Why are employers becoming more like educators? How can micro-enterprises boost business innovation? What are Gens Y and Z looking for at work? In this part of the 2019 Expert Outlook, we speak to three experts about what draws people to certain companies and what they seek to stick around.

As Singapore’s average work day stretches beyond the traditional nine-to-five, a lack of physical activity and unhealthy diets have caused employee medical plans to rise in price. How is tech start-up Smartfuture helping to steer office-dwellers in Asia towards a healthier work-life balance?

Having grown up in the digital age, children nowadays face vastly different problems to their parents. To help kids adapt to these fresh challenges, the UK government is looking to introduce compulsory school classes on relationships, keeping safe online, and mental health.

Older Gen Zers are heading to college and, soon, to work. This highly connected, driven and pragmatic cohort craves a sense of community, but on its own terms. How can universities and brands help them find a sense of human connection through the digital tools they’re so at home with?

Amid constant technological distraction, getting schoolchildren to read – let alone take pleasure in it – is more challenging than ever. Newsela offers a concise, engaging, and timely alternative to out-of-date textbooks with news stories, speeches, and papers rewritten according to reading levels.

Yoga and meditation are evolving from personal pursuits to institutional aids as employers, schools, prisons, and the NHS seek to tap into their physical and mental health benefits. How can the widespread adoption of these practices help enhance the wellbeing of society as a whole?

As the employee perks offered by companies become even more outlandish – from unlimited holiday to in-house saunas – many companies are moving away from traditional hierarchies and workspaces. But union membership is rising, particularly among the under 35s. So are these trendy bosses and their happiness officers getting it wrong?

Many radical decisions have transformed Chinese company Haier from a fledgling refrigerator maker to the world’s top appliance manufacturer. The latest? Unleashing the power of its 80,000-strong workforce by fostering ‘intrapreneurship’ or allowing individual employees to act as micro-entrepreneurs.