The Principles of Thinking
Thinking it a process, Aristotle and Elon Musk us a process called First-principles thinking. This is one of the best ways to reverse-engineer complicated problems and unleash creative possibility. S...
23 Mar 202115min
Mental Models and Decision Making: The Map Is The Tool The Decision is Still Yours
To solve this problem and make decisions, the mind creates maps (mental models) of reality in order to understand it, because the only way we can process the complexity of reality is through abstract...
16 Mar 202114min
Make Smart Decisions, Lessons Your Parents Did Not Teach You
This is the second of four discussions on decision making. No one taught you how to decide, it is something that we just do. When we were children our parents did not go over the decision-making proce...
9 Mar 202115min
Lessons From The Texas Blackout
You may have heard that Texas has been impacted by one of the largest blackouts in the United States. What are some of the lessons that we have learned from this event? Can this be prevented in the fu...
23 Feb 202113min
Finding Your Why, Keeping You Organization Working Even During a Crisis
According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 40-60% of small businesses close permanently after a disaster. Among businesses that are closed for at least five days, 90% fail within a year.A g...
16 Feb 202111min
Assessing You Power Needs For a Grid Down Problem
Over the last decade, California has experienced increased, intense, and record-breaking wildfires in Northern and Southern California. These fires have resulted in a devastating loss of life and bill...
9 Feb 202110min
Did you Conduct an After Action Review?
Did you conduct an After Action Review after the last crisis or exercise? As the impacts from disasters and crises can stay with us long after the event is over. The recovery process may continue for ...
2 Feb 202111min
Communication Is a Critical Function of Disaster Response
Behind the scenes during disasters, scores of public information officers in state and local government agencies working 24-hour a day. They are frantically fielding facts and phone calls, rushing to ...
26 Jan 20219min
