Overlooked Elements in the Emergency Response Phase
What are the elements in the emergency response phase which are sometimes overlooked? Emergency response has a lot of moving parts. Judy Bell explains one area that is often missing in many business plans.
Private Sector Resilience: It Is All In The Supply Chain Resilience
In his PrepTalk, Dr. Yossi Sheffi explains the modes of failure in supply chain networks, explores new ways to think about disruptions, and showcases a General Motors (GM) case study on the complexities of supply [...]
Why It’s Time to Start Listening to Younger Professionals!
Have you ever been politely called out for something you’ve done professionally? Well, today’s guest challenged me on something related to this podcast. And do you know what? She was right! Hello everyone, welcome to [...]
Healthcare Emergency Preparedness and Response Case Studies
In this timeless PrepTalk, Dr. Fink shares two real-world case studies that demonstrate the value of situational awareness, the complexities of prioritizing limited resources, and the importance of ensuring systems can effectively support operational [...]
A Global Perspective: The Making of a Resilient Future
This timeless video presents a global perspective on the need to improve disaster resilience and highlights the scale of the challenge, from rapid urbanization in areas at risk of earthquakes and floods, to the [...]
Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science as Force Multipliers
Social media can be a valuable tool in disasters. In her Prep Talk, Dr. Sophia Liu highlights how social media can be an effective communication channel in disasters, how emergency managers can incorporate data provided [...]
New York Mayor’s Office Diplomat Shares Real-Life Lessons
DRI Resilience Excellence Summit featured several amazing sessions. This can’t-miss session with Lolita Jackson, Climate Policy and Programs Advisor NYC Mayor’s Office, is full of real-life lessons learned – from 9/11 to Hurricane Sandy [...]
Harnessing the Power of Disaster Insurance
In her PrepTalk, Dr. Carolyn Kousky demonstrates the essential role of insurance in disaster recovery. She explains why not enough people have insurance coverage and offers suggestions for how the public and private sectors can [...]
Left in the Dark: Power Outages in an Interconnected World
In her PrepTalk, Kate Konschnik dives into the fundamentals of how electricity is generated in the U.S. She explains how our aging electrical infrastructure increases the chances of catastrophic failures and offers considerations for emergency [...]
Human Biases: Why People Underprepare for Disasters
In his PrepTalk, Dr. Howard Kunreuther discusses the processes and biases in decision-making under uncertainty. He also proposes a behavioral risk audit that couples protective decision-making with economic incentives, enabling individual and collective actions to [...]
Aligning Public and Private Supply Chains for Disaster Response
In his PrepTalk, Dr. Jarrod Goentzel demonstrates how the private sector has far more capacity to respond to emergencies than the public sector, explains the role of emergency managers in supporting private sector supply chain [...]
Using Complex Adaptive Systems Thinking
In his PrepTalk, Dr. Charles “Chick” Macal explains the elements of complex adaptive systems, the tools used to analyze systems, and how systems thinking can improve emergency management. Dr. Charles “Chick” Macal is the Chief [...]