Bold predictions and book recommendations from you, our readers

We asked, and readers didn’t hold back. Here are their insights about what’s coming in 2026 and must-read books.

These $1,000 bamboo homes survived a major earthquake

To make disaster housing more resilient in Myanmar, Blue Temple and Housing Now turned to a cheap local material.

This one key insight will change how you think about change

Another problem lies in how we study change itself. Typically, researchers at an academic institution or a consulting firm ...

5 shifts every modern leader must make to build trust in the age of skepticism

With institutional trust in free fall, it’s not enough for leaders to quietly support their company’s mission. It’s time to ...

What 11 top designers want to redesign in 2026

From lookalike SUVs to AI interfaces, designers from Figma, Microsoft, Pentagram, and more reveal the objects, places, and ...

Roblox is trying to stop U.S. adults from talking to kids on its platform

This implementation is our next step toward what we believe will be the gold standard for communication safety,' the ...

The surprising ways AI could reduce bias at work

AI’s most underappreciated debiasing potential may not lie in correcting how we evaluate others but in helping us see ...

Lawmakers want to ban AI toys. Lego wants kids to build AI themselves

Sliwinski says Lego wanted to move past the two dominant narratives around AI and children. One frames AI as an unstoppable force that will render kids obsolete before adulthood. The other calls for ...

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