At various times I have had the pleasure of working with different ‘first responder’ organisations. All really great at what they do. I got to run exercises for when their own operations were disrupted, not when they got to respond to other people’s problems. They were not always that great when cast in the role […]
… Q1 is over
The first quarter of the year has gone already, and what a quarter it has been for large-scale disasters! Floods in Australia (Qld and Vic) and Brazil Cyclone in Queensland Snow Storm in NE USA Earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand Tsunami in Japan, and all the subsequent trouble with radiation Earthquake in Greece In the […]
… the wrap
The wrap has not been a weekly event lately – time to catch up with the overflowing bookmarks in my Google Reader. Starting with Geary Sikich’s article “Unrealistic Scenarios?” published on Continuity Central. Geary begins by making the simple point that if you proposed an exercise scenario that follows what is currently happening in Japan you […]
… why we do not appear to learn from recent disasters
This is the first post in a new, ongoing series. These posts are intended to encourage people to join in discussions that are happening on other blogs and sites. All in support of one of my objectives for 2011 – to encourage community and the discussion and learning that will come from these community engagements. […]
… culture, complexity and chaos
Today I want to introduce you to the Cynefin Framework – which offers some fascinating insights into the challenges of resilience, and some of the potential reasons why this concept is difficult to define and achieve. It continues the theme in some of the earlier posts around culture and how our world views are often […]
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