Author Archives: Steve Mahaley

Starbucks and the impact of implicit bias training

Employees of Starbucks Coffee in the United States and Canada will receive “implicit bias” training. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy Dr. Javeed Sukhera, Western University On Tuesday, Starbucks stores in the United States will close for part of the day to … Continue reading

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People who live in diverse neighbourhoods are more helpful – here’s how we know

The Conversation – April 16, 2018   Shutterstock. Jayanth Narayanan, IMD Business School Whether or not diversity is a good thing is still a topic of much debate. Though many businesses tout the benefits of diversity, American political scientist Robert … Continue reading

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Virtual Reality: Defining and Applying

There is quite a lot out there at the moment about virtual reality.  News just today in the NY Times assesses the current position of this technology in Gartner’s hype cycle – apparently we are now in the “trough of … Continue reading

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