The Oromo proverb is a true reflection of the emergency situation individuals, families, communities, societies, nations and continents are being faced with. While this is seen as some as an opportunity to help humanity it is conversely also resulting in inward thinking as people and peoples struggle to save themselves. The true situation of anyone is really within families many of whom are in isolation, quarantine or staying at home. However, this is an important opportunity for the thinkers, researchers and scholars for they traditionally look into others homes and spaces to understand them better and develop interventions and ideas.
Most universities, research institutes and think tanks have asked academic staff, researchers and students to work from home since the beginning of March. We are now in mid-April and there have been numerous challenges being unpacked through the guidance of institutional management teams. Teaching the bigger emergency has shifted and online learning is almost completely online and while the teaching institutions grapple with succeeding in this, my thoughts turned to research, entrepreneurship and innovation. From the first month the research, innovation and entrepreneurship should not take a back seat even though other issues are potentially seen as more pressing.
Read full blob article by Prof. Attiya Waris at https://uonresearch.org/blog/sharing-and-developing-ideas-research-and-innovation-during-emergencies/
