Here's how the pandemic has changed societies: futurists explain

Mar 1, 2022

A panel of experts anticipated that online education could be one aspect of the pandemic that is here to stay Image: Julia M Cameron for Pexels

Simon Fuglsang Østergaard

Futurist & Senior Advisor, Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Philipp Heideker

Junior Advisor, Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

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