A lot of institutional funding goes to established partners and towards well-understood problems. And that’s good! But it also leaves some critical blank spots that are underfunded — especially…
The pandemic has shaken up most organizations’ strategic plans. Rather than on long-term strategy, the focus was on immediate needs: Getting through this quarter or the next, taking…
To simplify how to think about the role of strategic planning, I’d like to share some basic lenses that have been helping me in my work over the…
I’m excited to introduce a new interview series: Corona Crisis — Lessons for the Future of Cities. Over the last few months I had the opportunity to talk to…
In fact, all our societal systems need more resilience. Have you noticed how the pandemic interrupts not just the day-to-day social lives and — for many — their economic…
I want to share a few words on how I try to make it easier to connect with all the coronavirus-related lockdown rules in place. After a couple…
If we’ve learned anything over the past few months of lockdowns and the global corona-pandemic related slowing down of everything it’s this: Efficiency is brittle. Resilience is key.…