How can AI facilitate the “three Cs” — communication, coordination, and customization — to achieve more connected and coordinated systems?

“The greatest weapon we have is the strength of our community,” said Sharmila Chatterjee.

GM and Ford [CEO Bill Ford, MIT Sloan Fellow '84] are turning out ventilators and personal protective equipment in huge numbers.

Paul Osterman writes: "After WWII, America expressed its gratitude to returning veterans by supporting their education.

"Job creation is, by definition, a net number. We need new businesses...to create economic opportunity..."

“... the entire community here at MIT... really rallied to COVID-19 and this need for crisis innovation with such passion and purpose."

Prof. Chatterjee says Amazon’s brick-and-mortar competitors would need months of lead time to build the kind of distribution muscle Amazon has.

“...we should invest … [in] projects that will have a long-run payoff that will enable the industries and jobs of the future."

“We are reasonably certain until approximately June 15 there will be significant measures...After that, God knows.”

Department stores have been struggling...there is still a place for them if they can give customers what they’re looking for.