Is the need for privacy inherent to human nature or a temporary error shaped by the artifacts and technology that our brains have invented in the last millennium? Private rooms only appeared somewhere in the last 600 years, and solo reading, in silence, became a common behavior when the printing …
We live in a society that is addicted to information, in any form. Yes. Today the world runs on information. Not only society but economic models are based on this fuel that doesn’t burn physically, but has the power to burn things when it follows obscure intentions. Everything can be …
Amsterdam, 9 am and a windy, rainy November (people around here are used to that). The 450 senior AWM professionals that gathered for the PwC AWM Conference 2019 feel the cold, but are excited about one of the most awaited industry gatherings each year. Friendly and talkative, they represent more …
The acronym CEO stands for Cybersecurity Enabler Officer. Or could it? We know you know it doesn’t. But it wouldn’t be a bad idea to add this fundamental role to the Chief Executive Office because the times urgently call for it when governments, businesses and individuals have already been “cyber …
“Alexa it”, just as you “google” it. We recently read that Amazon wants us to “Alexa” things, in a bid for world domination of the voice-assistant industry and to steal for Google a little piece (more) of the search market. But Amazon isn’t new to these tactical maneuvers to achieve …
There is something surprising about the 2019 edition of the Insurance Banana Skins Report published some weeks ago. One would expect top risks impacting the insurance sector to be aligned in most countries. After all, the economy is less and less a local fief and it has grown used to …
It all started over a cup of coffee, as ingenious things often do. The idea of having our very own podcast came from our resourceful digital communication guru, Luis Salerno. Podcasts are so hot right now. As you scour the wealth of the internet across the million and one articles, …
Since Roman times, people considered the traditional classroom synonymous with receiving education. In the last 20 years, as the world became seduced by technology, the notion of distance learning began to take shape. From radio and television to the internet, technology developments have walked almost hand-in-hand with new learning experiences. …
Could Bitcoin be to Cryptocurrencies what Napster was to Peer-to-Peer file sharing? Napster helped shape the web 2.0, intentionally or not. Bitcoin might be the precursor of a world where crypto-assets-based transactions are as common as relying on your smartphone for, well, almost everything. If you were a child when …
Tidal waves of global growth, our heavy dependence on fossil fuels, and our constant need for innovation have led us to a world of inconsistencies and widening gaps between underdeveloped and developed countries. Our world is fracturing, and the fractures are growing bigger and bigger. In a report released in …
