Topic: Innovation

Study shows that convenience of mobile wallets boosts consumer traffic and generates other spill over effects.

As technology becomes better, smarter, smaller and cheaper, more and more services will be shifted from humans into the hands of robots.

Responding to the challenges posed by innovative business ideas requires innovative thinking.

The unique interplay of AI and data will fundamentally affect how we live, work and play.

Despite the feverish interest surrounding ICOs, most retail investors have little understanding of this innovative fundraising method.

When high-profile companies move out of Singapore it is natural for many to wonder whether the city-state has lost its aura.

Because of the way they are run, family firms could have an advantage when it comes to being truly innovative.

A recent Think Business forum tackles the emerging challenges and opportunities in digital marketing.

Creative people are more likely to think “out of the box” - including, sometimes, in directions that stray into the bounds of unethical.

Persuading households to change their behaviour can yield substantial savings.

We may live in a tech-driven world, but every business interaction remains fundamentally a human interaction.

The name of the game is entrepreneurial creativity, says NUS Business School Dean Bernard Yeung.

Entrepreneurship is a key driver of growth, but local case studies have been in short supply.

Social entrepreneurship offers an innovative approach to tackling poverty and its attendant social and health problems.

Consumer-to-consumer platforms such as eBay, Amazon and Taobao are major engines of growth in electronic commerce.In 2015 China's online ret...

Pokémon Go marks Nintendo's first strong entry into the mobile gaming marketPokémon Go, the latest incarnation of the Pokémon franchise, has...

The Long March was an arduous trek through some of the toughest terrains in China, which allowed Mao's Red Army to escape Jiangxi after mass...

In Iran South Korean period TV dramas have become so popular that millions of Iranians organise their mealtimes to avoid missing the shows....

Is the workplace becoming an old dog-free zone?Singapore's Ministry of Manpower recently reported that almost half (47 percent) of the count...

Accepting and learning from mistakes can lead to innovations and new discoveriesMaking mistakes and learning from them is integral to human...

Innovations and errors are inextricably linked.The trail that leads to discoveries, new processes and inventions involves entering and explo...

Regularly ranked among the world's best airlines, the focus of Singapore Airlines (SIA) can be summed up in one word – customer.The world of...

The way in which Apple selects and manages its suppliers is an important factor in the company's success.Apple rates quality, technological...

After more than 120 years in business, Philips continues to innovate to improve people's lives. With a global workforce of around 120,000 ac...

For entrepreneurs and innovators one of the biggest and most difficult questions is when to take the plunge and commit to turning their cher...

From an unlikely partnership between an Austrian businessman and a Thai tycoon, drinks firm Red Bull has delivered astounding results.Founde...

Today's educators face an enormous challenge staying on top of rapid advances in technology. From developments in mobile applications to the...

Growing up in Pondicherry in South India, Navi Radjou observed that Asians have an in-built creativity when it comes to conserving resources...

Jay Walker's Library of the History of Human Imagination is housed at his home in ConnecticutWhat drives innovation? It's a question that in...

Liak Teng Lit wants to shake up the meaning of healthcare. Last year the CEO of Singapore's Alexandra Health Systems oversaw the opening of...