Worth Your Attention

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• “The world has changed many times, and it is changing again. All of us will have to adapt to a new way of living, working, and forging relationships.” A reality check from the MIT Technology Review.

• “If you’re not worried, you’re not paying attention. But I’m not scared… Everybody needs to remember: This is not a zombie apocalypse. It’s not a mass extinction event.” A reality check from epidemiologist Larry Brilliant.

• “It’s possible to make remote gathering a worthy competitor of traditional events.” Priya Parker on the current crisis as an inflection point in how we meet and collaborate.

• The Satir model for managing yourself through change.

• Taiwan as an example of how civic technology can help stop a pandemic.

• The latest version of schema.org was fast-tracked to assist the global response to the pandemic.

• On the dynamics of remote all-hands meetings.

• The pandemic will lead to improved online collaboration skills.

• If you’re looking for something to watch, Gary Hustwit is streaming his documentaries for free during the crisis.

• A generative question for the world we create after this crisis.