“We need this response to succeed, & I just don’t see how that happens without effective federal leadership”Jeremy Konyndyk is a Senior Policy Fellow at the Center for Global Development & a recognized expert on global outbreak preparedness. We discussed the unsettling response to the Covid19 pandemic from the US government thus far, the disruptive impact of magical thinking, & what a fierce sense of urgency looks like.Please subscribe and rate Explore The Space on iTunes or wherever you download podcasts.Email feedback or ideas to [email protected]Follow on Twitter @ETSshow, Instagram @explorethespaceshowKey Learnings1. Why the current state of #Covid19 governmental response is so confusing2. “Magical thinking” and its disruptive impact in our governmental response3. Coming out of the Ebola experience with a fierce sense of urgency around preparedness 4. The 2 critical questions that we should have been asking in January and February: “Could this happen here?” and “are we ready?”5. What a fierce sense of urgency looks like and what’s missing now regarding response6. The infuriating nature of the risk-shifting from the federal government to the governors of individual states, especially when juxtaposed against our Ebola response7. Why targeting the World Health Organization (WHO is misguided and a risky approach, with some brilliant framing of WHO’s role.8. What gives Jeremy hope right now9. Some great people to followLinksTwitter: @JeremyKonyndykJeremy’s webpage from Center for Global DevelopmentSome of Jeremy’s recommended Twitter follows: @angie_rasmussen, @aetiology, @trvrb, @BethCameron_DC, @RebeccaKatz5, @joshmich, @jenkatesdc, @SaskiaPopescu#Covid19, #pandemic, #FEMA, #WHO, #government, #federal, #decentralized, #testing, #swabs, #podcast, #podcasting, #healthcare, #digitalhealth, #health, #leadership, #mentorship, #coaching, #FOAmed, #doctor, #nurse, #meded, #education, #hospital, #hospitalist, #innovation, #innovate, #medicalstudent, #medicalschool, #resident, #physician