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“The Focus is ‘Enough’ Rather Than ‘More’”
The mainstream economics notion that unfettered growth accompanied by greater consumption and productivity benefits society is false, argues Rob Dietz, Program Director at the Post Carbon Institute.
There is no substitute to person-to-person bonding. But there are ways to address the same needs in a new way – or at least to bring more humanity into our online interactions.
Lima city at lockdown on coronavirus pandemic in 2020 / Photo: Christian Vinces / getty
“Education Ministries Across Latin America Have Been Quite Creative.”
Learning loss, especially among the world's poor, is a major concern following months of school lockdowns. Yet new teaching tools and digital initiatives rolled out during the pandemic could benefit the cause of improving literacy…
For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 10 getAbstract summaries (5 books with a total of 1419 pages and 4 articles) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 1695 minutes (about 29 hours). Learn more.
Panel Discussion: Agility, Authenticity and Accelerated Change in the Era of COVID-19
COVID-19 has been a game-changer on many fronts. On June 3, 2020, getAbstract’s VP of Sales UK, Jayne D’Silva, had the opportunity to talk to four senior L&D experts about the “new normal” – and…
The many hours of lockdown-induced downtime offer an opportunity for your children to let their natural curiosity take them places they may otherwise not have discovered.
Jared Diamond, American historian and anthropologist, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and UCLA professor, playing piano in the living room of his home in the Bel-Air neighborhood of Los Angeles; photo by Damon Casarez /Redux/laif
This 13 min. read saves you up to 32 hours
For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 3 getAbstract summaries (3 books with a total of 1599 pages) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 1906 minutes (about 32 hours). Learn more.
“We Lead the World in Science, and We Also Lead the World in Opposition to Science”
Jared Diamond, world-famous historian of societal crises and collapses, on why “denial” was and is one of America’s society’s biggest problems.
Half of US Workers Have Become Home Office Converts
After weeks of being confined to their home offices, how do US office workers feel about going back to a traditional work setting? getAbstract has conducted a survey to find out – and its results…
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For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 18 getAbstract summaries (6 books with a total of 1646 pages and 11 articles) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 1973 minutes (about 33 hours). Learn more.
How the Pandemic is Accelerating Digital Transformation
The coronavirus pandemic and the need to avoid person-to-person interactions has pushed us further into a digital world. The crisis will have lasting effects on the way we work, do business and interact with each…
