Open and shut: social networks can improve your information picture
“Last year all this was surrounded by water” Not surprisingly the emergency planners of Wales are very interested in flooding. The received wisdom is that the biggest risk to communities is from the...
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I’ve been very pleased to be able to back Ushahidi’s project on Kickstarter. If they reach their target (and they are very close) I should, in due course, become the proud possessor of a router...
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Where it happens: a trip to the FCO crisis response centre
Emergency cupboard When I first took over emergency planning for a local authority my emergency control centre consisted of a cupboard housing two VHF radios and a 60 watt light bulb. We also had a...
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Have we met? In praise of rapport
I write to you from the Cotswolds as my train makes its stately progress from London to the fine city of Hereford. I have been down in the capital catching up with some folk, making new connections...
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Google+ in your crisis comms plan?
Hanging out Google+ must be coming of age. I say this because Dan Slee wrote a blog post about it the other dayand the estimable Shane Dillon has been exhorting people to give it a go and think about...
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RuralCamp in the clouds
Little fluffy clouds I’ve kicked around with a few folks (notably Nigel Bishop, Esko Reinikainen and Helen Reynolds the idea of organising a govcamp looking at public service innovation in rural...
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Ruralcamp in the clouds (or the fields) initial feedback
Not the worst idea So I floated the idea of a rural camp being held online and initial feedback suggests: I am not the first to have thought we need a camp looking at rural innovation There is some...
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Existential crisis? What existential crisis?
In Russell Square I sat down and wept I visited the headquarters of my professional body. Well one of them. Professional bodies that is, not headquarters. I was in London for a few things, not least...
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What a good Local Resilience Forum does around communicating with the public
From last month I’m a bit late with my list of recommended summer reading and, it turns out, there’s only one book on it. The role of Local Resilience Forums: A reference document by the Cabinet...
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The trouble with calling people trolls
I was at a recent gathering of some public sector comms types. There was a discussion “Any top tips for dealing with trolls?” someone asked. There were some top tips but they troubled me. I have to...
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