This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Retrospective 2013In February of 2011 I wrote a post titled “… from ‘Piper Alpha’ to ‘Deepwater Horizon’, do we really learn?“. It was part of an ongoing series relating to Culture and Resilience. This is also a theme in my recent article “A Fork in [...]
Disruptions
… when the ship hits the span
January 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A long time ago, in a world before community resilience was understood, there was a city that grew and spread across two sides of a wide river. The city had grown from its roots on the western side, where all the commercial, cultural and health services where located, to the eastern side where many people [...]
… lesson from the London Olympics
August 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Over recent weeks I have spent several late nights watching live TV coverage of the London Olympics. I am sure that many readers also watched the Games, hopefully they were on at a more convenient time in your location. There are many lessons that can be learned from sport and applied to our lives in [...]
… even breakfast has become complex.
January 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Our lives are becoming increasingly complex and recently the challenges of complexity even disrupted my favourite Canberra breakfast spot, Silo Bakery. Silo was found to have served salmonella infected food, and subsequently shutdown temporarily by local health authorities. The source of infection was traced to some free-range eggs they used in making their own mayonnaise. [...]
… Chatham House rules!
January 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The UK Chatham House ‘think tank’ has come to the realisation that “Just in Time” models put companies at risk – by reducing their resilience. Always good to see these groups wake up and smell the roses! However it will be interesting to see if commercial, short-term profits continue to be placed ahead of long-term [...]
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