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Scientific American's Top Emerging Technologies of 2019

Small Business Labs

Scientific American's describes their Top 10 Emerging Technologies Of 2019 as "World-changing technologies that are poised to rattle the status quo."  These forecasts were obviously wrong.   And a few (social robots, for example) have reached the point where there are in-market examples. 

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American Express on The Rise of the Digital Nomad

Small Business Labs

American Express recently released its annual Global Travel Trends report.   said that the freedom and flexibility of being able to live and work while traveling the globe is more appealing now than it was prior to the pandemic." million in 2019 to 10.9 digital nomads grew from 7.3   

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Raise a Glass: The Popularity of Nonalcoholic Drinks Is Marking a Shift in Drinking Culture

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Throughout her roughly 15-year career in investment banking, international development and renewable energy financing, she traveled to over 30 countries across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The growth in the nonalcoholic (NA) space since she launched her company has encouraged Idogho, and she’s definitely not alone.

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Digital nomads are starting to price out local communities around the world

Workplace Insight

Before COVID upended the way we work, I would usually tell journalists that the numbers were too small for a definitive answer. Most digital nomads were travelling and working illegally on tourist visas. million, a staggering increase of 131 percent from the pre-pandemic year of 2019. million in 2019 to 11.1

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The Four Horsemen of the Mandated Return to Office

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Or consider a National Bureau of Economic Research paper about a study at Trip.com, one of the largest travel agencies in the world. For example, in 2019, Meta committed to a five-year goal of doubling the number of Black and Hispanic workers in the U.S. and the number of women in its global workforce. Compensation adjustments .

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You Can Now Find Community Abroad in Thanks to Digital Nomad Villages

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In 2019, 7.3 And Esa adds that the villages are enticing for a reason you might not expect from this group of traveling workers. The internet offered such an ease of communication and connection, they reasoned, that soon workers wouldn’t need to be tethered to their desks or their bosses. alone—a 112% increase in pre-pandemic totals.

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SURROUND yourself with a team of experts to make you and your organization SHINE!

Office Dynamics

A meeting planner by MY definition is the go-to person within an organization – be it corporate, association or otherwise – charged with the responsibility of planning and executing a meeting or special event. Prepared by Mary Jo Wiseman, CMP | Author, “ The Meeting Planning Process: A Guide to Planning Successful Meetings ” | November 2019

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