The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Romania on February 26, 2020. Ban on public gatherings, school and border closures were instated on March 8. The state of emergency was declared on March 16 and social distancing measures imposed for 60 days, up to May 15, 2020.Continue reading
We are celebrating Constantin Brâncuși, the patriarch of modern sculpture, who was born on this day (February 19) in 1876. His heritage and memory are being widely honored, and several Romanian and international street artists have contributed over the past few years to the public homage in Romania.
Remember the sculptor’s sayings and enjoy the gallery, as well as the unique approach and vision of the individual street artists in commemorating BRANCUSI! Continue reading
“It is an acknowledged fact that we perceive errors in the work of others more readily than in our own.” Leonardo da Vinci
Coursera, the learning platform with 38 million users taking one or more of the over 3000 available online courses, has created the first Global Skills Index (2019). It measures the world’s top trending skills in Business, Technology and Data Science benchmarked across 60 countries and 10 industries.Continue reading
The World Economic Forum has published last week (January 22, 2020) the Mapping Report on Opportunity in the New Economy: Jobs of Tomorrow.Continue reading
Joost Minnaar and Pim de Morree, known as the Corporate Rebels, have put together a list of entrepreneurs, academics, organizations and business leaders that have become successful by working in radically different ways. By checking off the “Bucket List”, the two visit their heroes, learn from them, and share their unique stories to inspire a change towards more engaging workplaces.Continue reading
According to a discussion paper on the Future of the Workforce published by the McKinsey Global Institute (Skill Shift, Automation and The Future of the Workforce), the three most in-demand skills by 2030 will be:Continue reading
Looking forward to the 50th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (to be held 21-24 January 2020, with the theme “Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World”), we remember the highlights of the annual meeting in 2019 (the past year’s theme: Future of Work).Continue reading
The 2019 World Happiness Report (edited by John F. Helliwell, Richard Layard and Jeffrey D. Sachs) has been focusing on happiness and community, analyzing how happiness has been changing over the past dozen years, and how information technology, governance and social norms influence communities.Continue reading
Innovation as a Country Indicator
World’s Most Innovative Countries in 2019 (according to Bloomberg Innovation Index)Continue reading