One of the most important sessions at the Global Agenda Council Summit in Dubai addressed the issue of Managing Global Risks. We are moving into an age where profound threats are emerging to the global economy, society and even the very existence of humanity....
At the meeting of the Global Agenda Councils in Dubai it seems that everything is connected to everything else. One day into it my Council on Informed Societies has had joint discussions with at least half a dozen other Councils and many common themes and challenges...
I’m enjoying participating in the meeting of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Councils in Dubai. It goes without saying that the world is a very volatile place and this is a great time of change. There are countless new risks coming from unpredictable...
The New York Times reported earlier this week that Britain’s largest software maker, Autonomy, is releasing a new software package to help doctors make diagnoses. The software is called Autonomy Auminence. It culls data from patient records, physician notes, lab...
The film Waiting for Superman has sparked heated discussion about the failures of the U.S. public school system, and more broadly with public education everywhere. The movie argues that teachers are at the center of the problem and that the solution is charter...