Once upon a time, during the pioneer era in a faraway land called America, a young man named George invented a device that would fundamentally change the recording of life and history forever. George Eastman, the bank clerk, went on to found Kodak, the creator of snapshot photography, one of...
Ingredients for an entrepreneurial environment
By: Jeanette Teh Earlier this month, the World Economic Forum (WEF) ranked the UAE as the 12th most competitive nation globally, outperforming established countries such as Denmark, Canada, Australia and France. Despite UAE’s seven-place improvement over last year’s ranking, the report provides several areas of improvement, including the need to focus...
Social Entrepreneurs unleashing creative destruction for social change
By Issam Kassabieh and Jeanette Teh Revolutionary is one way to describe social entrepreneurship, the phenomenon that is spreading across the MENA region. As explained by the Middle East Youth Initiative (MEYI), a joint initiative of the Wolfensohn Center for Development and the Dubai School of Government, social entrepreneurship is...
Developing Human Capital for the Knowledge Economy
By: Jeanette Teh With the hope of making the UAE one of the best countries in the world, Vision 2021 aims to develop the UAE into a competitive knowledge economy through the promotion of innovation and research and development. In an era marked by continuously dipping oil prices, the focus...
New Opportunities and Realities at the Crossroads
By: Jeanette Teh In this VUCA world characterised by volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity, humanity is at a crossroads, faced with both challenges and opportunities. During the 4th Annual Crossroads Event organized by the Harvard Business School Club of the GCC on March 29 in Dubai, a few themes emerged...
