Recent Articles
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What makes the best hotels stand out?
Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementThe global hotel industry is expected to hit $550 billion in revenue in 2016, according to Statista. This is almost a $100 billion leap from 2011, which shows the industry's incredible pace of growth. While existing hotel brands have undergone considerable change as they try to keep pace with the digital age and millennial guests, there are also new and innovative brands in the market. Offbeat places and road trips have dominated the domestic market for the past two years, thanks to low gas prices, and this has opened a whole new avenue for local brands.
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Green utopias: What happened to the ‘cities of the future’?
Lucy Wallwork Waste Management & EnvironmentalUtopias have always had a strong hold on the imagination. Given the exponential growth and development in renewable technologies, we have seen cities trying to transform their infrastructure and built environment to accommodate new ways of making, accessing and using energy. Others have decided to break loose and design grand "green city" utopic visions, setting a new standard for the "cities of the future."
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4 keys to growing a multimillion dollar painting business
Rick Holtz Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesI was honored to present at the national PDCA Residential Forum in San Diego earlier this year. Because our family-owned business is experiencing growth in terms of revenue, profits and reputation, the organizers asked me to share my insights with the other attendees.
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More research connects vaping to health hazards
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareDespite often being considered a healthy alternative to smoking, electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) are increasingly being connected to health hazards. Now, a study published Sept. 15 in Tobacco Control of the British Medical Journal reports newly identified health hazards for "vaping."
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Charter schools are still needed in K-12 education
Bambi Majumdar EducationNever has the debate about charter schools been more prominent than now, when even presidential candidates are pushing the "school of choice" agenda. Proponents say charter schools will help bring about much needed educational reforms — and fast.
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Working through the grief of an HR reprimand
Brie Ragland Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIt's a normal day in the office. You're working away, cracking jokes with your co-worker. Things are running smoothly when you get an email notification and a meeting invite almost simultaneously from a name that makes your stomach drop at the sight. It's something no employee ever wants to deal with: an official reprimand and write-up from the dreaded human resources representative.
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Risk communication through storytelling
Dr. David Hillson Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementAlbert Einstein is reported as saying, "Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere." A lot of our risk communication is logical but not imaginative. Experience shows people listen better if the message is presented attractively, and storytelling is one powerful way to achieve that goal. An expressively-told story grabs the attention of the listener and creates vivid images in their minds, which aid understanding and retention of the underlying message — especially when we're dealing with concepts of uncertainty and risk.
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World Cup of Hockey 2016: Bonding fans and tourists
Katherine Radin Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementAs the 2016-17 NHL season approaches, fans are enjoying some hockey action in the month of September. An eight-team tournament running every four years and governed by the NHL, the World Cup of Hockey has certainly ramped up excitement in recent weeks.
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5 ways to improve creative performance
Randall Craig Business Management, Services & Risk Management"Some people are incredibly creative, and others are not. I am more analytical than creative." This rubbish statement does more to limit our creative potential than any other. Creativity can be mastered — it is not an endpoint of a so-called creative-analytical continuum.
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How do we concentrate? New insights into the brain
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareFormer President George H.W. Bush's "Decade of the Brain" has come and gone, but many mysteries remain. And scientists continue to help the world better understand the brain's role in both health and behavior. For example, research has shown it takes one part of the brain to start concentrating and another to be distracted. Our brains pay attention in one of two ways — either willfully, which is goal oriented; or reflexive, which may be in response to sensory information (think bright lights or loud noises).