Report, technology, climate change, digital, dlimate effects The advent of industrialism significantly improved humanity’s standard of living, but it has also led to a climate crisis that we only recently have begun to fully understand after about 100 years since the inception of industrialism. We have now entered a new era in the form of the digital revolution. Exactly what effects we will experience in the form of social, ecological, economic or democratic upheaval are still unknown. It is important to understand what the ecological effects of digital technology will be in order to establi ..read more

Report, company culture, work environment A healthy company culture is much more likely to adapt well in rapidly changing work environments. The pandemic has illuminated the importance of company culture, 81% of respondents from a survey about company culture worldwide agreed that culture is a source of competitive advantage. The results where similar in all geographical areas that were included in the surveys from 42 different countries. Trust is key to motivate people, adapt to change and encourages desired behaviors Those companies that have culture prioritized in their leadership agenda ..read more

Hospitality, trends 10 major trends in the hospitality industry 1. We travel closer to home and vacation locally instead of globally. 2. Digitilized guest experience with online devices handling check-in, orders, etc. 3. Guests wants to receive personlized experience based on their previous behaviour. 4. Guests today are more conscious and spend money more wisely,  5. A severance between management and real estate assets leads to a deeper focus on core business in hospitality and the creation of new jobs such as forecasting or budgeting. 6. The community feel of hotels strengthen with m ..read more

Article, tech, metaverse, virtual environment, investment, Facebook, Meta, Microsoft Metaverse is the new buzzword in the tech world and the word was first coined in the novel Snow Crash by science fiction author Neal Stephenson in 1992. The novel is a kind of follow up to Internet portraying a three-dimensional world populated by avatars. Today when we talk about Metaverse it’s best described as virtual environments where you can create, interact and explore together with others that also connects to the same virtual environment as you. Just as the Internet the avatars entering the virtual ..read more

Labor, article, employment, work-force Remote work and behavior may continue to some lesser extent post-covid but will most likely be part of work-life and other areas of our lives in the future. This have had and will continue to have a greater impact in the way we do business in the future but the extent of impact will vary greatly depending on sector. Sectors most highly impacted are those with frequent and close physical interactions. They have had to adapt the most and will continue transforming after the pandemic. For example, retail stores that often encounters close and frequent phys ..read more

Report, climate, sustainability, health, well-being, air quality Health, nature and well-being are becoming important ingredients when planning the future city scape and new residential areas. People are seeking high quality living and architects and designers are increasingly changing the urban space in new and innovative ways. Most of our lives spend indoors Studies show that we spend 90 % of our lives indoors worldwide which should raise some questions about air quality inside, our need for nature and air pollution. The pandemic has made us become more aware of these areas and the future ..read more

Report, content marketing, webinars, online marketing, marketing goals 50 percent of people working with content marketing all over the world thinks it’s become harder to capture their audience’s attention during the pandemic. There has been a shift towards more online activities, sales and marketing. Webinars and online marketing activities produce the greatest results58 percent in the group that work with content marketing where in agreement – virtual activities online such as webinars, online courses and virtual events lead to the best results. Research reports and short articles also pro ..read more

Tech, IT, report, innovation 5G users around the world are increasing rapidly and are creating many new opportunities for consumers and businesses 580 million are predicted to be users of 5G by the end of 2021. In comparison 4G is expected to peak during 2021 with over 4.6 billion subscribers. By 2026 4G subscriptions are expected to decline to about 3.9 billion as more will then migrate over to 5G which is then forecasted to reach 3.5 billion subscriptions. Source: Ericsson The impact of 5G5G is expected to have a much greater impact than previous network generations as it will lead to a ..read more

Real estate, trends, proptech, AI, sustainability Climate change The property sector bears a big responsibility for climate change and is the one sector that adds the most to greenhouse gasses and global warming. Therefor the sector should play a vital role in reducing climate changes worst effects. In the report views are gathered from people within the sector. New work patterns Remote work is very likely here to stay as employers have discovered productivity levels can be kept high at home and many employees wants to the flexibility of being able to work at home or in the office. Many em ..read more

Article, tech, metaverse, virtual environment, investment, Facebook, Meta, Microsoft Metaverse is the new buzzword in the tech world and the word was first coined in the novel Snow Crash by science fiction author Neal Stephenson in 1992. The novel is a kind of follow up to Internet portraying a three-dimensional world populated by avatars. Today when we talk about Metaverse it’s best described as virtual environments where you can create, interact and explore together with others that also connects to the same virtual environment as you. Just as the Internet the avatars entering the virtual w ..read more