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Cyclical Econo-Mindsets

To begin with, let us answer the question: what exactly are Cyclical Econo-Mindsets?
The term simply refers to the way lived reality creates mindsets in individual people, and how the collective behaviour or reaction to those mindsets engenders or creates a reality of their own.

Religion in the Modern Workplace: How to Get It Right

Religion unquestionably plays a large role in the everyday lives and experiences of most people, but religious sentiments and ideas are often, by design, conspicuously absent in the modern workplace. The reasons for this are multiple, from the unwelcome difficulty of maintaining diversity and fairness amongreligious groups within the workforce, to the risk of discriminationContinue reading “Religion in the Modern Workplace: How to Get It Right”

A Conversation About Gig Work, in the African Context

So what exactly is this “Gig Work” everyone is suddenly raving about? “Gig work” typically refers to any short-term or part-time work carried out by temporary workers or employees; the term originates from the American word gig, which was used to refer to bookings and engagements by musical performers, and that concept of a time-limitedContinue reading “A Conversation About Gig Work, in the African Context”

The history of pizza, and how travel shapes how and what we eat

Pizza is one of those food items that everyone has definitely seen or heard about at some point, even if we may have never tasted it before. This popularity is a testament, in many ways, to the journeys pizza has made around the world, and how that movement exposed the dish, both to innovation andContinue reading “The history of pizza, and how travel shapes how and what we eat”

How Visual Content and Storytelling Drives Travel Destination Marketing

As much as we may travel around the world in search of luxury, comfort and excitement, the primary thing that drives tourism globally is our human desire to experience and interact with new people, places, ideas and narratives. In other words, it is our unique stories that attract us to each other, and it isContinue reading “How Visual Content and Storytelling Drives Travel Destination Marketing”