Eric Ward

Senior Director of #foresight at @policyhorizons.
Formerly lawyer @ Government of Canada: Privy Council Office, Department of Justice, & Supreme Court of Canada

[Dr. Michelle Ward @mgkward]

Thank you to all the scientists, health officials, drug regulators, manufacturers, politicians, healthcare providers, administrators, research animals and 1000s of workers who sacrificed their time, other priorities and lives (animals) so I could be vaccinated today. Thank you!

[Eric Ward @5Ward]

Demand destruction or demand creation? Depends on how firms and consumers share the value created from ownership of technology and access to data. https://t.co/szafaYlPRo @ArmineYalnizyan @Kristelvde @Wikisteff

[Eric Ward @5Ward]

In a society trying to become more resilient, would “being made redundant” be a marker of positive value? “Congratulations! You’re redundant and we need you.” #foresight #resilience #futures

[Eric Ward @5Ward]

@mgkward any thoughts on the patient experience?

[Eric Ward @5Ward]

Hey, is anyone making sure that people in hospital with COVID can stay connected to family, friends, or community volunteers through telepresence? Nobody should be cut off from love and support in that situation. How about a standby army of tele-readers, singers, and sitters?

[Eric Ward @5Ward]

@Wikisteff are any of your telepresence expert contacts working this up?

[Eric Ward @5Ward]

Reading this extraordinary MIT white paper proposing digital health status certification for people who have recovered from COVID-19 so that they can participate in restarting the economy "from a depression level" situation. https://t.co/og8zWWtZNj

[Eric Ward @5Ward]

When you say 'only the vulnerable are at risk,' know that your 'only' is my everything | CBC News https://t.co/SlVWsPSetb

[Eric Ward @5Ward]

Remembering that some children are among the most vulnerable during a pandemic https://t.co/gKcAzxK9kS

[Nelly Leo~ @nellleo]

Sharing some advice on managing people remotely from my experience flex working & managing

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https://t.co/Gvitkxzz38

#remotework #telework #management

[Eric Ward @5Ward]

Worth an attentive read. https://t.co/OTYboAo17O

[Eric Ward @5Ward]

COVID19 misinformation is dangerous. Here are credible sources for Canadians.

[Canada's CPHO @CPHO_Canada]

5/5 Use credible sources for information for the latest on #COVID19:
➡️@WHO
➡️@GovCanHealth
➡️@TravelGoC
➡️@CanBorder
➡️https://t.co/5Z5UAZI2rm
#coronavirus

[Eric Ward @5Ward]

One easy way to help is to follow the Chief Public Health Officer on Twitter and retweet her messages. Official science-based communication is crucial to coordinate our efforts and we should help it rise above the noise.

[Canada's CPHO @CPHO_Canada]

#FlattenTheCurve to reduce the impact of #COVID19:
➡️Postpone or cancel non-essential travel outside of Canada
➡️Practice #SocialDistancing; avoid large events & crowded spaces
➡️Practice good hygiene such as frequent #handwashing
For the latest updates: https://t.co/CO7GNLr4RH

[Eric Ward @5Ward]

Great message from Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer. Social distancing works, and we should do it in ways that fight loneliness and social isolation, especially of vulnerable people.

[Canada's CPHO @CPHO_Canada]

1/4 Everyone must take all precautions to protect those at high risk of severe #COVID19, while ensuring they are fully supported and not isolated.

#Flattenthecurve #protectthevulnerable #doyourpart #WeAreCanadian

[Horizons Canada @PolicyHorizons]

Happy to present our foresight work on #TheNextDigitalEconomy and the #FutureofWork to @ESDC_GC’s Ymagine network today

[Eric Ward @5Ward]

Dadfluencers as signals and sources of social change:

[Horizons Canada @PolicyHorizons]

How could “Dadfluencers” change workplaces, benefits programs, and family law?
New #WeakSignl on our website!

https://t.co/fULUKDAkEf

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Links will be added under phony content pointing users to fact-checking articles https://t.co/yjvXTEpJLm

[Eric Ward @5Ward]

Big deal: Doctors use gene editing tool Crispr inside body for first time https://t.co/baSXjPlFKi

[Eric Ward @5Ward]

It’s a sense-making problem: Coronavirus ‘Hits All the Hot Buttons’ for How We Misjudge Risk - The New York Times https://t.co/H3fr4kYHb7

[Eric Ward @5Ward]

@jsforestell In this kind of scenario we’d need to speed up a number of systems, including security vetting and second language evaluation. I suspect that among the reasons that managers tend to staff internally is that they are worried about long delays even after they make a choice.