On an unusually sunny day in Amsterdam, I sat across Dennise Yeh, a Taiwanese-born, internationally-bred businesswoman. Dennise is currently the Chief Growth Officer at a coffee consultancy start-up that provides training to stakeholders throughout the coffee value chain, in addition to having their own line of sustainable and innovative coffee. She has previously worked with
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Walking into Roua Atelier in Amsterdam Oud-West instantly transported me back to the art class I took and loved as a child. I was greeted with an inviting laugh into a large, open space lined with boxes of craft material and finished handiwork. Smooth jazz music plays softly in the background, “I love jazz and
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The use of vaccine passes aren’t without precedent – in the 1920s, most American schools required proof of smallpox vaccination from children wishing to attend. Nevertheless, talks of introducing the Covid-19 vaccination pass (termed as the Digital Green Pass) by the European Commission seem to be causing an especially controversial debate, especially within a population
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Holding the virtual interview with Tom Standage on Facebook Live was comically ironic – the discussions that were about to unfold advocated for the redistribution of power away from social media monopolies, and yet we were using the largest one of all. Being a journalist, author and technology wiz, the recent political, technological and social
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Denise van Wijk is an Associate at Oliver Wyman and the global lead of Women at Oliver Wyman (WOW). WOW is a network that promotes, supports and empowers gender diversity at Oliver Wyman and aims to foster an environment in which women can thrive. Recently, Denise and her team organized a global webinar series that
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Lucie Fink Morris is a New Yorker and an established video producer and lifestyle host, having been featured on The Today Show as a millennial expert when she was only 19 years old. She started her impressive portfolio while she was a student at Johns Hopkins, with content ranging from 30-second stop motion videos to
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In a recent documentary about Pope Francis titled Francesco, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church seemingly expressed support for same-sex civil unions. To quote Pope Francis directly, he stated that “homosexuals have a right to be part of the family. They are children of God and have a right to a family. Nobody should
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Ms. Patel is a senior consultant at Deloitte and a content creator on social media, posting insightful weekly videos and posts on management consulting. She has amassed impressive achievements such as graduating from Imperial College with a bachelors in engineering, where she participated in setting up multiple start-ups before landing her current role. Kajol actively
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Title: The Power of Habit: Why we do what we do and how to change Writer: Charles Duhigg Year of Publication: 2013 Review: Charles Duhigg is an investigative reporter for the legendary New York Times. In this book, he takes his readers through case studies and real-life experiences revolving around the Habit Loop. Duhigg argues
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In an increasingly aware global population, sustainable and clean energy sources are topics almost everyone have heard of by now. The recent environmental catastrophes due to global warming include Australia. Australia is both a significant exporter and user of coal. It is also the world’s largest coal exporter, with over half of its energy exports
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Faye Simanjuntak is an 18-year-old Indonesian human rights activist and founder of Rumah Faye, a non-profit which helps trafficked, sexually assaulted, and/or exploited children. She was chosen to be one of the youths highlighted in Indonesian Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2020, and rightfully so. She started the organization when she was just 12 years
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Towards the end of March this year, the weekly jobless claims in the United States increased by 1000% during the first bout of the pandemic. As of June, the country has reported an unemployment rate of 11.1%, which is an improvement in comparison to its previous peak rate of 14.7% in April but it is
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By now, we are all well versed in the gist of the pandemic we are currently living through. Well-versed might even be an understatement; over the course of the year, seemingly all news outlets have focused on the pandemic or subjects related to it almost exclusively. Majority of us have familiarized ourselves with the statement
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