Ethylene The most important petro-chemical? This colourless, flammable gas is in plastics, polyethylene, polyester – so in car parts, bags, packaging, chewing gum, anti-freeze, textiles & water bottles. I in 5 tons comes from the USA, mostly Texas Guessed the Word? Series 17 (7/7) [pic: dbchandler]
Restart New stuff is so cheap, it’s uneconomic to mend. Hold a restart party, where volunteers fix things. Let’s demand the “right to repair” what we buy: saves valuable skills & the planet from needless waste Guessed the Word? Series 17 (6/7) [pic: amaury-salas]
e-commerce Tech can save the high street through click-&-collect, the fastest growing element of on-line retail. A ‘real’ shop is a showroom for online sellers + a single collection point for stuff bought from many web retailers Guessed the Word? Series 17 (2/7) [pic: emre-karatas]
New Consumers are both curious & fearful of anything new. Familiar, but surprising, goods/ services will appeal. Powerful ‘pre-awareness’ examples: Star Wars, James Bond, Harry Potter Guessed the Word? Series 17 (3/7) [pic: annca]
Un-retire 1/4 of Britons un-retire within 15 years of leaving work. Men, higher-educated & healthy people more likely to return, but no clear link between financial difficulty & un-retiring Guessed the Word? Series 17 (5/7) [pic: pablo-hermoso]
Trust Big Tech is losing our trust. Fake news, minimal tax payments, ads alongside extremist content, poor attitude to harassment, unfair terms, & unsuitability for kids. Public sentiment is turning against the tech giants Guessed the Word? Series 17 (4/7) [pic: ElisaRiva]
Happy New Year! Guess the Word and Contact Us for prizes! Series 17 starts soon….. 1st letter of each post Title (in a Series) spells a business word (spelt correctly, backwards, jumbled up or as an anagram). Previous answers: Series 16 was Zzz (sleep, rest & recharge) Series 15 spelt W-E-N (NEW) Series 14 spelt X-A-M-S (XMAS) Series 13 spelt V-E-L-U-A …
Zzz… Rest and work are close partners. Many truly great professionals plan leisure and creativity-boosting time-off with the same seriousness and thought as their work Guessed the Word? Series 16 [photo: nile]
Sleep & rest are the best nurses and allow the mind to recharge, ferment and incubate ideas. It may be that rest, more than work, is the ultimate source of big transformations! Neuroscience confirms that the resting brain is nearly as energetic as the engaged brain Guessed the Word? Series 16 …
Merry Christmas! Guess the Word and Contact Us for prizes! Series 16 starts soon….. 1st letter of each post Title (in a Series) spells a business word (spelt correctly, backwards, jumbled up or as an anagram). Previous answers: Series 15 spelt W-E-N (NEW) Series 14 spelt X-A-M-S (XMAS) Series 13 spelt V-E-L-U-A (VALUE) Series 12 spelt T-O-Q-U-E (QUOTE) Series 11…