5 reasons why travelling Thailand in the low season is amazing!

If you hear the phrase “wet season” and shiver, you’re not alone. Many people who’ve not experienced the country run (or fly) in the opposite direction at the thought of massive rainstorms eating away at their beach time. But wet season also translates to ‘low season’, and savvy travelers know…

20 Top Travel Destinations for 2020

From surprising emerging destinations like South Korea and Lebanon to old favorites like Peru and New Zealand, here are our top holiday destinations for 2020 that are sure to spice up your life with adventure.  Emerging destinations 1. South Korea Sitting pretty on the edge of the Korean peninsula and…

The un-beer-lievable price of beer around the world

It may not be a boozy time of year (hello, Dry January our old friend), but that doesn’t mean you can’t brush up on your knowledge of the price of beer* around the world in preparation for your next trip. Or as inspiration for your next trip! No judgement here.  …

5 potential new UNESCO World Heritage sites for 2020

If you’re anything like us, your bucket list is as long as the line at the departure gate when the check-in staff announce that the plane is ready to board (your seat isn’t going anywhere, people)! Maybe it’s full of palm-fringed beaches, late night cities or thrilling bungees and sky dives.…

How to Leverage Choice to Elevate Your Coaching Game

Nearly half of your daily activities are habitual, for better or for worse. You don’t think about them, you just do them. You have simple, decades-old habits, like brushing your teeth, that you don’t have to think about. You also have more modern habits like waking up and instinctively grabbing…

Where UX Design Is Headed in 2020

By Keith Shields, CEO at Designli Users have never had more choice than they do today. To solve any given challenge, there are dozens of software products available, and new products are continually being introduced to the market. Software companies struggle to retain users as newer, shinier products appear on…

State of the Union Offered Little for Business Amid Toxic Politics

Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night unfolded against a backdrop of both high-stakes political drama (the impeachment trial) and farce (the clown car of an Iowa caucus whose results dribbled in throughout the evening). Viewers able to divert their attention from those spectacles approached the President’s speech with…

10 Disruptive Trends for 2020

Twenty years ago, when I started advising startups and Fortune 500 companies on their innovation strategies, a “2020 vision” served as a key staple in most business planning efforts. The future is finally here. Emerging technologies catalyze disruption. But 2020 promises to be especially extra turbulent. Election year dynamics, coupled with…

The 7 Sneaky Ways You’re Losing Time Through Email Each Day

How much time do you think you spend emailing each day? Each week? Chances are, it’s a bigger source of time expenditure than you realize. During each workday, the average worker spends 209 minutes checking their work email, and 143 minutes checking their personal email. In total, that’s nearly 6…