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D Day Landings 6th June 1944 What are some of the key lessons we should be thankful for? 1. The Power of Allied Unity The Allied forces, comprising troops from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and several other nations, worked together towards a common goal. This unity and collaboration remind us of the importance and effectiveness of alliances in overcoming significant challenges. 2. The Importance of Planning and Strategy The meticulous planning and strategic foresight that went into the D-Day landings highlight the necessity of thorough preparation and careful coordination in achieving complex objectives. The intricate planning involved intelligence gathering, deception operations (like Operation Bodyguard), and the detailed logistics of coordinating a massive amphibious assault. 3. The Value of Sacrifice and Bravery The immense bravery and sacrifices made by the soldiers who participated in the D-Day landings are a powerful reminder of the human cost of war and the courage required to fight for freedom. 4. Technological and Tactical Innovation D-Day showcased the critical role of innovation in warfare. New technologies and tactics were developed and deployed, such as the use of airborne forces, specialised landing crafts (Higgins boats), and the artificial Mulberry Harbours. This lesson underscores the importance of innovation and adaptability in overcoming obstacles and achieving success. 5. The Endurance of Human Spirit The resilience and determination exhibited by the Allied forces during the D-Day landings exemplify the enduring human spirit in the face of adversity. This lesson is a powerful reminder of the strength and perseverance that can drive individuals and groups to accomplish extraordinary feats, even under the most challenging circumstances. We shall remember them 🙏
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Visuals can be so meaningful.
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We talk about failed integration or people with different backgrounds than the majority. Look at the integration of the 2 former German nations, DDR and Federal Republic of Germany!
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Despite being a designer, I never actually studied design in school. I studied International Relations. When I tell people how I think those two domains are intimately connected, I am still commonly met with raised eyebrows and confused expressions. But when I look back on my own career path and the things that have made me a more effective designer, I can confidently say that no other form of education could have better prepared me for the world of human-centered design than a degree in the humanities. Whether the focus is on products or policies, our design choices have an echo into the future that our typically short-term objectives rarely succeed in accounting for. With that in mind, I cannot help but look at maps like these and think about how the things that we design (whether it's a smartphone, an app, or an entire political/economic system) have a habit of returning the favor by redesigning pieces of our own internal realities.
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"We're working urgently for generational change. True success involves advancing durable solutions that will be sustained over decades and centuries." When colleagues in philanthropy and NGO leadership are targeting bold change in short timelines, I appreciate the ambition but typically respond with the comment above. I believe our work for climate and environmental justice requires a clear-eyed commitment to durable, sustained shifts. We are living this year in Berlin, learning and reading about the history and culture of Germany. This graphic below was shared with me today, and the long-term impact of the East-West divide is striking. Deep change takes sustained effort over time. #systemschange #climateaction
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This is a fascinating graphic. In healthcare, we often say that geography is destiny. I can reliably predict your health status and outcomes based upon where you live. However, geography is really just a covariate. The real drivers include socioeconomic and cultural factors, which we generally call social determinants of health (SDoH). How long ago did Germany reunite? Yet, after all those years, obvious disparities persist in a developed nation with one of the largest economies in the world. One takeaway: SDoH factors can have significant inertia - meaning that these factors are hard to change in a population, and that change, if it happens at all, can take a long time.
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More than 30 years after German re-unification, the differences between East and West are still clearly discernible in the maps shown below. This, however, is not merely a legacy of the cold war, but a combination of: high reparation payments and factories being dismantled and sent to the Soviet Union immediately after the war (only from the East), 40 years of desastrous Communist economic policies, and last but not least the botched economic transformation after re-unification (in particular the ill-conceived currency reform and the hastened privatizations). Have a look at the map about "young people". This is because hundreds of thousands of well-educated young people moved to Western Germany to find a job. From my high-school class of 15 students, only two are still in the region, but twelve live and work in Western Germany - and one in Dubai :-) Contrary to general assumptions large parts of Eastern Germany - particularly the southern half - were highly industialized before WWII and even before WWI. Saxony (e.g. Chemnitz aka "the German Manchester") was one of the regions to kick-start early industrialisation with textile industries and machinery/ engineering. The original Horch/ Audi cars came from Zwickau/Saxony, and BMWs from Eisenach/Thuringia. Leipzig used to be a major trade center (insurance, publishing, trade fairs) on par with Frankfurt/ Main. The Halle-Dessau region excelled in advanced chemical industries (the world's first colour photographic film) and aviation (Junker). I could go on. This is really not a case of "the east has always been underdeveloped compared with Rhine/ Ruhr or Bavaria". The maps show clearly what persistent legacies such radical shifts in politics and economics create and how difficult it is to turn the fortunes of an entire large region around.
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These truly are amazing maps, except...they don’t tell the true story. Take a look at the map in the comment to this post. It seems to confirm the hypothesis that #communism in East #Germany had profoundly changed that part of the country, throwing it on an entirely different #socioeconomic path compared with West Germany. Well...not quite. The below map shows data on the share of #bluecollar workers per region from...1925 . The post-war division of Germany into two countries, one #communist and one #capitalist, is not as great of a #naturalexperiment as it may seem. This in turn shows how difficult socio-economic #research, and thus #evidencebased #policymaking, can sometimes be. So, why the two German states are not a perfect natural experiment? 1. East and West Germany were very different even BEFORE #WW2. And not only regarding the labor force. Before WW2, Eastern Germany showed higher support for the communist party, was almost entirely protestant (90%), while the West was roughly 50% Protestant and 50% Catholic. The level of religiousness was lower, women were more likely to work outside the home, etc., etc. Many traits typically associated with communist influence were already more pronounced in the East before the communists came to power. 2. Emigration. Until 1961 when the Berlin wall was erected, around 20% of Germans from the East fled to the West. And this group was not random: these were relatively younger, and better educated people. 3. The German Democratic Republic (East) and the Federal Republic of Germany (West) had different economic starting points as Russia (how surprising) pretty much looted whatever it could from its zone of control (East). The cost of #reparations per capita in the East are estimated to have been 73% higher than in the West. Source, which I recommend to those interested in the subject and which I based this post on is a fascinating 2020 paper: The Separation and Reunification of Germany: Rethinking a Natural Experiment Interpretation of the Enduring Effects of Communism, by Sascha O. Becker, Lukas Mergele, and Ludger Woessmann. This paper is also the source of the map I shared in the comment.
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Greatest economic/political experiment ever performed (along with Korea) and still yielding results. (Kind of fast so hit pause and slide to study more carefully.) Interesting that former East Germany has higher percentages voting for "Ultra Right Afd" and "Left". This is consistent with my long-held view that the political continuum when defined as Right and Left is in reality a circle where far Right and far Left come together under the tent of all-powerful government. If you want to draw a meaningful line, it's best to use limited constitutional (small) government and all-powerful (big) government as the end members.
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