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Discover top ideas and strategies from today’s leading business voices.

Anxieties about being identified will be superseded by fears of being analyzed.
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airships
The airships have a range of 4,000 nautical miles, can fly for five days, and can cruise as high as 20,000 feet at 80 mph. They take to the skies over Spain in 2026.
Seattle slowly raised its minimum wage to $15 per hour. The results provide fuel for both sides of the minimum wage debate.
Training Evaluation
Here are five things to know before conducting a training evaluation.
digital nomad
Digital nomads can fully immerse themselves in their surroundings while advancing their career and stimulating the local economy. But there is one potential downside.
personal branding
Brands manufacture meaning through consensus; people must strive to create their own.
greater fool theory
An analogy explains the greater fool theory: You don’t have to run faster than the bear to get away; you just have to run faster than the other guy.
sentient AI
AI systems can carry on convincing conversations, but they have no understanding of what they're saying. Humans are easily fooled.
middleman
Our economy is dominated by middlemen, including huge companies such as Walmart and Amazon. There are many benefits to going direct instead.
start-ups
In New Zealand, ambitious Kiwis want to launch a lawn mowing business; in South Africa, it's cooking gas refills. Start-up dreams vary widely.
game theory
Game theory is a unique combination of math and psychology. Its applications turn up everywhere, from nuclear war to Tinder to game shows.
weed strain
There are almost no standards governing the cannabis industry. Your favorite weed strain may contain unpleasant surprises.
VR training
The time to begin exploring VR training is now. Here are the pros, cons, and different ways this technology can be utilized. 
Privateers pillaged British merchant ships in the name of liberty — and profit.
wind solar power
Best in class: Denmark and Uruguay. Worst in class: Papua New Guinea, Venezuela, and Russia.
peer coaching
Peer coaching can play a key role in building resilient, high-performing teams, while allowing remote workers to connect with one another from afar. 
At least 33 cities are sinking by more than 1 cm a year.