Henry Mason, managing director of TrendWatching, talks to John Machin about how businesses can apply emerging trends to drive business insights We caught up with Henry Mason, managing director of TrendWatching and author of Trend-Driven Innovation, to find out how businesses can apply emerging trends to drive business insights and delight...
Portugal is quickly becoming a hot spot for those looking to pack up and seek out the leisurely lifestyle of sunny beaches, warm weather and napping in the afternoon on the patio. I know this because I recently attended a stag weekend in Lagos and met a huge number of...
If you are planning to have your property renovated or you are just starting the process of getting the builders (or yourself) in to make your home your dream home, then the upheaval and inconvenience that is just around the corner is probably going to come as a shock to...
By Paul Baines Just when we’re faced by the most momentous decision on the EU for 40 years, the media plays it straight. What’s happened to all the Euro bashing? The usual fear and loathing of all things European Commission? The ban on misshapen vegetables, the Euro-sausage, the forced decimalisation? It’s...
Light pours in through a wall of windows; whirring fans sway - suspended from a high ceiling; banquettes and chairs are upholstered in olive green velvet and leather; fine glassware sparkles on marble tables; designer lamps and distressed mirrors adorn the walls. Doors open onto an elegant, awning-covered terrace. This...
Building your own business from the ground up is a pretty enormous task. You have to be your own manager, your best creative mind, your own accountant. But do you really have to do everything yourself? Wouldn't it be nice if, at the very least, somebody else would take care...
by Beth Roberts, travel writer It’s 11.30pm on a Sunday night in Amsterdam airport - the tail end of a wild weekend, culminating in this most hideous of hangovers. Without warning, our long awaited London-bound flight disappears from the departures screen, cancelled due to the fog and marooning us in...
Prose by John S. Locke Justice was seen to be done today and a victory for working class people everywhere was seen to happen. Today was a victory for working class people against an establishment fully prepared to lie and damage the reputation of normal people to protect itself. A day...
By Ben Ramanauskas The recent revelation that many leading political figures around the world have been using offshore tax havens to hide their money has caused widespread outrage in the the UK and abroad. The Prime Minister of Iceland has resigned as a result, and there are calls by many...