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Are our cities designed to make heat waves worse? Environmental consultant Oliver Bolton explains: “Tarmac and rooftops radiate heat, while green spaces stay dramatically cooler.” As urban temperatures rise, so do health risks and energy demands. But nature offers solutions: more trees, green roofs and sustainable design can cool cities and improve wellbeing, suggests Bolton. How can we adapt urban spaces to fight climate change? Share your thoughts in the comments. https://lnkd.in/gc6yvskE
CEO at Earthly | Optimistic Keynote Speaker | Host of Wilding Earth | On a mission to Restore >1% of the Planet by 2030
Nature cools ❄️. Concrete and tarmac burn 🔥. This is what that looks like. This infrared footage captures the Urban Heat Island Effect in action: Tarmac, concrete and rooftops radiating intense heat. Green spaces staying dramatically cooler, even under the same sun. The difference can be as much as 12°C. And it matters more than most people realise. ⤷ Hotter cities mean higher risks: more heat-related illness, pressure on healthcare, and even avoidable deaths ⤷ Energy demand surges as air conditioning ramps up, adding to emissions ⤷ And those worst affected are often communities with the least access to nature and the fewest resources to adapt But the good news is: nature works. ⤷ A 10% increase in tree cover can lower local temperatures by up to 2°C ⤷ Green roofs can cool buildings by up to 5°C, reducing the need for artificial cooling ⤷ And greener cities support better mental and physical health, reducing stress, improving air quality, and creating spaces to connect, move and breathe This is more than a design challenge. It’s an opportunity to rethink urban resilience. By 2050, 68% of the world’s population will live in urban areas. Cities don’t have to fight against nature. They can thrive with it. 🎥 Sky News
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Welcome to the Wrap-Up – your summary of the day's top news and talking points, curated by LinkedIn News Europe. Check out the slideshow below and click or swipe to view the next item. 💡 Share your views on today's topics in the comments below. 👉 ABBA star's investment firm raises €1bn for first music fund – Bloomberg News https://lnkd.in/g5gZAbAz 👉 Global markets slide amid fears over US tariffs – The Guardian, Financial Times https://lnkd.in/dv4feXzr https://lnkd.in/gHP-cHw8 👉 Put together a 'prep doc' to ace your next interview – Heike Young https://lnkd.in/gw-9H_RN 👉 Today's debate: Working for yourself has its perks, but is it always better? Simon Squibb weighs in https://lnkd.in/gwtPJDSU 🗳️ Poll of the Week: Should workplaces allow employees to bring their dogs? Cast your vote here and check Friday's Wrap-Up for the results: https://lnkd.in/gTeKRQ9R #TheWrapUp
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Welcome to the Wrap-Up – your summary of the day's top news and talking points, curated by LinkedIn News Europe. Check out the slideshow below and click or swipe to view the next item. 💡 Share your views on today's topics in the comments below. 👉 EU to limit Apple, Meta fines under Digital Markets Act – Financial Times https://lnkd.in/eJBYE7Z2 👉 Partial solar eclipse to be visible across Europe on Saturday – Euronews https://lnkd.in/e4AMuQCK 👉 How to stand out in this new era of work – Timothy Armoo https://lnkd.in/em-fFZKa 👉 Today's debate: What would make you give up a well-paid job? Yasir Sacranie weighs in https://lnkd.in/ebiHUEqd 🗳️ Poll of the Week: What do people get wrong about age in the workplace? Check out the results: https://lnkd.in/dVjCHzg9 #TheWrapUp
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Have you ever heard someone get recognition for being a "boyboss"? Likely not, because historically men have been perceived as the norm in leadership positions. Legal expert Fatima Hussain, invites us to examine how our language around leadership might inadvertently reinforce gender stereotypes: "True empowerment isn't about adding a gendered prefix – it's about removing the assumption that leadership has a gender at all." What are your strategies for mindful communication and overcoming any unconscious bias? https://lnkd.in/giS4ykNM
Look at him! What a boy boss. 💅 Sounds strange, right? That’s because we never say boy boss. We don’t need to. The default assumption is that a boss is a man. But terms like girl boss, power woman, or She-EO exist because we still feel the need to highlight when a woman holds a leadership position. While often well-intentioned, these labels actually reveal how deeply gendered our language is—and how much work we still have to do. 🙌 Language is a powerful tool. It doesn’t just reflect reality; it shapes it. When we add qualifiers like girl or she to leadership roles, we reinforce the idea that women in these positions are exceptions rather than the norm. These words, instead of empowering, subtly remind us that leadership is still seen as a male default. True empowerment isn’t about adding a gendered prefix—it’s about removing the assumption that leadership has a gender at all. It’s about making sure that when we say boss, CEO, or leader, we automatically picture women just as often as men. ✨ That’s why gender-inclusive language matters, but even more importantly, language as a whole is a tool for change. The way we speak about leadership, ambition, and success influences how the next generation sees their possibilities. If we want a world where women in power are the norm, we have to start by speaking like it. 💥 So let’s move beyond girl boss and just say boss. Let’s recognize women in leadership not as exceptions, but as leaders. Because words don’t just describe the world—they create it. 💫 #LanguageMatters #GenderEquality
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Should companies allow dogs in the office? When a dog came to recruiter Laura M.'s office, her coworkers' morale went up and stress levels fell. "Grown adults abandoned years of professionalism to sit on the floor," she writes. "People risked their reputations to baby-talk in public." A 2021 US study found that the presence of dogs in the workplace lowered stress, improved communication and boosted social cohesion. In workplaces which allowed dogs, people were more likely to openly address problems, employees felt they had more autonomy and flexibility and space was given to find solutions when mistakes happened. There can be challenges though, Harvard Business Review reported in 2023, including dog phobias, religious or cultural traditions, hygiene and allergy concerns and the potential for disruption. Should dogs be allowed in the workplace? Vote in our poll and have your say in the comments. Sources: Laura M: https://lnkd.in/erSQJt54 Harvard Business Review: https://lnkd.in/eCgbyqBB Animals journal: https://lnkd.in/edeUaTpX.
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Artificial intelligence is shifting the creative landscape. Greg Isenberg, CEO of Late Checkout, argues that, with execution now easily accessible, people can offer the greatest creative value with their original ideas and strategic vision. Isenberg emphasises that the future of creativity will focus on breaking rules and generating unexpected concepts. "Execution is cheap, ideas are everything." What are your thoughts on how AI is changing creativity? https://lnkd.in/g_XGbp64
CEO of Late Checkout, a portfolio of internet companies
Beautiful design is now a commodity. I've spent the last 24 hours with ChatGPT 4o images, and it's clear we've entered a new reality: "Execution is cheap, ideas are everything." For decades, we were told the opposite. Everyone had ideas. Few could execute them well. The ability to turn a concept into reality separated the winners from the dreamers. But in an AI world, it's completely flipped. When anyone can execute at 90% perfection with the right prompts, the limiting factor becomes the quality of your ideas. The creative direction. The strategic insight. The unique perspective. The most successful companies I'm seeing are shifting resources from production to ideation. Less time pushing pixels, more time exploring concepts. They're running 20-30 creative directions where they used to do 2-3, because the cost of trying ideas has collapsed. In a world where anyone can create a beautiful website, logo, or packaging, the winners are focusing on the things AI can't (yet) simulate: I think it's authentic relationships, innovative products, and unique perspectives. The real advantage is in knowing when to break the rules of good design in ways that resonate emotionally. The human touch is becoming less about execution and more about strategic deviation from the optimized norm. This is creating strange new dynamics in hiring too. When I started our design agency LCA, we hired for world class technical skills - mastery of tools, execution ability. But now we care more about hiring for conceptual ability and creative direction. People who consistently generate novel ideas rather than perfect executions. Obviously, top tech skills still matter, but way less. As AI makes "good enough" design accessible to everyone, the market is splitting. At the low end, good enough is actually good enough. But at the high end, there's a premium on the truly unexpected - the ideas an AI wouldn't generate because they break conventional patterns. I think we're heading toward a bifurcated creative world: automated beauty for most purposes, with human creativity focused on creating the unexpected, the ideas and approaches an AI wouldn't think to try because they don't follow established patterns of "good design." The challenge for most of us now isn't "how do we execute this idea?" but "which ideas are actually worth executing?" Like this Sam Altman meme that @phill__1 on X created. Really smart. Execution is cheap, ideas are everything. Tremendous alpha in it. You're an idea person now. We all are? Note: we wrote a book on designing products in the AI age and giving away the PDF for free here https://lnkd.in/dpSWbkhN
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Welcome to the Wrap-Up – your summary of the day's top news and talking points, curated by LinkedIn News Europe. Check out the slideshow below and click or swipe to view the next item. 💡 Share your views on today's topics in the comments below. 👉 EU aluminium trade deficit hits €11.1bn – Eurostat https://lnkd.in/dDrQwz8g 👉 Humans driving biodiversity loss for every species – The Guardian https://lnkd.in/eTFa9xMG 👉 Why you should reframe your thinking about creativity – Caoimhe de Fréin, https://lnkd.in/dYtNs_Ae 👉 Today's debate: Are we missing the point when we focus on hybrid v remote? Anu Sauramaa weighs in https://lnkd.in/d3TEPwMm 🗳️ Poll of the Week: What do people get wrong about age in the workplace? Cast your vote here and check Friday's Wrap-Up for the results: https://lnkd.in/dVjCHzg9 #TheWrapUp
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Welcome to the Wrap-Up – your summary of the day's top news and talking points, curated by LinkedIn News Europe. Check out the slideshow below and click or swipe to view the next item. 💡 Share your views on today's topics in the comments below. 👉 Women in EU could gain €700 in wages a year – Euronews https://lnkd.in/eKrGfhYh 👉 Investors await European AI returns – Reuters https://lnkd.in/ezqu2hkm 👉 Turn a job description into a check list – Patricia Mellars https://lnkd.in/eSbM8YHA 👉 Today's debate: Should employers deliver job rejections over the phone? Paula Campion (Skerry) weighs in https://lnkd.in/eQKR5Fxb 🗳️ Poll of the Week: What do people get wrong about age in the workplace? Cast your vote here and check Friday's Wrap-Up for the results: https://lnkd.in/dVjCHzg9 #TheWrapUp
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Welcome to the Wrap-Up – your summary of the day's top news and talking points, curated by LinkedIn News Europe. Check out the slideshow below and click or swipe to view the next item. 💡 Share your views on today's topics in the comments below. 👉 Tesla sales in Europe continue downward spiral – Financial Times, BBC News https://lnkd.in/dv3Gj94w https://lnkd.in/dVJqu84z 👉 Klarna has become the leading founding factory in Europe – Sifted https://lnkd.in/ddD8Q2gd 👉 How to embrace power to enhance your leadership goals – Simona Stoytchkova https://lnkd.in/d-mq97Sf 👉 Today's debate: Is building a personal brand important for career success? Ash Jones weighs in https://lnkd.in/dmAU_4Ni 🗳️ Poll of the Week: What do people get wrong about age in the workplace? Cast your vote here and check Friday's Wrap-Up for the results: https://lnkd.in/dVjCHzg9 #TheWrapUp