Our interconnected world is susceptible to sudden and dramatic shocks and stresses: a violent storm, a new strain of virus, an infrastructural failure, a civil disturbance, a cyber-attack, an economic crisis. Building resilience—the ability to bounce back more quickly and effectively—is an urgent social and economic issue, one that communities across the globe must focus on as these disruptions become more and more frequent.
In THE RESILIENCE DIVIDEND, Dr. Judith Rodin, president of The Rockefeller Foundation, uses a range of stories from around the world to show how people, organizations, businesses, communities, and cities have developed resilience in the face of otherwise catastrophic challenges.
In a world where disruption is a fact of life and uncertainty is guaranteed, Judith Rodin draws on years of experience to offer an inspiring look at how we can prepare for the unexpected—and by doing so, make our communities stronger, more prosperous, and more connected in the process.
– President Bill Clinton
Dr. Judith Rodin is president of The Rockefeller Foundation, one of the world’s leading philanthropic organizations. She was previously president of the University of Pennsylvania, and provost of Yale University. Since joining the Foundation in 2005, Dr. Rodin has recalibrated its focus to meet the challenges of the 21st century and today the Foundation supports and shapes innovations to expand opportunity worldwide and build greater resilience by helping people, communities and institutions prepare for, withstand and emerge stronger from acute shocks and chronic stresses.