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The gig economy: a tale of two workers
COVID-19 spawns two classes of employees: The under worked vs the overworked.
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The young will survive COVID-19 better financially as well as physically
Whose retirement will be most affected by COVID-19?
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The oil industry on Corona Business Insights
How the slump in oil prices during the COVID-19 pandemic presents a stress test for the oil industry in a low-carbon future.
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Smart brands use a crisis to build their reputations
When tough times suddenly arise, marketers need to re-boot their strategies in three phases.
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Emergency adoption of remote working: beware of productivity implications
With the COVID-19 lockdown has come a sudden and somewhat forced shift to remote working and adoption of digital collaborative work tools. Companies, wherever possible, are trying to move work online.
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Productivity and remote work on Corona Business Insights
Productivity and remote working: what individuals and managers can do while working from home.
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Airbnb and travel bans on The Future, This Week
This week: as travel stops, Airbnb and its ‘super hosts’ struggle for survival.
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Office changes on Corona Business Insights
How the office and office work might change in the wake of COVID-19.
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Health surveillance can be a positive-sum game
We must design the health surveillance and AI tools needed to control COVID-19 and future pandemics so they don’t psychologically backfire or hinder our opportunities to thrive in the future.
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Climate and the environment on Corona Business Insights
What coronavirus means for climate and the environment.
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Contact tracing and surveillance during COVID-19 on The Future, This Week
This week: contact tracing with Apple and Google, and the big picture of surveillance during the pandemic.
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Repertoires of collaboration to create situational awareness during the COVID-19 crisis
We are currently witnessing a complex interaction between our health, social, economic and political systems which is being impacted by our current lack of confidence in our COVID-19 situational awareness.