Going Bananas Everyone is going bananas, thanks to the drive to limit or reduce some of the impacts of our collective actions on the planet . Last week (22/04/2019), many people took to the streets of London, demanding change to the policies that are detrimental to the planet. Continue Reading
Truly “amazing” learning
The Open university (OU) is the largest university by student registration in the UK. When it started in 1969, it was a pioneer in distance learning. It has now gone stupendously further by offering greater access to education and training. The OU, through its subsidiary; Future Learn has now combined Continue Reading
The Review of “Make money at home- cash on demand”
The essence of entrepreneurship is the need to make money and do things innovatively. This may include quick and easy ways of doing things and even new processes. It is therefore not surprising that entrepreneurs will be interested in schemes that will turn a simple process into cash and save Continue Reading
The Pope, humility and leadership.
The Pope, as the head of the Catholic church is a well respected man. Since Pope Francis came to power, he has used his position to unite people of different religions. He has also changed the role of the Pope. At 82, the pontiff has a few health issues, but Continue Reading
Rejection as a therapy
There is no doubt that rejection sucks, but some people deal with it better than others. It may be deemed negative, but there are ways of coping with being turned down, whether gently or otherwise. You can always shrug it off and say ” its their loss”. It is a Continue Reading
Never giving up and never in doubt
Once in a while, there are a couple of stories that warm the heart. Tara Moore was match point down losing 0-6, 0-5 and 30-40 in the tennis championship against a much higher ranked player (300+) higher in ranking and for all intent and purposes completely down and out. A Continue Reading
Agricultural technology and the rise of AI in farming.
One of the oldest, most labour intensive, rudimentary but most important occupations is farming. At a point in time, it was responsible for the employment of the vast majority of people. After the industrial revolution, the numbers of people employed in the sector dropped considerably, but many people are still Continue Reading
Critical elements in entrepreneurial success
It is not always easy to define the term “Entrepreneurship”, but in the strictest term, it is about innovation and the quest for new and better ways of doing things or products. In a recent research that was conducted, the result showed that for entrepreneurs to be successful, they need Continue Reading
Global teaching will no longer take place in the class room.
The robots are coming I am always impressed by changes that continue to take place in Dubai. The country has taken a lead as the best place to get short term breaks with the cosmopolitan nature of the the emirate. Granted, that expatriates outnumber locals by a ratio of 5 Continue Reading
Entrepreneurs making an impact
There are great opportunities in Africa and entrepreneurs in that continent make do with very little, lack of capital, infrastructure and the list goes on, but I am always impressed by those trying to make things happen in Africa, from Rama Belkahia who had an article written about by the Continue Reading