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19 more stories to inspire positivity and creativity
Another week in lockdown brings another dose of 19 stories to boost morale, inspire creativity and help our readers stay connected and inspired.
News by " Maddyness
22.04.2020
19 more business pivots
COVID-19 is forcing companies to adapt quickly to change and redesign their products or services or even create new ones to respond to the demands of millions of people self-isolating around the world. Maddyness has selected more examples of these pivots from the UK and beyond.
News by " Maddyness
21.04.2020
A property market frozen and leveraged landlords at risk
In the recent weeks where we have seen communities locked down in self-isolation, a government urging people to stay home while daily commuters are still flocking to work and a frozen property market, landlords have understandably become uneasy. Due to the uncertainty of the period ahead, more and more tenants are contacting them to negotiate some kind of agreement as their incomes have been slashed in a world of zero-hour contracts.
News by " Adam Joseph
21.04.2020
Rolls Royce leads data collaboration to boost post-lockdown economy
British engineering giant Rolls Royce has announced the launch of Emer2gent, a data alliance collaboration aimed at sharing data across different sectors to jumpstart the economy after the COVID-19 lockdown. In the face of prolonged lockdown and economic catastrophe, could data be the answer to our problems?
News by " Simon Lovick
21.04.2020
AI startup Onfido to provide coronavirus immunity passports
Recently, Onfido created a free resource for not-for-profits and charities in healthcare, home service and education working on relieving the COVID-19 outbreak: "a fully automated document and selfie service for no cost for the next six months". This should help these organisations to save time by remotely verify identities and build trust as it's never been more important.
News by " Maddyness
20.04.2020
Microsoft for Startups unleash the StartupStrong guide
Since the pandemic began, innovators and businesses from around the world have produced blogs, launched emergency resource landing pages, made their events virtual, pivoted their products or services and recorded podcasts to support founders in crisis. To help entrepreneurs navigate this information overload, Microsoft for Startups has created their #StartupStrong guide.
News by " Maddyness
20.04.2020
Redefining how we work in a changed world
We are only a few of weeks into the crisis, and what is already clear is that for many sectors of the economy the way that people work is going to change for ever, and in ways that we have not yet anticipated.
News by " Ed Parker
20.04.2020
Aiming for optimism
This week I have been speaking to a few members from the global business community to gauge their positioning in terms of our model of the four stages of emotional response: from uncertainty and frustration to acceptance and optimism. What has become apparent is the truly global nature of the pandemic challenge. China, previously in severe lockdown, has eased restrictions on its own citizens while firmly banning entry to outsiders. Sweden, bold in their response, has yet to enter a total lockdown and perhaps never will, while the USA grapples with different approaches in different states. All are now dependent in some way on how the other acts.
News by " Alexandra Pearson
17.04.2020
Books to inspire in uncertain times
As the lockdown and self-isolation continues, here is a selection of books that you could be reading. They will inspire and entertain and give great lessons to help you grow your business and yourself. On top of that, they will give you things to talk about in the world outside of your startup.
News by " Maddyness
16.04.2020
Pile of generic books
UCL and IBM Cloud address COVID-19 challenges
To tackle the challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, UCL and IBM have collaborated to create the IBM Industry Exchange Network (IBM IXN). This educational partnership aims to develop an experimental program to enable students in the UK and beyond to work on proof of concept research and development projects using IBM technologies.
News by " Maddyness
16.04.2020
Can your startup navigate corona infested waters?
With the global pandemic such as COVID-19, it is hard to escape and could be one of the biggest biological disasters to impact the planet. The situation became oh too real yesterday evening as I said goodbye to my sister who is working in the NHS as front line staff. Saying goodbye today, because we can't see each other for the next six to eight weeks due to self-isolation when she lives one road over, hit home the impact of COVID-19 is touching everyone's life.
News by " Darren Rebeiro
15.04.2020
Adapting to the new normal and moving forward
Richard Leslie of The Sourcing Hub looks at the fundamental changes that are taking place in management, communication and talent management as we live in lockdown. Changes he argues that can be drastically beneficial to the tech industry, and changes that COVID-19 has proven that we are capable to make.
News by " Richard Leslie
15.04.2020
19 more business pivots
COVID-19 is forcing companies to adapt quickly to change and redesign their products or services or even create new ones to respond to the demands of millions of people self-isolating around the world. Maddyness has selected more examples of these pivots from the UK and beyond.
News by " Maddyness
14.04.2020
Another 19 bits of light news
Another week in lockdown brings another dose of 19 stories to boost morale, inspire creativity and help our readers stay connected and inspired.
News by " Maddyness
13.04.2020

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