Read of the week: Disruption Amplified [Part 1]

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Disruption Amplified: Reset. Rewire. Reimagine Everything, by Abdullah Verachia “ is a punchy and timely commentary on issues that are of strategic importance in our time.” - Professor Nick Binedell, Founding Dean, Gordon Institute of Business Science.

As we open our minds to the possibility of a world that looks different to the reality we’ve become accustomed to, many of us are asking what we might expect from a post-COVID-19 environment. It is overwhelming at times to try and piece together a mental mind map of what we might be dealing with in the future. But what are the implications of these rapid shifts to our personal freedoms or investment approaches, how we educate our children and which careers we should prize in the future?
3 Nov 2020 English South Africa Business · Careers

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