Major crises are like junctions in the road of our economic development. Be it a pandemic, a war, or a natural disaster, time slows down as all affected wait for the outcome of the crisis to decide which way to turn. During the early stages, the future is unknown, companies begin to reassess all their plans to see if they will still be worth pursuing based on the latest information. As the crisis progresses, more information emerges and those firms begin to cancel, change, or reprioritize their plans based on how advanced they were, or how it helps them survive and thrive in the new landscape they find themselves in. As such, these crisis junctions can create and widen divides in our industries.  The COVID-19 pandemic is the perfect example of a crisis that has created these kinds of junctions and divides for businesses and industries. Those companies who were set up for remote work […]