Technology

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The human experience is entirely linked to our ability to connect with the world around us. We’re psychologically, emotionally, and physiologically wired to bond with one another. 2020—marked by a global pandemic, economic instability, and societal reckoning with racism—has reminded us all what happens when meaningful social relationships are disrupted. Yet, resilience finds its way.

How can we build tools to aid informational understanding and response in pandemic conditions?

Artificial intelligence will disrupt labor markets and the global economy. It will help medici

How can we provide tools to educators and cultural institutions in order to provide rich digital experiences in learning and the arts to mitigate the adverse effects of social isolation?

AUGUST 19, 2020 - If there is anything that the COVID-19 crisis has taught us, it is the importance of planning for future large scale risks. How can we change or use technology to better prepare for the looming crisis of climate change and other disasters?

The uses and effects of technological change permeate through all of our systems, including our democracy. How might we use and think about technology to better serve our democratic institutions?

JULY 22, 2020 - How might we harness, design, and think about how to use technology to achieve policy changes that would begin to mitigate the deep challenges of equity?

Leaders with higher emotional quotient, or “EQ”, bring greater success to their organizations. We’ve been talking about emotional intelligence for years, but it has never been more important than it is in these very challenging times for ourselves, our teams, our Twin Cities community and our entire nation.