State of Colorado COVID-19 Innovation Response Team, Part V – Wrapping Up, Days 10-12
(This is the fifth post in a series documenting the work I did in Colorado on the Governor’s COVID-19 Innovation Response Team – IRT. Other posts in order are 1, 2, 3, and 4.)
Thursday, March 26, Day 10
- Sarah continuing to take over and stronger by the day
- Sarah cleared me to go home, only one more person to ask
- Deep deep dive on Mass Testing – so good to spend that time
- Pretty much got the strategy right – shocking we could get that close with so little public health experience – Kyle awesome – EOC leadership briefing
- That was most of the day
- Some downloads to Sarah and Kacey
- Feeling that two of our project teams are going sideways – that will be a big focus for me tomorrow before I leave
- Quick assignments for tomorrow
- Talked to Jared – he’s good with me going now that Sarah is in place and things are running. Awesome!
Friday, March 27, Day 11
- Download with a couple of the project teams to help get them back on track
- This whole thing is one big exercise in Agile!
- Serendipitously might have found private sector partner for one of the teams in need. Reminded of George’s great line, “when the student is ready, the teacher appears”
- Gov briefing on mass testing plan
- Spent a lot of the day on strategy/overview/retrospective deck. Have to review it with Brad and core team members. Gov wants to get it in front of the National Governors Association to share learnings/best practices for the states behind us in this fight
- Gov thankful goodbye
- Brad thank you Haiku – so awesome – “You see things others don’t see”
- FInal team check-in, lots of nice thank yous from people on team
- Close out drinks with Sarah, Kacey, Kyle – persevered despite lack of corkscrew. Poor Kyle’s shirt looks like he was standing next to a shooting victim
- Incredibly thankful moment with team – really like and care about these people – we’ve done such great work together – 11 days but feels like months and months
- Close out email to Governor and Chief of Staff about team
Saturday, March 28, Day 12
- Check out! Fly home! Happy to see Mariquita, Casey, Wilson, and Elyse!
Stay tuned for two more wrap-up posts, tomorrow and the next day…