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What is popular culture?

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The music, dances, movies, performances, art and other forms of expressive media enjoyed by a society.

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What are smart homes?

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Homes supplied with internet-connected lighting, heating and other electronic devices.

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What is gig-economy?

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Labour market in which individuals and organizations exchange short-term/task-based services using digital platforms.

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What is subculture?

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Smaller culture groups that exist within a larger culture.

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What is the youth culture?

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The culture and social norms of teenagers and young adults.

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What are online communities?

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A group of people united by a shared interest who use a digital tool to communicate with each other.

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What is fluidity?

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The ease with which can join/leave digital subcultures.

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What is radicalization?

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The use of the internet to share ideas and resources that are radically different to those in mainstream society.

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What is diversification?

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It is when a company enters into a new market industry.

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What is horizontal diversification?

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Is when a business adds on products or services that are complementary to their core business.

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What is conglomerate diversification?

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When a business adds new products that are completely seperate from their existing operations.

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What is vertical diversification?

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When a business takes over a new part of their supply or production chain.

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What is concentric diversification?

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When a business adjusts their existing products lines to meet a wider customer audience.

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What is Inclusive?

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In business this refers to an enviroment in which people of all backgrounds feel valued, safe and respected.

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What is discriminate?

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The unjust treatment of people based on gender, social identity, race or disability.

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What is a psychometric survey?

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It is a survey designed to measure an individual’s mental capabilities and behavioural style.

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What is a digital nomad?

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A person who works remotely and is not tied down to any particular location.

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What is crowdsourcing?

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Collecting ideas from the internet.

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What is crowd funding?

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Collecting money over the internet to support start-ups, charities, and other causes.

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What is microwork?

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Short term projects completed quickly for payment.

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What is sharing economy?

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Assets that are shared between individuals.

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What is Gamification?

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Applying elements of a game playing to other activities to encourage participation or efficiency.

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What is e-commerce?

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The buying and selling of goods and services online.

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What is a brick and mortar store?

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A retail outlet with a physical building.

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What is a brick and mortar store?

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A retail outlet with a physical building.

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What is a online market place?

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A digital platform that allows individual sellers and buyers to trade.

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What is E trading?

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The trading of financial products such as stocks, bonds, or other assets online.

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What is microtargetting?

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Is the strategy of using consumer data and information to create personalized content and advertisements

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What is crypto currency?

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A digital currency that uses blockchain technology to create a decentralized encrypted ledger.

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What is cashless society?

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A society in which all transactions are carried out electronically.

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What is micro-transactions?

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The purchase of virtual goods for small sums of money in games/apps.

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What is a loot box?

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A virtual consumable that contains a mystery item. These can be purchased or won in games/apps.

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What is additive manafacturing?

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Adds raw materials, layer by layer to build an object or product, as in 3D printing.

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What is Subtractive manafacturing?

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Creating an object by cutting or carving a larger material into the desired shape.

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What is borderless selling?

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The process of selling goods across national borders.

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What is global sourcing?

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Buying materials, goods and services from all over the world.

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What is offshoring?

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The practice of moving corporate operations overseas.

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What is outsourcing?

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The practice of moving corporate operations to another company.

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What is reshoring?

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The practice of bringing back previously outsourced jobs back from overseas.

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What is near sourcing?

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The practice of establishing operations as close to where the end products are sold as possible.

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What is in sourcing?

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The practice of finding existing employees to complete a task rather than outsourcing it.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety in animal and plant life in a particular ecosystem.

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What is an ecosystem?

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It is a community of living organisms and the physical enviroment they live in.

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What is E-waste service?

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A business that collects out of date electronic devices and sorts them into recycbalbe and non-recyclable elements.

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What is Planned obsolescence?

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It is the development of products with intentionally short lifespans so that companies can get repeated sales as devices are replaced or upgraded.

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What is a carbon footprint?

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The total greenhouse gas emissions caused by a person, place or product.

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What is infrastructure?

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The structure and facilities, such as roads, buildings or power supply, that allow a place to operate effectively.

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What is distribution?

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The movement of products from farmers and growers to customers.

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What is transhumanism?

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A movement that aims to use technology to evolve and augment the human experience.

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