Japanese Gen Yers are often called the ‘enlightened generation’. Yet while they’re more self-aware and less materialistic than their parents, they’re also more risk-averse. Can the Tobitate! Young Ambassador Programme convince them to leave the comfort of home and study abroad?

When you’re trapped in your clinical, white cubicle at work it can be hard to feel creative. Start-up HeadBox is bringing inspiration to the office. Its online marketplace lists venues in London that are available for rent, offering a range of creative spaces from vaults to boats.

Students of the 21st century are hungry for a career that can give them the world. Many are leaving school laden with ambition, entrepreneurial spirit and an impressive history of extracurricular activities, but can the career landscape really offer what they’re after?

For many aspiring entrepreneurs delivery logistics can be just as tricky as conceptualising a service or manufacturing a product. Can Amazon Launchpad – a new platform for showcasing items and handling sales and delivery – make it easier for start-ups to get off the ground?