Field Notes from the Frontlines of Complexity
Receiving a foreign delegation: practical DOS, DON’TS, and where to find them Recently I’ve hosted workshops for an American company, currently going through a process of integration with a Cyprus-based company. One of the American participants approached me after a workshop with a pretty curious question: “I am receiving two colleagues...
The China Room: A Hidden Symbol of Diplomacy in the White House When people think of diplomacy in the White House, they often picture high-stakes meetings, press conferences, and state dinners. However, one of the most understated symbols of diplomacy lies quietly on the ground floor: the China Room. Origin of...
You don’t get kicked out of a kingdom quietly. When PwC – a consulting titan with revenues in the billions, was handed a one-year advisory ban by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), the message wasn’t whispered. It was broadcast across boardrooms from Riyadh to New York PwC The Fall...
On May 19, 2025, AIMS returned to London with its third editionHeld under the theme “Intercultural Futures: AI, Sustainability, and the Next Era of Global Innovation,” this year’s gathering united global thought leaders, innovators, and policymakers around one purpose: to shape the moral and cultural frameworks guiding tomorrow’s technologies. What was AIMS...
By Ozan ÖzsavaşcıPresented at AIMS London 2025 The emergence of artificial intelligence represents a critical turning point for global entrepreneurship. This article explores how AI, has begun to reshape access to opportunity—particularly for small entrepreneurs from less advantaged backgrounds. Using comparative narratives of two fictional entrepreneurs, Ahmet (from Turkey) and...
By Liu Liu – LIC Board Member Presented at AIMS London 2025 My article today is a slightly unusual path into this topic: through computer games. And specifically, how gaming—powered by AI—is transforming how we teach, preserve, and emotionally connect with culture, history and heritage. Gaming as a Bridge Between...
By Dr. Britta Simon DMET – Certified HeartMath Professional Presented at AIMS London 2025 There’s no doubt that AI-supported technology has already been shaping healthcare for years—supporting diagnosis, therapy planning, and outcome projections. For instance, AI tools do an excellent job detecting cancer and analyzing imaging data faster and more accurately than...
By Prof. Dr. Anabel Ternès von Hattburg Presented at AIMS London 2025 Why the Future Needs More Humanity – Not Less The Age of AI Needs More Human According to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report (2025), by the year 2027, nearly 44% of core skills required in the workforce will...
By Nicole Farid – LIC Board Member Isn’t it amazing that green tea and matcha—something that started in China and flourished in Japan thousands of years ago—can now be found on almost any high street around the world? What caused this journey across the globe? And I’m not just talking...
By Liu Liu and Agnieszka Rachwał-Müller In our tightly connected world, leadership extends far beyond borders, industries, and even time. True global thinking, according to Liu Liu—an experienced manager who has worked with teams and projects in nearly 50 countries—rests on two critical axes: time and geography. When fully understood...
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