This year’s World Intellectual Property Day is themed “IP and Youth: Innovating for a Better Future”, recognising youth-led solutions and the drive to make progressive changes for a sustainable future. As we celebrate, we discuss the importance of registering your intellectual property assets, and how youth can protect their innovative solutions as they endless create and thrive across diverse industries.

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Every year, Malaysia releases some 200,000 TVET graduates into the working world, and yet some of them struggle to secure jobs in Corporate Malaysia and are forced into the gig economy. This, when TVET graduates in other parts of the world are providing a lifeline for big tech, and are being moulded into technopreneurs. How can Malaysia elevate its TVET pipeline to ensure we don’t fall behind? And how do we remove the stereotypical perception that a bachelor's degree is “better” than TVET?

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It’s Earth Day. And this year, instead of doing the usual, you know - turning off your lights for an hour, or attending Earth Day events to buy merchandise and foods, or  joining a tree-planting or cleaning-up event - we want you to think long-term when you think Earth Day. We want you to “Invest In Our Planet”. With a line-up of five social enterprises, they show us how they take the lead as we take more steps to protect Mother Earth.

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Executives and employees are changing the workplace narrative from the Great Resignation to the Great Upgrade. This movement demands that organisations refocus on improving their peoples’ experience, and puts a renewed emphasis on retention—an opportunity for organisations to transform themselves to meet the evolving needs of their workforce. So how can companies keep the great talent they already have, attract new talent to best complete their teams and align with the needs of the new way of work?

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Gaming has evolved over the past few decades and gone from having a small following of computer nerds to drawing over 2.7 billion players in 2020. Major publishers like Tencent and Sony Interactive are earning in the billions, announcing major consolidations like the recent Bungie takeover and Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. 

But are all gamers the same? And where is all that money coming from in gaming advertising?

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With international borders rapidly reopening globally, Malaysia welcomed more than 250,000 people crossing borders since the reopening on 1 April 2022. Starting with a positive note, what does the future trajectory for tourism look like for Malaysia? And what can Malaysia do to attract more tourists? Could the number of incoming tourists revert to pre-pandemic level? We speak to Hannah Pearson, Founding Partner of Pear Anderson to get more insights on the current stats and outlook of Malaysia’s tourism.

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With the ‘Great Resignation’ still in full force, it seems like many people are finding happiness in companies that provide better work-life perks than their previous employers. Or is that really the case? While significant change is always encouraged to battle burnout, heightened stress, and toxic work culture, it seems like it doesn’t always fix the problem. We speak to an expert in psychology to find out why making major changes may not be a cure for everyone experiencing burnout.

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A Toronto-based nonprofit, FoodShare, is now paying candidates who are offered an interview $75. CEO Paul Taylor says that prospective hires shouldn't "bear the costs of an interview," which could include commuting, transit costs or child care. And if candidates are required to complete an interview-related presentation, FoodShare "will financially compensate the candidate for that work at a rate equal to the hourly rate for the position." So should employers start paying candidates to take part in job interviews? Should you assign tasks to interviewees before hiring them? What does the future of hiring ethics look like?

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Shein may have the fast-fashion market cornered, but a growing number of its customers are calling for increased accountability from the company as designers continue to accuse it of ripping off their work. We discuss the impact of having your designs, products or prints “used as inspiration” and how small business owners can protect their trademark and designs.

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From remote to hybrid working, talent shortages to the Great Resignation and now the Great Reshuffle - the pandemic pushed us to rethink and reimagine the employer-employee dynamic for better work productivity. Are Malaysian employers ready to transition fully to adapt to employees’ needs? And what does the future of talent recruitment look like? We explore more with Oswald Yeo, Co-Founder & CEO of Glints, an online talent recruitment and career discovery platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan.

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