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How Smart Speakers Are Poised to Reinvent the Travel Industry

Harvard Business

Travelers with an Alexa device at home can book a car rental or hotel through Expedia and Kayak. On many fronts, artificial intelligence-powered smart speakers and apps seem poised to become the world’s virtual travel agents. Worldwide, ownership exceeds 100 million units and is projected to reach 225 million by 2020.

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Our Physical World Has Changed: Augmented Reality in Tourism

Tom Spencer

Although the term ‘augmented reality’ wasn’t coined until 1990 , augmented reality actually dates back to 1968 when Ivan Sutherland developed the first head-mounted display that allowed users to view computer-generated graphics. India’s Ministry of Tourism has partnered with a travel tech start-up called OutsiteVR.

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A Partner in Change and Transformation

Brimstone Consulting

We acted quickly to close our office, suspend travel, and help our people and our clients. We’ve grown as an organization, developed new programs, and have gotten to know each other’s children and pets. Between March 10, 2020 and March 10, 2021, our team spent 226 days working with clients.

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Sustainable Aviation: Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

If the aviation industry continues down the path of high CO 2 emissions, what will happen when new aerospace markets open: sub-orbital travel, supersonic flight, and space hotels? Sub-orbital travel, popularized in 2021 by Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, and Elon Musk, is projected to become a $3.5 Billion industry by 2027.

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Women Thrive as Independent Consultants

Comatch

Do less work-related traveling. Yet, women more often than men wish to work remotely, aim to have more free time, and travel less for work. That being said, women were much less likely to step into self-employment in 2020. However, in 2020, women in the COMATCH network were more likely to accept project offers.

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Is Executive Coaching Really Worth it?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Like most leadership development opportunities, you will get the most significant return when you do the work. I also have clients working on becoming more self-aware and developing trust-based relationships. An executive coach ensures development goals are purposeful and bring perspective to the best areas to focus.

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How to scale shared success through collaboration and trust

Kates Kesler

We don’t travel, eat, walk, drink together…and won’t anytime soon. By June 2020, 64% of workers already said they miss the social interaction they get from work. We are saving time by not having to commute or travel, yet many people spend more time on video calls than ever before. Real connections are deliberate.