In Greta, a moment – and a champion – for autism
By STEPHEN SHORE // In just several months, Greta Thunberg, 16, has flayed international leaders, electrified climate advocates and served notice that her generation will bring new urgency to saving…
Opinion
The pitfalls of remote work, and how to avoid them
By MITCH MAIMAN // Like many companies, IPS is discovering and depending on new ways to work, enabling business to continue during the COVID-19 crisis. For our company, the pivot…
Fail to plan, plan to fail: A post-pandemic blueprint
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // We are fighting a great battle against COVID-19. Healthcare providers – the people in the trenches, our heroic first responders – deserve our greatest admiration…
The diversity dilemma: Making good hires look bad
By GREG DEMETRIOU // Major corporations, organizations and institutions make regular announcements when they tick off diversity accomplishments. XYZ Company welcomes its first African American CEO. Acme Corp. elevates a…
Why Harry S. Truman was the ultimate COO
By TOM MARINER // Last week, I visited the 4-mile-wide dot called Key West at the end of the giant fishhook chain of islands hanging from the bottom of Florida….
To slow diseases, smarter environments are going viral
By SAVERIO BELFIORE and THOMAS KING // We send our children off to school every day with the understanding that our school facilities are safe, clean and secure environments. But if…
As climates change, a strong case for new land laws
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // We need a new, long-range vision for land-use regulation. The land we are regulating is changing rapidly, and this presents challenges and consequences we are…
Coronavirus and you: How to survive the bugocalypse
By ANTHONY SANTELLA // The deadly coronavirus that originated 7,500 miles away in China may have found its way to Long Island, where health officials announced last week that a…
Sound investments, on an Island filled with Wonder
By TOM MARINER // A “blast from the past” from your most recent newsletter: A few years after Ray Kurzweil introduced the first Reading Machine, he cranked out his first…
A simple code for collegians: programming for all
By MATTHEW WRIGHT // Has higher education gone soft on coding? Isolated in our computer science departments, it’s not reaching the wider student audience I believe it should. At Adelphi…
With red flags, Green Light Law not as easy as 1, 2, 3
By MARGARET GRAY and OLIVIA HEFFERNAN // Do you know about the Green Light Law? If you drive anywhere in New York, you probably should. As of Dec. 16, New…
Focusing on people power, in a cyberworld gone bad
By ANGELA COLON-MAHONEY // The most important firewall a corporation can put up to protect its network starts with an employees’ job interview, and is measured by levels of employee…
Hard hats and soft spots: Remembering Ken Morrelly
By RAY DONNELLY // Ten years ago Oct. 1, the region lost a strong, powerful voice in economic development, when C. Kenneth Morrelly passed away suddenly. He died on the…
A regular riot: Recalling RALPH, from LI to the moon
By PETER CRESCENTI // A recent Innovate LI newsletter headline – “Chefs of the future” – caught my attention: It had to be a reference to “The Honeymooners,” the classic…
Oklahoma opioid ruling offers hope to front-lines LI
By KEVIN DAHILL // The $572 million that an Oklahoma judge ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay to the State of Oklahoma for the company’s role in the opioid crisis…