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Trust Is Usually Good, But Less So In A Pandemic

The Horizons Tracker

Trust is almost universally seen as a positive in society in that it binds together our interactions with others, underpins commerce and cooperation, and generally helps us function with one another effectively. By using cellphone data the researchers were able to capture mobility around 302 cities between February and April 2020.

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The Role Connection Plays in a Democracy

Michael Lee Stallard

Can we embrace the spirit of E Pluribus Unum and move forward in 2021 as people who value connection, cooperation and making progress together toward the common good? underscore the need for cultures of connection to become the norm in our communities, workplaces and governing bodies. .

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To Innovate in a Big Company, Don’t Think “Us Against Them”

Harvard Business Review

The idea started with two Janssen employees, Annick Daems and Enrique Esteban, who were spearheading an initiative to increase the company’s diversity of thought and experience. Their proposal would solve a diversity and inclusion problem, but the impact on the company’s bottom line wasn’t clear.

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Rethinking Security for the Internet of Things

Harvard Business Review

As consumer demand for connected devices increases (and projections from Cisco and others suggest that there will be 50 billion connected devices by 2020), traditional manufacturers will, en masse, become manufacturers of connected devices. The Public/Private Cooperation We Need on Cyber Security. Encourage a skeptical culture.