Five Key Takeaways from the 2018 Chicago Forum on Global Cities

Last week, the IESE Cities in Motion team had the opportunity to attend the 2018 Chicago Forum on Global Cities, a three-day international conference organized by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Financial Times. The event, with more than 80 speakers and delegates from over 35 countries, brought together global leaders and decision…
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How do we deal with uncertainty?

The job of president of the United States seems cut out for a lawyer-cum-professional politician profile possessing a degree of charisma and gravitas. There are procedures, protocols and customs to be followed, along with a particular usage of language. Lawyers seem to fit the profile. Our most recent example is Barrack Obama whom the commentators…
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Outfoxing Mr. Fox

  We are back to the Brexit issue again, no surprise! Indeed, it is no surprise when we see how we are bungling forward to the ultimate fudge of the century. We are now getting near the date when both the EU and UK should agree on the final terms of Brexit, but matters are…
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Chinese Travelers: The More Outbound Movement, the More Tensions?

I guess we have all seen, heard or experienced the notorious Chinese tourists – the flag-following groups with impressive photographic equipment, who seem to be everywhere. Although the first part of the description can be easily seen as stereotypical, the notion about them being ubiquitous seems to become more and more supported by actual numbers.…
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