Jamie Woodruff

Jun 27, 2024 | imd.org | Tomoko Yokoi |Jamie Woodruff |Joseph Bradley |Mark J Greeven

Something curious is happening in Europe’s labor markets. On the one hand, employers continue to report skills shortages: according to the European Commission, two-thirds can’t find the talent they need. On the other, the supply of labor has actually increased, with rising retirement ages and economic pressures prompting people to work for longer. The percentage of Europe’s working population who are aged 60 or over has more than doubled over the past 20 years.

Jun 26, 2024 | imd.org | Michael Wade |Amit M. Joshi |Jamie Woodruff |Karl Schmedders

Since the dawn of video games, there have been gaming competitions. But for decades, such contests were regarded as beneath the hallowed realm of ‘sports’. This began to change in 2003, when the first Esports World Cup was held, and over the last two decades, digital competition has gone from strength to strength. Where once it may have seemed odd to watch others play video games, sites like Twitch and YouTube have popularised spectatorship.