AI in business has nothing to do with technology

There’s a question that the world’s most powerful tech companies have been avoiding for years. Not because they don’t know the answer. But because the answer is uncomfortable. The question is this: if artificial intelligence is so transformative, why are most organizations seeing virtually no real improvement in their productivity? Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft—a…

What is really happening when we ban devices in the classroom?

In recent years, the educational debate has been framed in rather simplistic terms: introducing more technology into classrooms as synonymous with progress. Tablets, mobile phones, screens… Everything seemed to point in a single direction: the more digital, the better. However, over time, a discomfort that is difficult to ignore has begun to emerge. Not because…

From wanting to be important to doing things that matter

We live in an era where visibility has become a collective obsession. We are seduced by the idea of being “important”: accumulating likes, followers, awards, media appearances. As brands and as individuals, we have learned—sometimes unconsciously, sometimes consciously—to live outwardly, to define ourselves by the gaze of others, to build our identity on the recognition…

What will be left for humanity when machines can do almost everything?

There’s a question that has been hovering over every conversation about artificial intelligence , every conference, every newspaper headline for years. A question that generates more fear than curiosity, more paralysis than action. And it is this: what will be left for humankind when machines can do almost everything? The McKinsey Global Institute has just…

The paradox of commitment in southern Europe

For centuries, marriage was one of the most stable institutions in European societies. It organized family life, structured the household economy, and marked the beginning of adulthood. Today, that system is undergoing a profound transformation, especially in southern Europe. Spain, Italy, and Portugal are experiencing a simultaneous triple change : people are getting married later,…