Special Reports

Larry Thornton’s life story offers much more than a rags to riches tale. In his gripping new memoir, Why Not Win? A Reflection on a 50-year Journey from the Segregated South to America’s Boardrooms — And What it Teaches Us All, he recounts how, as a young black man growing up...

Human beings are supposed to be the smartest species on Earth. And yes, we’ve accomplished many brilliant achievements. Notably, our hunter-gatherer forebearers harnessed fire.   But we also tend to make some incredibly stupid decisions. If intelligence is rated on how well a species performs the job of being a successful...

When I’m asked to summarize the vision and goals of my VC firm, Street Global, my answer is simple. We’re inventing the future! Every great invention is born from a problem in need of a solution. Finding these solutions requires a great deal of understanding, hence my extensive daily research....

More and more today we are hearing the importance of building your tribe.   By exchanging contributions, members of a tribe are able to create opportunities and overcome obstacles collectively while also advancing their individual goals. In the past, historians and storytellers frequently attributed significant advances to particular individuals. But...

With rapid urbanisation, the India is encountering a massive waste management challenge. It is estimated that more than 90% of waste in India is dumped at yards within or outside the city haphazardly. Experts believe that India needs to ramp up its system of waste disposal and management, which emphasizes...

What are we doing? Why and how are we doing it? Who are we becoming while we do it? I begin my leadership workshops with these three questions.  The first two are necessary and normal questions.  But the last one is a deeper gut-check that takes us into the realm...

There’s no doubt that more people now than ever have been interested in AI. The global market is expected to increase about 20 times by 2030. But does AI really have what it takes to be successful without human intervention?   Research on AI has increased by twofold since 2010. Newly...

When Ashley graduated from Kean University with a major in graphic design, she told me that one of the most useful courses she took outside of her major was a course in personal finance. Understanding personal finance affords better long-term financial prospects; a solid financial future relies on wise investments...

At a time when pandemic and Quarantine were the only words we used every day, the only way out we found was thoughts about what we will do next, especially about all the trips we were deprived of and desperately needed. Today we can enjoy freedom again. As endless as...

Volunteering and the role of the school in its promotion are catalytic. Voluntary action is a critical activity that undoubtedly contributes to the citizen's active participation in various social problems. Through voluntary giving, the individual no longer attempts to be a simple and passive observer. The individual becomes someone who...