After 2020, the typical new year hopefulness may seem futile. But with the COVID-19 vaccine in distribution and a new administration starting this month, there is good reason to believe that this year will at least be better than the last. The harsh lessons of 2020 are still top of mind, making now the right time for us to radically reimagine the future. We must ask ourselves bold questions:
- How are we investing in communities to build access, power, and resilience?
- What are we doing to repair the racial injustices of the past so that we can build a truly inclusive and equitable future?
- Who are we collaborating with and why? Who is not at the table? How can we get them there?
- What kind of data do we need to make informed decisions? What tools can we use to continuously learn and grow?
- What do we need? What do we have that we can give to others?
We can’t go back to the way things were before 2020. Let’s move forward with courage and perseverance.