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How Crises Affect Innovation

The Horizons Tracker

The Covid pandemic had a significant impact on innovation in healthcare, but there are signs that the changes might be proving short-lived. A recent study suggests, however, that the collaborative and open approach to innovation that came to the fore during the pandemic might have a better chance of enduring.

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Does Decentralization Help Deliver Effective Migration Policies?

The Horizons Tracker

Two of the most common are referred to by the researchers as “municipal activism” and “municipal passivism” When municipalities are more active, they find their own resources and develop their own policies to manage the situation they have locally. These leaders really make a difference.

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How The Financial Crisis Saw Support For Populists Rise

The Horizons Tracker

The financial crisis of 2008 had global implications, but perhaps one of the most considerable was its impact in bolstering support for populist politicians. Research from MIT highlighted how people who succumbed to financial difficulty after the crisis became attracted to populist politics and politicians.

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UNCTAD Report Argues For A New Approach To Tackling Financial Crisis

The Horizons Tracker

A paper from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) argues that this monetary and fiscal policy could make the global recession worse and inflict damage that exceeds that seen during both the financial crisis of 2008 and the Covid pandemic. This is a matter of policy choices and political will.

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Why Identity Matters For Climate Policy

The Horizons Tracker

Successful climate policy requires cooperation among nations, but as we’ve seen during the Covid crisis, it can be very easy for nations to look inwards and prioritize their own citizens to the detriment of others. For people of the east, their concerns focused more on economic development and energy security.

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Wellbeing at Work

Leading Blog

If you follow this blog, it is obvious to you that this impacts relationship, creativity and innovation, energy, and trust. Make wellbeing part of career development conversations. Your organization’s ability to bounce back from a public health crisis, or any crisis, depends on how resilient your employees are.”

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Is America Losing Its Innovation Edge?

The Horizons Tracker

In the latest edition of the Global Innovation Index, the United States came home in 3rd spot. Over the years the Index has been produced, the US has always maintained a presence in the top 10, underlining the innovative potential of the country. “Recent developments are placing additional stress on the U.S.