No IDRN Global posting today (yesterday 1/8/25)... Working on funding and reporting for IDRN 2024/2025.

The Nepal/Tibet Earthquake and the California Palisades Fires have provided a lot to think about. They are different in nature, visibility, available response resources, and accessibility with both also having flashes of political rhetoric injected into the tensions. For those

This evening was gratifying. A trusted friend and long-time IDRN leader in SEAsia has stood up and is engaging both California Palisades Fires and Nepal regarding the Tibetan Earthquake. Not just one, but both. I share this with you as an example to address the recurring

I'm excited about the possibilities of implementing the eight (8) key programs we've recently outlined for IDRN's future. As we reLaunch the network, these programs (especially if all are enabled) can lead to phenomenal growth and value. The first of these programs is the

I recently became aware of the Tokyo Resilience Project. It’s crazy! It’s crazy amazing. I’ll include below a link to a video if you want to see more. There are a couple of things that stuck out as I pondered all that is going on in Tokyo. First is the simple and obvious truth

I'm excited about a meeting I've got scheduled for tomorrow. Implementing new technologies must be central to IDRN's relaunch. Digital identities and mechanisms for moving value (resources) around the globe quickly (in an open and accountable way) must be cornerstones of our

The AI-enabled technology that is emerging and maturing right now will likely prove to be perfect for our work on one of the key registries… the IDRN Resource Registry. This specific registry will be more of a searchable portal in that there will primarily be pointers to the

This evening, I downloaded an app for a global conference I intend to attend in London mid-February. The goal with the app was to select which evening events I’d attend while there. Deciding which sessions would match my hopes and goals for attending this specific meeting was

I mentioned this earlier, but once again, I'm so encouraged this evening as I was able to observe as IDRN Legacy leaders met with local leaders in Nepal in preparation for some IDRN training in March. These experienced and capable people have taken the initiative to engage

AI generated content found its way into multiple conversations today without that being intentional on my part. Having not spent much time with X's Grok, I prompted it and it generated some collaborative jargon related to disaster response... but not requesting it to be

The specifics of how individuals and groups decide to pursue disaster response and preparedness are up to them. I was reminded of this in some conversations from earlier today. Inevitably, people will be influenced by whoever teaches or trains them. Inevitably, people will have

Working together gets a lot of lip service. Yes. Things tend to go better when people cooperate. And yet, in practice, some find it hard to collaborate. They operate as if it is a zero-sum game. However, when the spirit of healthy collaboration infuses interactions, it is

Yesterday’s IDRN New Connections zoom call felt much like the other international call I referenced recently in my "Attitudes are Contagious" post. Except this time, it was not some other group. This time it was people aligning themselves with IDRN. So, even though this group did

I’m currently quite focused on exactly how detailed we get in our IDRN membership on-boarding process. These first steps will be both potent and pivotal in many ways. And even though it’s not really the same thing, working on these steps for new members still reminds me of the

Perfectly stated. I am hopeful that the truly good parts will be quickly reinstituted in a more direct, transparent fashion. Anyone defending USAid either doesn't understand how unbelievably awful key parts of it are/were OR somehow directly benefit from the gravy train of all

Excellent reasonable commentary re NIH from another MD-podcaster: youtu.be/FDyLxky0MmE?si…

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US Sec of the Treasury Scott Bessent's remarks to the IIF were both fantastic & epic! Go find it and it listens fine at x1.5 speed. Scott's a rock star!