Intelligent Banking: The Future Ahead
The global banking industry is poised for transformation driven by advances in generative AI, blockchain and digital innovation.
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As a full-time freelancer, I've interviewed public officials, CEOs, college and labor leaders, academics and tons of other subject-matter experts—as well as "regular" people struggling and clamoring for change. Here's a sampling of bylined work since 2020, when I hung my shingle out.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A Bridge for the City’s Most Vulnerable
About 2 million of Rio de Janeiro’s 6.2 million inhabitants live in favelas, residential areas spread across the City of Rio. These densely populated neighborhoods are often hard to reach, lack infrastructure and many families remain without access to basic services, disconnected from the sewage network, running water or electricity.
Newark, New Jersey: A Group Approach to Violence Prevention
When the right data gets to the right people, real change is possible. That’s what the City of Newark has pioneered with its groundbreaking approach to reducing violence.
The Colleges and Companies Shaping America’s Leaders
The list of colleges most commonly attended by American leaders remains heavily tilted toward the Ivy League or similarly prestigious schools, underscoring what University of Arkansas associate professor Jonathan Wai calls “a huge education divide in this country.”
Revealing the Paths to 2040: Four Possible Scenarios for Insurance
The insurance sector today finds itself at an inflection point. An industry fundamentally concerned with risk management is grappling with a range of profound uncertainties that will alter its evolution in the coming years.
STEM Paradigm Shift
Mount Holyoke faculty are working together across disciplines to cultivate learning environments that emphasize inclusive academic excellence.
The Best Colleges for Future Leaders 2025
Most Americans understand that graduates of the country’s most elite universities often go on to become top leaders of the country. But the public still greatly underestimates the extent to which influential high-achievers across society attended a small group of highly selective schools, says University of Arkansas associate professor Jonathan Wai. Wai detailed this finding in a recent Nature...
World’s Best Companies in Sustainable Growth 2025
It may be the most important question facing businesses in the fraught age of climate crisis and stakeholder capitalism: Can a company do well while doing right by the environment? The answer is yes—but a widespread belief that there are major trade-offs persists among executives, says John Sterman, a professor at MIT’s Sloan School of Management.
The Best Companies for Future Leaders 2025
Business is evolving faster than ever, and companies are rethinking the path to the c-suite. Whereas in the past aspiring leaders might earn their stripes by rotating through a new part of the business for a year or two, today more top firms are “constantly providing people with new opportunities,” says Stephan Meier, a professor of business strategy at Columbia Business School.
World's Best Brands of 2024
Brands are mysterious things. Created by companies looking to promote specific products or services, they’re ultimately defined—for better or worse—by consumer perceptions. They also play starring roles in our preferences and spending behavior as companies respond to, and shape, market trends.
Consider Bath & Body Works. Long focused on women, the retailer snagged the top spot in the male cosmetics category of a new survey-based ranking of the world’s best brands by TIME and Statista. That’s a sign that the Ohio-based company’s strategy for reaching men is paying off. ...
Consider Bath & Body Works. Long focused on women, the retailer snagged the top spot in the male cosmetics category of a new survey-based ranking of the world’s best brands by TIME and Statista. That’s a sign that the Ohio-based company’s strategy for reaching men is paying off. ...
2024 TIME100 Next: Mario Kohle
Mario Kohle always wanted Enpal to be more than just a solar company. When he launched the Berlin-based startup in 2017, the serial entrepreneur—who previously founded a successful e-commerce platform—heard the skeptics. “People were like, ‘Are you crazy, shifting from software to a hardware-intensive company?’” he says.
2024 TIME100 Next: Aadith Moorthy
Aadith Moorthy wants to tackle big problems, so naturally the company he founded as a student in 2016 addresses one of history’s most far-reaching challenges: the climate crisis. Boomitra aims to ramp up global carbon sequestration by using revenue from carbon-offset credits, purchased by companies and governments, to reward farmers for adopting yield-raising, climate-friendly techniques. The Earthshot Prize–winning startup has helped farmers remove 10 million metric tons of CO2 from the atmo...
Two Years In, These “Progressive” Companies Still Haven’t Negotiated First Union Contracts
Claire Chang and Steve Buckley knew it wasn’t going to be easy. But the two retail workers-turned-union organizers had been heartened by progress made during the first year of contract negotiations with REI, the outdoor gear and apparel chain. ... “It seemed like we were building up a rhythm,” says Chang, who has worked at the REI store in SoHo for more than six years.
Breaking Down Barriers: San Antonio Provides Pathway to Better Jobs by Easing Childcare Burden
In today’s society, those who can afford childcare are ahead of the game, and those who cannot often find themselves marginalized from the working world.
Giving Youth a Seat at the Table
Shelby County and the City of Memphis, Tennessee wanted to improve how they re-engage young people who aren’t in school or working. So they hired a dozen community-based researchers.
Smoothing Re-Entry: Alameda County Keeps Probation Clients Top of Mind
In California, the Alameda County Probation Department is embracing a client-focused, outcome-oriented mindset to better support previously incarcerated individuals as they rebuild their lives.
In North Tulsa, a New Redevelopment Normal Takes Shape
A century after the Tulsa Race Massacre, local residents are stepping up to ensure that new investments power their own prosperity and right historical wrongs.
An Ocean of Opportunity for Data-Driven Climate Action
Two-thirds of the marine-based climate change economy hinges on ocean observation data.
Offshore Wind: How Green Energy Depends on Ocean Observation Data
As the world confronts the urgent need for sustainable energy solutions, the vast expanses of our oceans have become the canvas upon which a green revolution is unfolding.
How Ocean Observations Power the Fight Against Climate Change
As the largest carbon sink and a biodiversity powerhouse, the ocean stands as a game-changer in our fight against the environmental crisis.
Bridging the Gap: Turning Strategy Into Reality
85% of executives feel their organization’s ability to adapt to change falls short. What does this mean for leaders in the digital age?
Dreamfarm Fluicer: A Best Invention of 2023
It’s not the world’s most urgent problem, but it is really annoying: the kitchen drawer full of a jumble of accessories and single-purpose tools won’t open or close because something—maybe the hand-held citrus squeezer—is sticking up.
Samsung Less Microfiber Filter: A Best Invention of 2023
About 15% of the microplastics polluting our oceans can be traced back to synthetic fabrics. In washing machines, microfibers shed off of polyester and other clothing materials, then head to wastewater treatment facilities and, eventually, the sea.
UBQ: A Best Invention of 2023
People worldwide produce more than 2 billion tons of garbage every year. UBQ Materials wants to transform as much of that as possible into its eponymous “bio-based” thermoplastic...
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