This article takes a look at how to build trust through communication, the important role empathy plays (especially during these strange times!), and why 2021 could be the year we make trust great again.
Read MoreNow that 5G is literally at our doorsteps, we’re ready to welcome it into our home…and it got me thinking about all the ways the next generation of cellular connectivity is going to change our lives. How will 5G power the future of connected experiences?
Read MoreCOVID-19 has accelerated the drive to make all things digital and Netflix’s recent docudrama, The Social Dilemma is making us question whether we really have a choice anymore when it comes to the information we receive. Will the status quo continue, or will there be a change to a model that balances profit generation with user and community welfare?
Read MoreMore of us are working from home than ever before and for some, there will be no going back to the traditional office. So, what will the future of work look like? With such a seismic shift taking place, how will we redefine work-life balance and how are organisations to support teams of remote workers?
The COVID-19 pandemic forced us all to rethink our summer travel plans. In this article, I tackle the travel experience, what might flying look like in this “new normal”? How might contactless tech and VR impact the experience and how are nations positioned to innovate?
Read MoreThe technologies leading the charge towards a preventive healthcare model sound great in theory but what are the challenges associated with them? Do people really trust data-enabled HealthTech? What do robotics and 5G have to do with a sterilized environment?
Read MoreCourtesy of the Covid-19 pandemic, a radical digital transformation is underway across all sectors globally and the MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) space is no exception. This disruption puts pressure on MVNOs to get creative and raise the bar moving forward.
Read MoreThis month, I want to focus on the three sectors that could benefit from this mandated global reboot; Education, Healthcare and Travel. It’s time for them to jump on the tech bandwagon and disrupt their dated practices.
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