Quantum tech is closer to commercialization, but few have the knowhow to commercialize it
Quantum technology has largely been confined to the lab, but it is moving ever closer to聽the world of business, writes Karl Moore in Forbes.com. With $35.5 billion in government and business investment globally, technologies like quantum computers have the potential to transform multiple sectors of the economy.
M茅decins Sans Fronti猫res brought business innovations to charitable giving
M茅decins Sans Fronti猫res (MSF) introduced a new business model for charitable giving. 鈥淲e聽were the first ones to create the regular donation model," said Dr. Joanne Liu聽(MDCM'91, IMHL'14, DSc'16), an emergency聽physician, a professor at the School of Population and Global Health at 麻豆AV, and the聽13th President of MSF (2013-2019). 鈥淥ne of our first fundraising campaigns was 1 euro per day,鈥澛燣iu said in an interview with Prof.
Business leaders now operate at the intersection of business operations and global trends
Politics has pervaded the world of business, writes Prof. Karl Moore in Forbes.com. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) and equity, diversity聽and inclusion (EDI) are both聽changing corporate practices.
Chef Rich Francis revives Indigenous culinary traditions
Rich Francis, owner of Seventh Fire Hospitality Group in Six Nations in Ontario and Alberta,聽 never set out to be a chef, but leveraged his time on Top Chef Canada to launch a prominent culinary career. Francis focuses on the precolonial culinary traditions of Indigenous peoples, but there are limits on what he鈥檚 able to do. 鈥淢ost of my work is in First Nations communities,鈥� Francis told Prof.
Montreal EdTech company Paper aims to address educational inequities
When a parent pays a tutor directly, they are helping their own child succeed. But not every parent can afford to do that, and Montreal-based EdTech company Paper has a vision to address this inequity. The academic support platform, a finalist in the 2014聽Dobson聽Cup, sells its services directly to school boards, so that all students in a district are able to access them.
The Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone pitches Canadian businesses on the advantages of the UAE
Dubai and Abu Dhabi are household names in the west, but there are five other emirates in the United Arab Emirates vying to establish themselves on the world stage. One of the fastest growing is Ras Al Khaimah. It鈥檚 home to RAKEZ鈥攖he Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone, a major business and industrial hub, which claims to be home to over 15,000 companies in over 50 sectors.
War in Ukraine exposed how far green energy is from meeting electricity needs
The war in Ukraine jeopardizes the European Commission鈥檚 bid to become climate neutral by 2050, according to Eric Reguly, the European Bureau Chief for The Globe and Mail. 鈥淭his crisis in Europe exposed the shortcomings of renewable energy,鈥� said Reguly in an interview with Prof. Karl Moore for Forbes.com. 鈥淭here just was not enough of it around to make up for the gas shortfall when Vladimir Putin turned off the taps.
Strengthening communications networks will require many thousands of satellites
About 11,000 satellites have been launched since the Sputnik went in to orbit in the 1950s, but less than a third of them are currently active. The coming years will see a proliferation, with an estimated 70,000 satellites going in to orbit 鈥� largely to bolster communications networks, writes Desautels Prof. Karl Moore in an article for Forbes.com.
Solfium app makes it easier to understand the costs and benefits of installing solar panels
Solar energy has a great deal of potential 鈥� but the areas where it is produced are not always the same places the energy is needed most. That鈥檚 a barrier to widespread adoption, and Canadian-Mexican startup Solfium wants to accelerate solar鈥檚 adoption by making it easier to understand the economics of installing solar panels. The company鈥檚 mobile application is a one-stop shop for a quick estimate of the benefits and costs associated with installing solar energy.
GSoft鈥檚 new onboarding platform aims to improve employee retention
Competition for top talent is fierce, and effective onboarding is key to employee retention. It is especially challenging to get this right in a digital-first environment. 鈥淚f you miss your onboarding, there's a good chance that the person will leave much earlier than expected,鈥� says Simon De Baene in an interview with Prof. Karl Moore for Forbes.
Negotiators can leverage shared interests to the mutual benefit of all parties
Barry Nalebuff has advised the National Basketball Association in negotiations with the league鈥檚 players union, and provided consulting advice to over 50 multinational companies. But the professor at the Yale School of Management doesn鈥檛 advise negotiators to project aggressiveness. 鈥淵ou don't have to be a jerk to succeed,鈥� Nalebuff told Prof. Karl Moore for an article in Forbes.com.
To stay ahead of the game elite athletes and business leaders must embrace change
When Tim Murdoch played lacrosse at Princeton in the 1980s, his coaches were prone to yelling and screaming. And Murdoch brought that coaching style to 麻豆AV鈥檚 lacrosse team, but when he had a group of underperforming athletes, he found it just wasn鈥檛 working. So, Murdoch re-evaluated, and began focusing on the positive. It paid off. Over the next decade, 麻豆AV won most of its games and two national championships. 鈥淚 focused on strengths instead of weaknesses,鈥� Murdoch told Prof.
Rio Tinto Aluminium hopes new smelting process can reduce emissions from smelting process
To generate and store low-carbon energy, we will need large quantities of minerals and metals. Aluminum is among the most important. Its production accounts for 2% of human-produced emissions, and demand for the lightweight metal is predicted to increase. New technologies could help, said Ivan Vella, the Chief Executive of Rio Tinto Aluminium in a Forbes.com article written by Prof. Karl Moore.
GM plans to use dealerships to upgrade charging infrastructure, accelerate EV adoption
GM plans to eliminate all tailpipe emissions from light-duty vehicles by 2035 鈥� but right now, we don鈥檛 have the electrical grid we need to power all the electric vehicles (EVs) that we would need to replace the existing petroleum-powered ones. That鈥檚 a big barrier to EV adoption, especially in rural and remote areas. But GM has a plan to overcome this.
At-work interactions can help build trust that transfers to remote work environments
Nearly 90 per cent of Americans would choose to work remotely, and the trend holds true among different occupational categories, demographic groups, and geographical locations. But there are still advantages to in-person contact, according to Kira Newman the editor of Greater Good Magazine. When Newman got the job, she moved to California to develop relationships in person. 鈥淚t makes it easier to work together and cooperate remotely once you know someone better,鈥� Newman told Prof.
