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Not your neurotypical consultant: demand for autistic tech experts surges
Autistic adults often experience difficulty in finding work, but IT consultancy and social enterprise Auticon reports a rise in demand for their skills. Launched in London last year, Auticon is a social enterprise that exclusively helps adults with autism find work in IT. It offers support from Read More...
These are the world's top 20 trending destinations, according to Airbnb
Earlier this month, travel rental company Airbnb analyzed its 2017 and upcoming 2018 booking data to reveal its forecasts for next year's hot spot destinations. Airbnb compiled a list of places where bookings have doubled, tripled, or more, from Read More...
How to make your workday productive and healthy
No matter how busy you are, if you prioritize work over wellness, you’re body will eventually let you down. Here are a few tips for taking better care of yourself from 6 a.m. until bedtime that won’t get in the way of your Read More...
Lagos is set to overtake Nairobi as Africa’s startup capital
As Africa’s tech startups and their founders go about creating disrupting industries or, in some cases, building new ones, they’ve typically tended to mushroom across three major ecosystems: Nairobi, Cape Town and Lagos. But over the past year, Read More...
Multigenerational living: A brilliant solution for the affordable housing crisis
Two recent graduates have created a platform that pairs older homeowners with young renters. The idea is simple: You match younger people who need affordable housing with older adults who charge affordable prices—including help around the house—for the extra rooms of their house. For empty Read More...
This German town has too many jobs and not enough workers
Young people in southern Germany don’t really have to worry about the future as the story of this town shows. With the unemployment rate hovering a little above 1 percent, finding work is the least of their worries. The only ones doing any worrying are the business owners themselves who are Read More...
Lyft could have one-third of the U.S. rideshare market by Christmas
Investor projections claim Lyft’s market share has surged in the last year, with the ride-hailing company on track to grab about one-third of the Read More...
China is launching Africa as the next economic miracle
In just a quarter of a century, China’s GDP grew thirtyfold, and 750 million people were lifted out of poverty—the most ever achieved in a single period in the history of the world. China went from being poorer than Kenya, Lesotho, and Nigeria to rivaling the United States for the title of Read More...
Obama’s four rules for persuading people and effecting real change
During the inaugural Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago this week, the former president gave a speech in which he presented a set of four rules he encouraged everyone to follow. Rules that, he believes, can help elevate civic culture and bring change into our everyday Read More...
Is the sharing economy working?
Not long ago, I moved apartments, and beneath the weight of work and lethargy a number of small, nagging tasks remained undone. Some art work had to be hung from wall moldings, using Read More...