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The COVID-19 pandemic exposed cracks in infrastructure, mobility challenges, and a digital divide.
These US cities will remain resilient due to investing in things like sustainable technology and innovation.
As a result, places like Raleigh-Durham, Denver, and Atlanta are some of the fastest-growing cities.
If city leaders across the country learned anything from the past year, it s the value of resilience.
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed cracks in infrastructure, posed mobility challenges, and revealed a digital divide. The places that have fared the best are the ones that have been investing in the future, specifically in areas like digital transformation, manufacturing, sustainability, infrastructure, and innovation.
Robots are increasingly finding their way into the workforce in a variety of sectors
Kentaro Yoshifuji of OryLab is one of a number of entrepreneurs experimenting in the avatar robot field
Yohsifuji believes robots can help people with physical disabilities participate more in society
Because of his work, Insider named Yoshifuji to our annual list of the 10 leaders transforming healthcare in Asia
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This summer a different kind of restaurant is expecting to open its doors to customers in Tokyo. Unlike regular eateries, patrons at the Dawn Avatar Robot Café will be served by an unusual waiting staff – fully functional 120 centimeter-tall robots.
Why Europe is leading the way in plant-based food innovation Oatly
More than 20% of food launches in the UK in 2020 were vegan, compared to 11% in the US, according to data from Mintel.
European consumers have a better understanding of the climate crisis, Oatly CMO John Schoolcraft said.
Because of his work, Insider named Schoolcraft to our annual list of the 10 leaders transforming retail in Europe.
The vegan food market is booming – but this growth doesn t occur evenly across the world.
More than 20% of food launches in the UK in 2020 were vegan, according to data from Mintel s Global New Products Database (GNPD), making it the world leader.
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Some tricks, like Focus mode and quick translations, make writing and editing a breeze.
Other features, like a built-in Resume Assistant and a document-signing tool, can aid on professional documents.
It s easy to take Microsoft Word for granted, despite its reputation as an easy-to-use word processor.
However, even everyday Word users might not realize how powerful the app is, or how many features it has beyond the simple editing commands we all know.
Microsoft Word tips and tricks
Taking time to explore Word s more obscure corners can make the program even more useful for you. If you start using these tricks often, you might start to wonder how you ever went without them.
The types of skills companies are looking for in leaders are evolving quickly.
As working from home becomes more normalized, the way leaders will be trained will also look different.
Here s how to use that to your advantage, according to NovoEd s Chief Learning Strategist.
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The traits that people seek out in their leaders are quickly evolving, which also means the way companies develop effective leaders will have to change.
Recent events from the coronavirus pandemic, to the protests that followed the police killing of George Floyd last summer, and the insurrection of the United States Capitol building have all called on leaders to take a stand for their values and place more emphasis on new types of skills, like empathy and inclusion.