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The Weakest Link: Issue
Weakest
Communication is the most crucial link or element, but it is also the weakest.
Sharing
The prime objective of communication is sharing knowledge, which, as introduced above
brings up questions about how knowledge is to be shared, but also other fundamental
questions including questions around what knowledge is to be shared, when should what
be shared, and which beings should share which knowledge with which other beings,
when, and how.
Giving
These questions outline the important main difference between Sharing and Giving:
Entitlement (further introduced in other sections of this document).
Coordination
Trying to answer and manage all of these questions, for a great number of beings,
a great variety and volume of knowledge, information, information levels, and classifications,
in the middle of an emergency and crisis, especially if physical communication resources
are failing, can be a frustrating, expensive, inefficient, disastrous, and even a
deadly nightmare.
Solution
The good thing is, that much can be done to maximize communication, collaboration,
productivity, and efficiency, even in crisis and emergency situations.
Domain
Obviously, communication and knowledge sharing are not the only aspects of emergency
and crisis response and preparedness, but they are pervasive and crucial in every
aspect. As the weakest link, they are our focus here.
Priority
Proceeding by priority, the first obvious consideration is that adequate preparedness
mitigates crisis and emergency. In fact, full preparedness means that there is no
crisis. Consequently, while we will consider response aspects, we will try to first
ensure preparedness.
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