We as humans like to categorize. Whether it be genres and sub genres of music, which mobile apps that all accomplish something similar are best to worst, or which foods are the healthiest.
But the area we find ourselves categorizing the most today is our generational differences in the workforce, success and what success means to different generations, especially in manufacturing.
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Nobody wants to be sick, or to gradually become less and less functional as they grow older. Sometimes sickness is unavoidable, such as when a sick coworker sneezes on you, or you grasp a doorknob that they have just touched. There’s not much you can do about that, aside from becoming a hermit and living alone in a cave on a mountaintop. Continue reading
Since the political drama unfolded in Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s hearings on 9/27/18 in Capital Hill, multiple crises in institutional, political and personal levels were exposed. When the whole country was shocked and impacted by the devastating real-life drama, two exemplary stateswomen demonstrated their courageous, wise and deliberate decision making process to turn the traumatic agitation back to stability. Continue reading
Malls are going south in the U.S. General retail may also go the same way, unless shops transform themselves. Here’s our story why retail is facing an apocalypse.
My family used to own two businesses in different malls. The rent in the mall was ten times higher than a retail space outside the mall. Also, the retailer would have to sign a rental contract for five to ten years and every year the rent would increase. Continue reading
“Big Data” is tracking you (among other things).
Most people have heard the term “big data,” but few know exactly what it means. To make matters worse, the term can mean pretty significantly different things in different domains. For the sake of simplicity, we’ll begin by focusing on a very relatable aspect of big data: building user profiles, such as the kind Facebook and Google create of their users. Continue reading