For Chris Stevens, Industry Week contributor, 2020 is a year that has necessitated so much change that the new normal is starting to feel more like business as usual. Here are the lessons learned from the COVID-19 crisis that can help you navigate into the...
You can create an insurmountable gulf between you and your competition. It all starts with applying a unique lens to your product—one that hardly anyone uses. Monocles, Lorgnettes, and Spectacles I love a good lens. Not the kind we put on our faces, although a stylish pair...
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) were published in 2008, and updated in June, 2018. It’s estimated that 22 percent of adult Americans have at least one disability. The WCAG documents explain how to make web content more accessible to people with disabilities. ADA website...
What’s in store for you the next time that you fly? Industry experts suggest that airlines will have a difficult balance to achieve between safety and profits. Some of the changes that occurred during the height of the COVID-19 infections may shape the future of...
Most people have been very frustrated with the amount of time it has taken to implement widespread COVID-19 testing. The world was certainly not ready for the number of people that needed to be tested because of the pandemic. I partner with multiple medical device...
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued changes to its workplace guidance to help prevent workplace exposure to COVID-19. Some of the changes include: Employers can ask employees if they have flu-like symptoms. They can inquire why an employee is absent from work and to...
If you are complying with CDC recommendations, and need to install sneeze guards (plexiglass shields), we can help. Sneeze guards are large shields made of plexiglass that create a physical barrier between people. Social distancing mandates that people stand at least 6 feet away, but...
Even though the majority of the population is under stay at home orders, the world-wide web and social media has allowed the majority of us to stay connected as we’ve never done before! With that, many of us are beginning to realize just how connected...
How will the pandemic affect the global economy? The Kiplinger Letter suggests that we can expect a GDP decline of -30% in Q2, and with a major rally, GDP may only reach -4% for the year. Unemployment will rocket to all time highs (from 4%...
Since 1958, China has used a residency permit (hukou) that determines where you live, where you work, where your children go to school, and even influences whom you choose to marry. The system allows policymakers to regulate the movement of people to achieve national objectives. Today,...