Common Data, Mission-Specific Pictures: Rethinking the Common Operating Picture for Multi-Agency Crisis Response
The common operating picture forces every agency to see a crisis through one lens. Jim Featherstone argues for shared data, not mission-specific pictures.
Shrinking the Red Slice
Every emergency plan has a red slice: the unknown unknowns you can't see. Jim Featherstone discusses the two mechanisms that shrink it before a disaster finds them.
A forced fit: Why HSEEP Is the Wrong Framework for Executive Crisis Leadership
Your last crisis exercise probably ran flawlessly. That's a problem. Validating what your organization already knows how to do is not the same as preparing when the scenario goes off-script.
The Disaster Always has a Vote
What happens when your emergency plan's assumptions fail mid-crisis? Jim Featherstone draws on three decades of experience to answer that question.