With the world continuing to reel from geopolitical destabilization and deepening economic crises, organizations must be prepared to nimbly navigate the current state of global uncertainty. From pandemic-related supply chain disruptions and ever-changing geopolitics to record inflation and soaring energy costs, it’s vital for leaders to be able to embrace uncertainty, adapt quickly and build…
Let’s face it: Big Tech is a Goliath that can’t be slayed with one slingshot. But Nobel Laureate economist Paul Romer may be just the David we need. In a recent MIT Technology Review article, Romer, a professor of economics and law at New York University and a senior fellow at the Marron Institute of Urban Management, calls Big Tech’s inordinate amount of financial…
In the current climate of economic upheaval, organizations are finding a much needed sense of direction and optimism in Nobel Laureate economist Paul Romer’s practical and instructive advice. His surprising message? The future is not as bleak as it seems. Romer, a New York University professor who pioneered the endogenous growth theory, is a former Chief Economist…
Businesses in every sector, especially global corporations, have been waking up to the fact that the only way forward is to convert to sustainable practices to fight climate change – mostly because, as the saying goes, there is no “Planet B.” As firms shift their focus from long-term growth to the long-term survival of their businesses…
Businesses and governments are scrambling to solve two major problems right now: how to keep people safe and how to get the economy moving again. Weeks ago, Nobel Laureate Economist and New York University Professor Paul Romer was the first to voice what he saw as an urgent and viable solution to the global COVID-19 crisis: mass testing…
What’s the best way for businesses to contend with the COVID-19 fallout? Think and plan differently going forward, says global economist and London Business School Professor Andrew J Scott. In a recent article, “Business in the Time of Covid,” Professor Scott offered sage advice to business leaders asking the question, “What now?” “Firms need to focus…
New vaccines and a new White House administration are promising to finally lift us out of the crushing effects of the pandemic. Some people, however, are still questioning the safety and efficacy of vaccines that were developed so quickly. To dispel myths and set the record straight, these five renowned thought leaders explain what factors…
