A playbook for field strategy - by Dewi Erwan

This is how you can produce a good strategy for solving important global problems, fast.

Blog A playbook for field strategy This is how you can produce a good strategy for solving important global problems, fast. Dewi Erwan Dec 30, 2025 65 1 4 Share At BlueDot, we’ve used this playbook to design draft strategies for specific biosecurity interventions, including UV air disinfection , respiratory protection for critical workers , DNA synthesis screening , and pandemic early warning systems . These strategies inform where we direct top talent and which new projects we help launch. The need for field-level strategies A field is a community of individuals and organisations working to a

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