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The Force Shaper: Why Human Crisis Analysts Still Outperform AI
In episode 160 of The PreparedEx Podcast, host Rob Burton explores why human crisis analysts, particularly those with military and intelligence backgrounds, continue to outperform AI in crisis scenario design. As AI becomes more capable, some predict it will replace human analysts, but the real strength lies in combining both…
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The Resiliency Journey – An Interview with Donna Speckhard
In episode 114 we spoke with Donna Speckhard who is Resilience leader at Fannie Mae. We covered everything from third party risk to global intelligence and the role it plays in operational resilience. Donna has a wealth of experience, and our discussion is one that you won’t want to miss.
Planning for Geopolitical Risk in 2023 – An Interview with Bruce McIndoe
In episode 113 of the podcast, Rob interviewed Bruce McIndoe of McIndoe Risk Advisory, LLC. Rob spoke to Bruce about Geopolitical Risk and the current situation. Bruce provided insight into his experience with helping organizations manage geological situations with a key focus on the effects. Rob and Bruce spoke about exercises and the importance of…
Preparing for Crises within Healthcare – An Interview with William Dunne
In episode 112 of the podcast, we interviewed William Dunne Lead Expert Crisis Management and Emergency Services expert at Penn State Health. William spoke about his wealth of experience in emergency and crisis management. Topics covered ranged from planning, crisis communications, COVID and the medical industry and of course, simulation exercises. You won’t want to…
How to Design and Deliver Engaging and Successful Tabletop Exercises
In episode 111 of the podcast, we interviewed Lester Chng of BMO Financial. We covered some good ground in this episode. Lester talks about his career as well as scenario planning through well designed tabletop and other types of simulation exercises. Lester has some stories too. Don’t miss this episode.
Finding Gaps During Exercises and Creating a Remediation Plan
In episode 110 Rob discusses the importance of creating a remediation plan after you have completed you after action report from your exercise or real incident. More Content: Remediation Planning Blog Post
Fire Drills – an Interview with Jack Murphy
In episode 109 Rob interviews Jack Murphy a Former Fire Chief from New Jersey. Jack’s background in fire safety and emergency preparedness planning for buildings is second to none. Related Articles:
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