Know How To Read The Room at Commencement And They’ll Always Love You
The commencement address on graduation day is, at its best, the speech a generation remembers: generous, not too long, and pitched precisely at people about to walk into the world. The commencement season of May 2026 has produced something different. The boos came when the speakers mentioned a single subject. By the next morning, the videos were everywhere.
What Happens When Society Can No Longer Replace Itself?
Population collapse is a far greater risk to civilisation than climate change, according to Elon Musk. Buried in the hyperbole is a question that some of the world's most rigorous demographic researchers have been asking for decades, and one that is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. What happens when a society can no longer replace itself?
Can Anyone Actually Value SpaceX?
SpaceX is targeting a valuation of $1.75 trillion which would put it above every S&P 500 company except Nvidia, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon. Was it a coincidence that Elon Musk chose April Fool’s Day to file confidentially for what could be the largest initial public offering in history?
The Influencers: Howard Yu on How to Build for Any Future
Most LinkedIn "experts" have opinions. Howard Yu has data, factory visits, and 25 hours of research behind every post. With every company he studies, the LEGO® Chair of Management and Innovation at IMD asks who is building the capabilities that will matter in five years.
10 Of The Best And A Few Of The Rest – Our Wrap Up Of The Articles That Mattered To You In 2025
Whether you're planning for what comes next, or simply want to revisit the themes that have guided you through the year, we hope this reflection offers both perspective and inspiration for the year ahead.
Are We Running Out Of Time To Trust AI? Watching The Architects Take Risks We Can’t Undo
When TIME named the “Computer” its Person of the Year in the early 1980s, the mood was unambiguously optimistic. The personal computer promised productivity, creativity and empowerment. Four decades later, the architects of artificial intelligence inherit that legacy - but without its most convenient excuse. The Computer Pioneers Didn’t Know What They Were Unleashing. The Architects of AI Do.
3 Ways To Reclaim Sunday as a Day of Life, Not Labour
Why has Sunday has become a shadow workday? What research reveals about this behaviour, and how to use the workweek to free Sunday once again for what it was meant to be: a day off.
7 Ways Elon Musk Could Spend Half a Trillion Dollars
Elon Musk has become the first person to reach $500 billion net worth. This is physics-defying money. So how do you spend it? It’s no easy task, because if he lives until his mid 80s he has to spend nearly $2 million every hour. Here are seven ways he could spend his fortune.