Gaining Traction
Inertia is real, and it affects everything we do. Whether getting out of bed, competing in a drag race or starting crisis communication efforts, it takes time and effort to get going. In exercises, a common phrase for the JIC (Joint Information Center) performance is “It is going slowly, but finally gaining traction”. This reflects the […]
Welcome to the Brave New World!
Well, it is brave, but it’s not that new. Unified Command and the Joint Information Center (JIC) have been around in some form since the late 1960s. But it might be new for you! Many communicators spend their entire career without exposure to the JIC. Our only exposure may be in exercises or drills our […]
An Exercise in Utility
Last week I asked a series of questions to determine if exercises actually help us prepare for actual responses. This post, we’ll look at the some of the same questions and discuss possible actions to maximize our exercise utility. Warning! This post is almost twice as long at the previous one, but answers are always […]
An Exercise in Futility
Practice makes perfect, right? So we exercise, or drill, or run tabletops. By practicing, we build ‘muscle memory’ that ensures our capability of responding under stress. This ensures that we will take the right actions at the right time, and by doing so we will always be ready to leap into action to defend our […]
Become Us in the Recovery
All incidents start locally A truism of response is that all incidents start locally, and all incidents end locally. A spill starts somewhere. A forest fire starts at a specific location. Earthquakes have epicenters. Every response starts with a specific event, at a specific time and in a specific place. This is important when you […]