I love world-wide events. Vaccinating every human definitely qualifies. It was a momentous occasion that required doing my hair for the first time this year.
I love things like the Olympics that capture the attention of more than a handful of people in every country. It’s such a moment of humanity remembering we all have something in common.
Yesterday, I got to be part of this worldwide effort to vaccinate every human. It had all the elements that make an inspiring story: looming danger, limited resources making it hard to get an appointment, overcoming the odds through a combination of science and grit, literally saving the world one shot at a time. You can almost hear the underscoring.
I’m also fascinated with how you systematically set up something that needs to serve EVERYONE, and my vaccination site did not disappoint. They had directions available in six languages, stickers ready with my name and date of birth for each station along the way (registration, qualification, scheduling, vaccination, observation, etc.), and a smooth flow of people from all walks of life attempting to stay six feet apart.
How do you make a system work for EVERYONE, no matter their language, background, health status, or ability? That’s the question they answered well at my vaccination site. That’s what I’ll be thinking about today as I consider the ways in which I create and perpetuate systems.
Oh, and if you haven’t been vaccinated yet, I can’t wait until you get to be part of this worldwide phenomenon also.