For people who rarely say no to anyone, it can be particularly difficult the first few times. What you’ll find, however, is that people will develop a healthy respect for you and your role if you’re able to confidently and calmly say no when appropriate.

Where once upon a time, farmers needed to spend hours travelling around the farm to understand what was happening with their crops, today’s farmers are now able to keep an eye on things with the click of a mouse or the swipe of a finger.

In the growing field of satellite technology in precision agriculture, it seems we’ve only begun to scratch the surface of new possibilities as the information beamed down from these man made heavenly bodies becomes more available and affordable.

As the workplaces, schools and homes around us change before our eyes, the role of UX designers in shaping this new promises to be as historically significant as any previous field of human endeavour.

Digital communication tools have made it easier than ever to connect with colleagues anywhere in the world, however, it seems technology has a long way to go before it can usurp physical spaces and human interaction as proven tools for improving productivity and morale.

With the UN predicting that food production will need to increase by 70% before 2050 to cope with an additional 2.3 billion people, the uptake of IoT technology in agriculture could be a key part of the solution for feeding a growing planet.

After a century of debate over how to balance the needs of people and nature in Australia’s fragile ecosystems, impact investment appears to now be offering an economically and environmentally sound solution.