![“I joined Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser’s office as Executive in Residence. Now, we have been struck, as we all have, by the loss of lives and livelihoods that has been brought about by the COVID-19 crisis. I have tried to focus specifically on the impact of this crisis on small businesses in Colorado...
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I think back about PPS55 with Professor Jim Vaupel, one of my favorite courses at Duke. One of the things Prof. Vaupel taught me was ‘order of magnitude’ thinking. If you have one-hundred thousand small businesses, which we do in our state, and you have a couple hundred volunteers, how do you make a difference?
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The answer is that you try to be really smart and resourceful, and be focused! Do not try to solve every problem, but [rather] the ones that make a big difference.”
–Sam Walker, PPS ’80](https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/101482405_567913867470232_4346542254358414337_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8ae9d6&_nc_ohc=eRS7feXQnHAAX8sIzYs&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&oh=00_AT9OOZsUrpyJm8z4wVprZToFNoEr0FtuNCNFlqYnDtHWsw&oe=62BAE646)
“I joined Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser’s office as Executive in Residence. Now, we have been struck, as we all have, by the loss of lives and livelihoods that has been brought about by the COVID-19 crisis. I have tried to focus specifically on the impact of this crisis on small businesses in Colorado…
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I think back about PPS55 with Professor Jim Vaupel, one of my favorite courses at Duke. One of the things Prof. Vaupel taught me was ‘order of magnitude’ thinking. If you have one-hundred thousand small businesses, which we do in our state, and you have a couple hundred volunteers, how do you make a difference?
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The answer is that you try to be really smart and resourceful, and be focused! Do not try to solve every problem, but [rather] the ones that make a big difference.”
–Sam Walker, PPS ’80 #WhyPublicPolicyMatters #HumansofDukeSanford #DukeAlumni #DukeSanfordAlumni #ForeverDuke #Alumni