Mar.07.2010
by Ed Beakley
EEI#30 Leadership – First follower
Essential Elements of Information for a Culture of Preparedness We continue to discuss the idea of “team of leaders.” This video well worth your time. Thanks to John Robb at Global Guerrilllas. See his site for comments. But let’s take this one step further into the context of “What kind of war” determination as impacting […]
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Oct.11.2009
by Ed Beakley
EEI#14 Return of the Jedi
Essential Elements of Information for a Culture of Preparedness Prior to Desert Storm, Gen. Norman Schwartzkopf created a small cell of four majors and a colonel to act as his intimate “brain trust” to plan his campaign. The group became known as the “Jedi Knights.” All were graduates of the School of Advanced Military Studies, […]
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Jul.09.2009
by Ed Beakley
#4 – The Resilence Doctrine – Essential Elements of Information for a Culture of Preparedness
This current series of posts links a discussion of culture of preparedness to both the resilient community concept and to the environment in which that community must persist. For a wider perspective, the editors of Global Dashboard, Alex Evans and David Steven offer a perspective of the concept of resilience as the core of a new […]
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Jul.05.2009
by Ed Beakley
#3 – Transboundary Crisis & Local Response Issues – Essential Elements of Information for a Culture of Preparedness
By Captain Charlie Meinema Tacoma Washington Police Department Disasters may be local, but few are. Even local disasters are not local, as Yogi Berra might say. This is often because criminals, explosions, terrorists and fires fail to respect jurisdictional borders, and / or because the crisis – even if inside one geographical or […]
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Jul.04.2009
by Ed Beakley
#1 Essential Elements of Information for a Culture of Preparedness
Culture: The sum of attitudes, customs, and beliefs that distinguishes one group of people from another. Culture is transmitted, through language, material objects, ritual, institutions, and art, from one generation to the next. In our case groups of people who defy being victims, those who realize survival is an ongoing team process, an ongoing learning […]
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May.04.2009
by Ed Beakley
Spring Edition 2009 – Announcement
I’m very pleased to announce that Project White Horse 084640 Edition #8 – A Culture of Preparedness and Intersectional Ideas – is now on line. The last two editions have provided perspective on “resilient communities” and leadership required. In Edition #8 we shift from providing “perspective” to creating actionable understanding and answers. The first part […]
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Jan.29.2009
by Ed Beakley
RC#27 RC – AI (Part 3)
We now move to Discussion Thread 3. >> Intelligence implications for a resilient community response force team in a low probability/high impact worst case disaster environment: critical information – what, where and how education aimed at preventing “victimhood” planning on multiple levels being a responder not a victim building leaders AND followers – who, […]
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