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COVID-19

About the COVID-19 Power of Ideas Collection

As we face the staggering ramifications of the novel COVID-19 virus throughout our work and personal lives, the Milken Institute is creating a special, digital edition of Power of Ideas focused on how we build and rebuild meaningful lives. We are calling on government officials, industry leaders, medical researchers, media, and others to offer their diverse perspectives on the pandemic and its effects. This collection of essays will explore the implication of the virus across health, finance, aging, education, technology, entertainment, and more.  

Economics

With Businesses Struggling to Fill 6 Million Jobs, We Need More Effective and Accessible Training
November 16, 2020
With Businesses Struggling to Fill 6 Million Jobs, We Need More Effective and Accessible Training

Tracy Palandjian
Sustainable Growth is Not a Utopian Goal
November 11, 2020
Sustainable Growth is Not a Utopian Goal

Mathieu Chabran
Economic Recovery from COVID Depends on a Citizenship Pathway for 11 Million Undocumented Immigrants
November 11, 2020
Economic Recovery from COVID Depends on a Citizenship Pathway for 11 Million Undocumented Immigrants

Alida Garcia
Closing the Data Gap to Rebuild a More Inclusive and Sustainable Economy
September 28, 2020
Closing the Data Gap to Rebuild a More Inclusive and Sustainable Economy

Shamina Singh
Canada’s Resilience Makes It an Ideal Place to Invest Post-COVID-19
September 28, 2020
Canada’s Resilience Makes It an Ideal Place to Invest Post-COVID-19

Mary Ng, Ian McKay
Four Ways People Might Tackle Our Global Issues after Coronavirus Ends, According to New Research
September 28, 2020
Four Ways People Might Tackle Our Global Issues after Coronavirus Ends, According to New Research

Hans Peter Portner
How COVID-19 Will Shape the Future of Homeownership
September 4, 2020
How COVID-19 Will Shape the Future of Homeownership

Michael Lucarelli
The Future of Inclusive, Sustainable Cities Relies on Public-Private Partnerships
August 10, 2020
The Future of Inclusive, Sustainable Cities Relies on Public-Private Partnerships

Chante Harris
Crisis Leadership: How to Weather the Storm and Optimize Performance with Rearview Perspective and Forward-Looking Vision
July 19, 2020
Crisis Leadership: How to Weather the Storm and Optimize Performance with Rearview Perspective and Forward-Looking Vision

Jill Granoff
This Pandemic Could Cause A Long-Term Shift in Car Ownership
July 13, 2020
This Pandemic Could Cause A Long-Term Shift in Car Ownership

Michael E. Webber
Why Upskilling Matters, Now More Than Ever
June 12, 2020
Why Upskilling Matters, Now More Than Ever

Art Bilger

COVID-19: An Institutional Investor’s Perspective
May 26, 2020
COVID-19: An Institutional Investor’s Perspective

Raphael Arndt
Rebuilding the Future: How the International Trading System Can Help
April 26, 2020
Rebuilding the Future: How the International Trading System Can Help

Judith Alison Lee
Staying the (Long) Course
April 19, 2020
Staying the (Long) Course

Jane Fraser
Standing Together in the Age of COVID-19
April 19, 2020
Standing Together in the Age of COVID-19

Ron O’Hanley
Our Mission Gives Our Work Meaning
April 10, 2020
Our Mission Gives Our Work Meaning

Alyssa Rieder
Will Inclusive Capitalism Rise in the Time of COVID-19?
April 9, 2020
Will Inclusive Capitalism Rise in the Time of COVID-19?

David Hunt
Advanced Predictive Analytics Could Protect Our Communities in the Future
April 9, 2020
Advanced Predictive Analytics Could Protect Our Communities in the Future

James Golden
The Anti-Globalization Pandemic
April 9, 2020
The Anti-Globalization Pandemic

Laurent Ramsey
COVID-19 and the World Economy: Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again
April 9, 2020
COVID-19 and the World Economy: Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again

Brian Coulton

Health

What We Know about COVID and What We Do from Here
November 23, 2020
What We Know about COVID and What We Do from Here

Richard Ashworth
One Out of 10 People Are Affected by Rare Diseases Globally—and We Must Listen to Their Stories
November 20, 2020
One Out of 10 People Are Affected by Rare Diseases Globally—and We Must Listen to Their Stories

Ludwig Hantson
Fixing the Food Supply Chain Could Prevent a Future, Even More Nightmarish Pandemic
September 21, 2020
Fixing the Food Supply Chain Could Prevent a Future, Even More Nightmarish Pandemic

Jim Mellon
America's Unhealthy Obsession with Health Care over Public Health Costs Us Dearly amid COVID-19
September 15, 2020
America's Unhealthy Obsession with Health Care over Public Health Costs Us Dearly amid COVID-19

Elena Marks
How Health Care Is Digitally Adapting to Provide Safety and Security During and After the Pandemic
August 30, 2020
How Health Care Is Digitally Adapting to Provide Safety and Security During and After the Pandemic

Kabir Nath
How Community Health Organizations Can Fight Two Public Emergencies at the Same Time
August 21, 2020
How Community Health Organizations Can Fight Two Public Emergencies at the Same Time

Garth Graham
We Must End Our Separate and Unequal System of Health Care
August 21, 2020
We Must End Our Separate and Unequal System of Health Care

Elaine Batchlor
Anthropause: The Quieting of the World from COVID-19 Can Lead to a Deeper Interconnection
August 18, 2020
Anthropause: The Quieting of the World from COVID-19 Can Lead to a Deeper Interconnection

Sharon Salzberg
Maternal Mortality: Reducing the Pandemic's Effect on Health Inequity
August 17, 2020
Maternal Mortality: Reducing the Pandemic's Effect on Health Inequity

Mary Ann Etiebet
Telehealth Expansion during Pandemic Ushers in New Era of Medicine
August 10, 2020
Telehealth Expansion during Pandemic Ushers in New Era of Medicine

Susan R. Bailey
Exposing the Long-Standing Under-Investments in Senior Hunger and Isolation
July 13, 2020
Exposing the Long-Standing Under-Investments in Senior Hunger and Isolation

Ellie Hollander
Social Distancing Drives Greater Need for Virtual Behavioral Health-Care Support
July 13, 2020
Social Distancing Drives Greater Need for Virtual Behavioral Health-Care Support

David Klements
Designing a Resilient Food System Post-COVID
July 13, 2020
Designing a Resilient Food System Post-COVID

Holly Bybee, Rebecca Chesney
Our Social Contract and the Coronavirus Pandemic
July 6, 2020
Our Social Contract and the Coronavirus Pandemic

Gary Puckrein, MD
Science Will Drive Recovery—and Everyone Has a Role
July 6, 2020
Science Will Drive Recovery—and Everyone Has a Role

Adam Schechter
COVID-19 and the Brain: Studying the Long-Term Impact to Advance Science
June 8, 2020
COVID-19 and the Brain: Studying the Long-Term Impact to Advance Science

Nora D. Volkow, MD
A Functional Medicine Approach to COVID-19
May 12, 2020
A Functional Medicine Approach to COVID-19

Mark Hyman
Navigating through the Uncertainty of a Global Pandemic
May 1, 2020
Navigating through the Uncertainty of a Global Pandemic

Paul Hudson
Connecting with Ourselves and Others During the Trauma-Heavy Time of the Coronavirus
May 1, 2020
Connecting with Ourselves and Others During the Trauma-Heavy Time of the Coronavirus

James S. Gordon
Stopping Pandemics before They Start: Ending the Trade in Wild Animals
May 1, 2020
Stopping Pandemics before They Start: Ending the Trade in Wild Animals

Stopping Pandemics before They Start: Ending the Trade in Wild Animals

Technology

Closing the Data Gap to Rebuild a More Inclusive and Sustainable Economy
September 28, 2020
Closing the Data Gap to Rebuild a More Inclusive and Sustainable Economy

Shamina Singh
Prediction Can Help Us Be Better Prepared for the Next Pandemic
September 28, 2020
Prediction Can Help Us Be Better Prepared for the Next Pandemic

Prediction Can Help Us Be Better Prepared for the Next Pandemic, Christopher Mason
America Needs an Innovation Policy
September 28, 2020
America Needs an Innovation Policy

David H. McCormick
How Health Care Is Digitally Adapting to Provide Safety and Security During and After the Pandemic
August 30, 2020
How Health Care Is Digitally Adapting to Provide Safety and Security During and After the Pandemic

Kabir Nath
Remote Learning: How to Fix Virtual Education
August 17, 2020
Remote Learning: How to Fix Virtual Education

Reshma Saujani
Social Distancing Drives Greater Need for Virtual Behavioral Health-Care Support
July 13, 2020
Social Distancing Drives Greater Need for Virtual Behavioral Health-Care Support

David Klements
Navigating through the Uncertainty of a Global Pandemic
May 1, 2020
Navigating through the Uncertainty of a Global Pandemic

Paul Hudson
How We Emerge from This Pandemic Will Set the Course for Our Future
April 26, 2020
How We Emerge from This Pandemic Will Set the Course for Our Future

Nicolette Louissaint
Technology Platforms Must Operate for the Public Good
April 19, 2020
Technology Platforms Must Operate for the Public Good

Tristan Harris
The Pandemic is Stress Testing Aging in Place
April 9, 2020
The Pandemic is Stress Testing Aging in Place

Christopher Herbert, The Pandemic is Stress Testing Aging in Place
Spreading Awareness as the New Infection
April 9, 2020
Spreading Awareness as the New Infection

Jud Brewer
Not All Heroes Wear Capes—Some Wear Lab Coats
April 9, 2020
Not All Heroes Wear Capes—Some Wear Lab Coats

Jim Greenwood

Philanthropy

COVID-19 Has Threatened the Important Work of Disease Foundations—but Nonprofits Are Adapting
December 7, 2020
COVID-19 Has Threatened the Important Work of Disease Foundations—but Nonprofits Are Adapting

Members of FasterCures Changemakers
COVID Doesn’t Ask Immigrants on the Frontlines for Their Papers—Neither Should Relief Efforts
November 16, 2020
COVID Doesn’t Ask Immigrants on the Frontlines for Their Papers—Neither Should Relief Efforts

Tenzin Seldon, Lauren Blodgett
Embracing Diversity Is Critical as We Face Today’s Challenges Together
September 4, 2020
Embracing Diversity Is Critical as We Face Today’s Challenges Together

Nancy Kwan
Longevity and Philanthropy: Wallis Annenberg GenSpace on Reimagining Aging
August 30, 2020
Longevity and Philanthropy: Wallis Annenberg GenSpace on Reimagining Aging

Wallis Annenberg
Stepping Off the Sidelines to Build Back Better
August 10, 2020
Stepping Off the Sidelines to Build Back Better

Richard Ditizio, Melissa Stevens
Exposing the Long-Standing Under-Investments in Senior Hunger and Isolation
July 13, 2020
Exposing the Long-Standing Under-Investments in Senior Hunger and Isolation

Ellie Hollander
Education Is Vital to Protect Low-Income Communities—Yet We Are Falling Behind
July 13, 2020
Education Is Vital to Protect Low-Income Communities—Yet We Are Falling Behind

Heather Simpson
Philanthropic Values Boost the Impact of Capital Alone
July 6, 2020
Philanthropic Values Boost the Impact of Capital Alone

Effective Philanthropy Requires Trust and Transparency
May 29, 2020
Effective Philanthropy Requires Trust and Transparency

Bethenny Frankel
Calm Together
May 1, 2020
Calm Together

Sir Michael Acton Smith
Stopping Pandemics before They Start: Ending the Trade in Wild Animals
May 1, 2020
Stopping Pandemics before They Start: Ending the Trade in Wild Animals

Stopping Pandemics before They Start: Ending the Trade in Wild Animals
The Role of Philanthropy in Supporting Partnerships and Organizations Combatting COVID-19
April 9, 2020
The Role of Philanthropy in Supporting Partnerships and Organizations Combatting COVID-19

Peter Laugharn, William F. Pickel