Economic and public health recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic are closely related, as is true with any regional, national, or global catastrophe. What makes pandemic recovery so different from most other disasters is that its impact cycle is significantly more sustained and progressive. The U.S. economic recovery strategy for COVID-19 has been short-term financial relief […]
Few would be unfamiliar with the age-old paradox, “Which came first…the chicken or the egg?” There can be positions taken (sometimes quite entrenched ones) on each side of this circular argument. The outcome, however, has little bearing on the current or future state of “chickendom.” Conversely, in the business/corporate sphere a similar argument relative to […]
The Microsoft short film Productivity Future Vision (2011) provides a glimpse into a world where every moment in every person’s life is ultimately productive. Schedules, communication, travel, business collaboration, even philanthropy are marvelously, seamlessly integrated, shrinking the world literally to the palm of each hand. While not clearly obvious in the film, such productivity is […]