Enterprise Explores

In a world suddenly fearful of touch, voice technology and proximity sensors are gaining momentum. Systems like Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa and Apple’s Siri have seen strong growth in recent years and this current pandemic has only accelerated that.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lokal founders Jani Pasha and Vipul Chaudhary were convinced that what India’s non-English speaking internet population needed was more context for news; they assumed that it might solve the fake news problem.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hygiene and cleanliness have become defining factors in the battle against COVID-19. As such, many wet markets are struggling to resume business due to noncompliance with government-imposed SOPs. As a silver lining, this could mean the rise of cleaner, safer, more efficient wet markets in the future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our work-from-home dream is slowly coming to an end for many of us. It’s back to the office! But how much has our office spaces changed throughout this pandemic? Many office redesigns are seemingly going back to traditional cubicle designs, so where does this leave the open office concept for the future of office spaces? We also speak to Timothy Tiah, Co-Founder and Executive Director at Colony Co-Working Space on factors to consider during a redesign.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Data from a global survey held in March 2020 revealed that 70 percent of responding internet users worldwide were using their smartphones or mobile phones more as a direct result of the coronavirus outbreak. So it’s of no surprise that tense and painful neck muscles are normal for many people these days. So time to lower your gaze and not your head to ease this pain.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The fitness industry is in the midst of a digital transformation. Fitness, like just about every industry from transportation to leisure, has witnessed the emergence of digital as a force for change, and brick and mortar gyms are having a tough time keeping pace.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Calling 2020 a challenging year for event organisers would be an understatement. The global COVID-19 pandemic has led to widespread cancelations and forced folks in the event and conference industry to quickly find a plan B. But, there is a silver lining. Event planners have used their creativity and forward-thinking to move events online. This means greater accessibility and more opportunities to attend some of the biggest and best events, summits, and conferences in the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The pandemic has hastened the move from offline to purely online for many retailers, and one of them happens to be tech giant Microsoft. The conglomerate announced that it would shut all 100+ of its brick and mortar outlets, leaving only four to be turned into ‘experience centers’. It’s a big move, but is it really surprising for a company that’s more software than hardware these days?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No one was prepared for COVID-19. No one but a handful of epidemiologists and visionaries — including, most famously, Bill Gates in his now-viral TED talk — had an inkling that the next global pandemic was a matter of when and not if. In retrospect, our unpreparedness is embarrassing and almost inexcusable. All the more so considering everything we know about HIV, SARS, MERS, and, most recently, the Ebola and Zika epidemics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For many, shopping over this period of pandemic is a luxury however, with many brands and retailers under immense financial pressure, sales and discounts are aplenty. But what are the right strategies in adopting ecommerce and how should the PENJANA stimulus package help local ecommerce platform players?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.