by Susanne | Dec 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
Working alone is hard. Working alone from home and out of coffee shops is hard. Even in Silicon Valley where a million others are doing the same. So we are thrilled to announce that Creative Crisis Leadership now has another place to work: Thanks to the generous...
by Susanne | Apr 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
We put discovery at the center of our learning experiences. That’s a bit different from what others do. Conventional drill- or exercise-based disaster preparedness efforts start by telling people what they should do. Then they give them a chance to practice...
by Susanne | Feb 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s always satisfying to hear others humming to your beat. The New York Times published an article a few days ago that hums to ours. In How to Prepare Your Community for a Disaster, New York Times writer Alan Henry summarizes an interview with Mitch Stripling,...
by Susanne | Jan 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Last night, the Palo Alto-Stanford Citizen Corps Council honored our work with a Community Partner Award. During the award ceremony, Ken Dueker, Director of the Palo Alto Office of Emergency Services, praised our emerging program saying that, “we think this is very...
by Susanne | Nov 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
On Nov 11, 2017, a major earthquake struck Ross Ct in Palo Alto CA. Here’s the full report. 21 residents, 3 dogs, and 4 cats smelled gas leaks, watched a transformer fizzle and spark, and were without water and power for several days. Afterward, they were joined...
by Susanne | Nov 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
A few days after Hurricane Harvey devastated the Texas coast, we found out about this exceptional case of spontaneous leadership in Rockport TX. Thanks to the generosity of many individuals, and a fortunate conjunction of circumstances, we are working on our first...
