Institutional Response to Crisis

The Institutional Response to Crisis panel focuses on analyzing and understanding institutions and the crises they might face, more specifically the limits and opportunities for preparing for a crisis, responding to crises, and the long-term consequences of crises. The panelists provide both theoretical analyses and specific, personal experiences to discuss these points.

As panel moderator Noah Pickus, the director of the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University stated in his opening: "Crises are no rare thing in human history and it seems as if of late we turn around everyday and there's another one that stares us in the face."

Questions/themes/discussion topics

• Should institutions respond to crises?
• How do institutions respond to crises?
• Response to crisis as a springboard for long term change within an institution
• Leadership opportunities within a crisis