America and UK Response Comparison
Staying Safe
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
As an American in the UK, I’m watching the different responses across my two “home” countries with both interest and trepidation. Here, most kids are still in school, and the government is seemingly “behind the curve” in mandated social distancing, making some people a tad nervous. A thoughtful explainer from Ed Yong. Link to original Read more…
Macroeconomic Impacts of COVID-19
Data and Metrics
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
McKinsey’s current projections on likely macroeconomic impacts of COVID-19: Best case: Global GDP in 2020 falls slightly Worst Case: Global GDP meaningfully contracts in 2020, recovery begins in Q2 2021 Other great gems in this report, too (e.g. responses of CEOs to a survey about current workstream changes). Link to original FB post
COVID Overview Webinar
Uncategorized
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
Terrific overview read, recapping a recent New York Academy of Sciences webinar. Some good news: “Over the next few days, we’re no longer going to see testing as the bottleneck that it was in the early phase,” she (Dr. Julie Gerberding, former head of CDC/current Merck exec) said. Some less good news: “It’s very important Read more…
Helping Service People
Staying Safe
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Here’s a “tip” for today: 1. Open up your Venmo app. (Yep, right now. We’ll wait.) 2. Find a person who normally provides you a service and whom you pay or tip through Venmo. (Your stylist, your pedicurist, your cleaning person, your babysitter.) 3. Send that person a “virtual visit” payment or tip, of any Read more…
As an American in the UK, I’m watching the different responses across my two “home” countries with both interest and trepidation. Here, most kids are still in school, and the government is seemingly “behind the curve” in mandated social distancing, making some people a tad nervous. A thoughtful explainer from Ed Yong. Link to original Read more…
Macroeconomic Impacts of COVID-19
Data and MetricsLindsey Leininger, PhD MA
McKinsey’s current projections on likely macroeconomic impacts of COVID-19: Best case: Global GDP in 2020 falls slightly Worst Case: Global GDP meaningfully contracts in 2020, recovery begins in Q2 2021 Other great gems in this report, too (e.g. responses of CEOs to a survey about current workstream changes). Link to original FB post
COVID Overview Webinar
Uncategorized
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
Terrific overview read, recapping a recent New York Academy of Sciences webinar. Some good news: “Over the next few days, we’re no longer going to see testing as the bottleneck that it was in the early phase,” she (Dr. Julie Gerberding, former head of CDC/current Merck exec) said. Some less good news: “It’s very important Read more…
Helping Service People
Staying Safe
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Here’s a “tip” for today: 1. Open up your Venmo app. (Yep, right now. We’ll wait.) 2. Find a person who normally provides you a service and whom you pay or tip through Venmo. (Your stylist, your pedicurist, your cleaning person, your babysitter.) 3. Send that person a “virtual visit” payment or tip, of any Read more…
McKinsey’s current projections on likely macroeconomic impacts of COVID-19: Best case: Global GDP in 2020 falls slightly Worst Case: Global GDP meaningfully contracts in 2020, recovery begins in Q2 2021 Other great gems in this report, too (e.g. responses of CEOs to a survey about current workstream changes). Link to original FB post
COVID Overview Webinar
UncategorizedLindsey Leininger, PhD MA
Terrific overview read, recapping a recent New York Academy of Sciences webinar. Some good news: “Over the next few days, we’re no longer going to see testing as the bottleneck that it was in the early phase,” she (Dr. Julie Gerberding, former head of CDC/current Merck exec) said. Some less good news: “It’s very important Read more…
Helping Service People
Staying Safe
Alison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Here’s a “tip” for today: 1. Open up your Venmo app. (Yep, right now. We’ll wait.) 2. Find a person who normally provides you a service and whom you pay or tip through Venmo. (Your stylist, your pedicurist, your cleaning person, your babysitter.) 3. Send that person a “virtual visit” payment or tip, of any Read more…
Terrific overview read, recapping a recent New York Academy of Sciences webinar. Some good news: “Over the next few days, we’re no longer going to see testing as the bottleneck that it was in the early phase,” she (Dr. Julie Gerberding, former head of CDC/current Merck exec) said. Some less good news: “It’s very important Read more…
Helping Service People
Staying SafeAlison Buttenheim, PhD MBA, Co-founder & Advisor
Here’s a “tip” for today: 1. Open up your Venmo app. (Yep, right now. We’ll wait.) 2. Find a person who normally provides you a service and whom you pay or tip through Venmo. (Your stylist, your pedicurist, your cleaning person, your babysitter.) 3. Send that person a “virtual visit” payment or tip, of any Read more…
Here’s a “tip” for today: 1. Open up your Venmo app. (Yep, right now. We’ll wait.) 2. Find a person who normally provides you a service and whom you pay or tip through Venmo. (Your stylist, your pedicurist, your cleaning person, your babysitter.) 3. Send that person a “virtual visit” payment or tip, of any Read more…
