The following article, by SAMI Fellow Richard Walsh, was originally published in the April edition of the IPTF newsletter. A few weeks ago when Italy was at the centre of the…
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After Covid-19 the world WILL be different
This article is written in May 2020 and explores some potential impacts – beyond the immediate – of the current Covid-19 pandemic. It is based on an original (longer) piece…
Pandemic-3.0 – from crisis to transformation – part II
The first part of this blog explored the context – ‘what if’ the pandemic is contained, OR it continues (with mutations, policy failures, medical gaps etc)? And then, ‘what if’…
When wildcards hit, your contingency planning is tested. Did you have enough of the key equipment or resourcesstockpiled, are you able to switch production fast enough? The coronavirus outbreak exposed issues in government planning around the availability of critical items – personal protection equipment, ventilators, testing facilities having the required chemicals. But wildcards – by …
When wildcards hit, your contingency planning is tested. Did you have enough of the key equipment or resourcesstockpiled, are you able to switch production fast enough? The coronavirus outbreak exposed…
Pandemic-3.0 – from crisis to transformation
At terrifying speed the Covid-19 global pandemic has brought a multitude of deaths, the lock-down of half the world’s population, and the decimation of its economy. The material facts of…
Business and the Public Good - Part 2
In a previous blogpost, I outlined the problems caused by business narrowly focussing on their own interests. Here I look at some ways forward. THE PUBLIC GOOD Adam Smith said…