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So much has been written about artificial intelligence, or AI since its birth around 60 years ago. Recently, conversations about AI started to take a negative turn, including a UN statement warning...

“There is a special feeling of satisfaction when we make any item with our own hands,” my dear friend Sofia Henriques told me when we were chatting about life, culture and entrepreneurship a few...

Have you heard the story of Vini? Vinicius Junior, just like many heroes we know, rose from a little known ambitious young man, to one of the most inspiring sports stars in the world. This 23-year-old...

Do you remember that one (or several times), when you rushed to submit an assignment at the last minute? A recent quick scan of the United States National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan’s points on...

Have you ever wondered where did the concept of money come from? Around 5,000 years ago, according to historians, Sumerians in one of the earliest civilisations based in Mesopotamia, needed to develop...

Have you ever thought of a name for our present days? For example, we have heard of the Bronze Age, the Iron Age to refer to the time our ancestors invested in converting our earth’s natural...

I am proud to belong to the people of our region, yet, there are a few brands that I do not appreciate in our world, one of them is using the ‘Middle East’, and what I appreciate even less is...

Ten years ago, DEI, a new term, became the cool new kid on the block in every forward thinking work environment. As working environments around the world sought to adopt best practices for a...

Nothing gives power to ideas and turns them into reality like inspiring brands. Ideas like free trade, sustainability and entrepreneurship are attractive to nations because our conversations about...

Who would have guessed that children's stories written around two thousand years ago are still influencing our leadership styles to this day? Asian cultures, from the east to the west are fortunate to...

One of the most invigorating, life and career experiences is learning about the world of enterprise development.A few years ago, I had the opportunity to serve as the head of the social investment...

I have never come across an institution that hit the ground running, with carrying out their mandate, as the Royal Academy of Management of the Sultanate of Oman, abbreviated as RAM.Since its...

When was the last time our world enjoyed peace? Modern historians might tell you that it was the long peace after World War II, or the hundred years before World War I.The truth is we modern human...

Where do stories come from? Have you ever wondered why did our ancestors at a certain point in time decided they were going with incorporate communication with a beginning, a middle and an end when...

Words cannot express how tragic is the lost loss of life, nature, and infrastructure in natural disasters.At the beginning of the year 2023, humanity witnessed another devastating earthquake wreak...

It seems as if by the time we memorise a new global term, another newer term enters the scene. For example, we recently learned about frontier technologies, then pandemic terminologies and now we are...

Early January is always special, not only because it brings hopeful vibes for beautiful beginning but also because it’s associated with global and national major events. Nationally, the Sultanate...

When was the last time you visited the library for research?For me, it was a few years ago near Barcelona, Spain, because it was snowing outside, and I wanted to surf the internet. Chances are our...

No matter what gift you will receive in any upcoming holiday, chances are it is not going to receive the same global attention as the gift received by Lionel Messi.Christmas came early for Messi, the...

Sweet November is usually a cool month when the weather is colder, families are together, and holidays are always just round the corner. However, there are two global events that made this November...