Opinion: What will the world look like when COVID-19 crisis is over?

While the world shelters in place from the coronavirus and we all are riveted to the daily news cycle, planning is already starting for what the world will look like when today’s crisis is over.Will the virus kill Silicon Valley’s seemingly unstoppable engine? How will industries change, and which sectors will emerge from the crisis stronger? While the answers for the macroeconomy remain unclear, patterns for technology are starting to emerge.Technology companies have taken hits on issues ranging from online privacy to their impact on the cost of housing, but today’s crisis makes clear the centrality of technology to our economy and society. It also brings home the critical importance of the innovation that is happening in Silicon Valley.While working from home, most of us are connecting on platforms such as Zoom, Slack, and Microsoft Teams, LinkedIn and Google Hangouts. Facebook is keeping us in touch. Instacart, Postmates, DoorDash and UberEats are delivering to our doors. And most o...