This year’s World Economic Forum in Davos honored musician and philanthropist Elton John for his contributions to upholding ‘human dignity.’
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A business and humanities scholar advises the president to pack three novels and a children’s story for his long transatlantic flight to Switzerland aboard Air Force One.
The latest data shows a big jump in jobs, but construction is slowing.
The talk at the World Economic Forum was about technology killing white and blue collar jobs. What’s to come will be decidedly old-fashioned. Our labour movements should be too.
According to the latest Oxfam report, the richest eight people in the world are as wealthy as the bottom 50% of the world’s population. But let’s scrutinise these numbers a bit more.
Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses the World Economic Forum.
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Xi Jinping is the first Chinese leader to attend the World Economic Forum and used his speech to denounce protectionism. But China’s trade liberalisation has stalled recently.
After steam, electricity and computers come cyber-physical systems: the fourth industrial revolution. A new book by the World Economic Forum’s founder foresees a rosy future – but that’ll take work.
Is everything awesome for the CEOs at Davos?
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Are you a conscious leader? In recent years, the role and self-image of the CEO has apparently changed. The idea of conscious leadership arose out of the conscious capitalism movement and changes the game…
Delegates at Davos where wellbeing is a new feature of the agenda.
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Last week, the 0.1% met at World Economic Forum annual gathering in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos. While the official excuse to go there is to discuss and shape the global agenda – the theme dominating…
The author, getting up to speed in Davos.
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If you were to believe the tabloid hype around Davos you might be forgiven for thinking it’s a giant party where elite business types meet celebrities and dole out a few quid to the less fortunate of the…
Like Bill Murray’s character in Groundhog Day, Australia must change its way of thinking – or else we face the grim fate of being trapped in an economic rut.
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The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting wraps up off the piste in the Swiss ski resort this weekend. Two themes are growth and stability; and innovation and industry. Attendees must feel like Bill Murray…