When we started #DDX, we were clear that we wanted to build a company and culture with flexibility; this was not in response to the pandemic, but more because the 3 of us founders wanted to (and still want to) enjoy a work life balance. How do you define that and enforce it in the workplace?

 Since the start of the pandemic, people around the world have grown accustomed to working and learning remotely, spending their leisure time at home, and purchasing items via online retail platforms. Many have also become more cautious when interacting with the outside world, particularly when commuting or travelling on holiday.As we have discussed earlier in this series of articles, the metaverse is a natural extension of this trend toward digital living. By presenting an immersive, fully interactive world that is also customisable, the metaverse lets users creatively express their digital identity in all its forms. Let us look now at the socioeconomic implications of this technological shift, in Thailand and beyond.

Business and technology taught us all how to make things bigger. Scaled-up assembly lines enabled an age of mass production, with taller buildings, faster vehicles, and greater connectivity reflecting our progress. This explosion of growth built the world we enjoy today, but at a great cost: We consumed resources at an unsustainable rate, and began to pollute land, sea, and air at very dangerous levels. We must pursue smart city ideals now in order to fulfil the promise of our smart century, and pass an even more inspiring world down to the next generation.