When Australian sci-fi writer Damien Broderick first coined the term “virtual reality” in his novel The Judas Mandala in 1982, little did he know of its impact. Decades later, virtual reality (VR) looks poised to disrupt the traditional brick and mortar retail businesses. In a brave new ...

When the winds of change first swept across Dubai in the 1960s, through the discovery of oil, not many predicted a world-class destination down the road. Be it luck, fate or its geographical allure, Dubai currently stands tall among the seven Emirates. Several factors have contributed to that status...

Dubai is a thriving and dynamic commercial hub, with a unique regional and global presence in this role. The city has emerged as one of the world’s most rapidly growing business centres and attracted the attention and active involvement of numerous corporations and investors over the last several ...

As much as successful entrepreneurship is about a strong commitment to putting in the hard yards, it doesn’t come about in isolation from the communities that the enterprise serves. Whether in terms of the education and personal development of employees or the interaction between a business and it...

The relationship between employee engagement and productivity has intrigued and preoccupied innovation-driven business organizations throughout the past few decades. A multitude of research has gone into investigating the best methods to leverage this factor and consensus has emerged over the critic...

Imagine a way to transport between 20,000-50,000 passengers per hour, at speeds of 150kmph-200kmph, all while using area of land that is 100 times less than conventional means of the same capacity, power efficiency that is five times less than electric vehicles, and infrastructure requirements that ...

Humans are wired to react to powerful visual representations. And when that imagery is iconic, the impact can be profound. How iconic? How about 300 drones flying in perfect formation in the sky to pay tribute to a visionary leader and spread a message of universal human fraternity? Commemorating th...

Whether a speculative investment tool or a sound financial decision, in some ways, the real estate market presents a more predictable vehicle for those wishing to multiply net worth and assets. Unlike, for instance, the shares and stocks market, market movements tend to be relatively more gradual an...