How to fight a Tsunami with a yoga mat – IMPRESSO #1

Find out how to fight a tsunami with a yoga mat from SAP, that Quantum Computing is just around the corner, and how robots are really like in Germany.

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SAP fights the tsunami with a yoga mat

What can you do when it fells as if a tsunami is crashing you at work? SAP’s mindfulness training course “Search Inside Yourself” answers that question and is currently being rolled out globally. Practising mindfulness enhances people’s sense of satisfaction, raises their motivation levels and promotes creativity. More than 70 courses were scheduled for 2016, with about 5,000 names on the waiting list. Read more

 

Move Over – Quantum Computing is coming!

Over the last 10 years, most people assumed that Quantum Computing developments have been very futuristic. It’s like in the beginning of the computer age. Scientists cannot tell you (yet), for what they may use this new level of data processing machines. It will enhance the ability to solve complex data handling that is not possible today and the applications may ranging from optimization to artificial intelligence and machine learning. Read more

 

Robo’s updated image in Germany

Robots are much more prevalent in Germany than in the US or elsewhere outside China. Scientists found evidence that more robot-exposed workers in fact have a substantially higher profitability of keeping a job at their original work place. In contrast to the predominant perspective, robots do not destroy existing manufacturing jobs but rather induce firms to create fewer new jobs for young people. Read more