The Problem
The future is faster than what we believe and hence everything changes faster than ever before. This convergence is speeding up at an exponential level which radically impacts current business environment.
In an age of continuous technological advancement, the next Facebook, Uber or Alibaba that transforms their industry could be just around the corner.
Research shows that the average…
SDG Impact Accelerator, which I helped to design and implement, conducted its first demo day on September 13, 2019, in Istanbul. In this pilot cohort, the startups focused on solutions for refugee populations, more specifically on two challenges: (1) Digital ID and (2)…
The problem-statement
Advancement of technologies is ready to create turbulence in organizational structure as well as power distributions and decision-making capabilities within organizations. Thus, culture will become vulnerable unless executives take necessary actions…
Education Strategy for All – Road to 2023
2 October 2019
Fact: As a global entitlement, every child has the right to access learning services. Although statistics show more children enrolled in school, the triple bottom line indicates failing learning trends. Most of the children are lack of the knowledge and skills to unlock their true potential and utilize it to establish value-added contribution to their society as well as to the world.
The…
The Disrupted Generation: “Z”
27 September 2019
The problem statement
The impact of the technological disruption on business, society and workforce is exponentially growing. Although it boosts innovation, agility and effectiveness, unrestrained disruption and societal friction have started to create “disrupted…
Existential Crisis – Higher Education in Danger!
25 September 2019
Today’s universities and other higher education institutions which were the significant cornerstones for the society to develop, are now struggling with the wave of rapid changes, propelled with the technological shift.
Overview: Higher education institutions are now…
As we recently discussed in our previous article, IBM Institute for Business Ventures announced its most recent study found that 120 million people worldwide will be required to retrain in the next three years in order to be ready to work with automation and advancing organic cognition.
Based on Council of Higher Education in Turkey, there are 7.7 million students enrolled to higher education. As…
Can Tech Solve California Homelessness
14 September 2019
California is the sixth-largest economy in the world: its GDP is $748 billion, which is more than Switzerland’s or Saudi Arabia’s.
California is also the most progressive state in America by all means. Ecologically, California is leading the environmental laws.
Organizations’ Challenge: Talent Shortage in the Digital Era
13 September 2019
Problem Statement
Noticeably, the talent shortage is one of the biggest challenges of the organizations. The talent shortage could reach more than 85 million people by 2030. Although C-suits well recognize the challenge, they do not step forward with well defined roadmap…
Is Disruption a Good Idea in Education?
11 September 2019
When the Fatih project took place, public schools began going digital few years ago, textbooks started to disappear from classrooms, and paper and pencils were no longer encouraged. All students from 1st to 12th grade would eventually get a tablet or laptop, aiming to reach the “one-to-one” ratio of one for each child that has become coveted nationwide. Teaching apps and digital…