Articles

Diagnosing Surprises, Awareness in an AI World, Sustained Crises & More

Profiles in Preparedness #34

Jul 27 •

Patrick Van Horne

Moving Your Organization Left of Bang

How CEOs Can Minimize Surprise and Maximize Strategic Advantage

Jul 24 •

Patrick Van Horne

Crowd Chaos: Recognizing the Shift in the Collective Mood

Detecting baseline changes when you can't fully see what's happening

Jul 22 •

Patrick Van Horne

Breaking Down an Attack in "A Bronx Tale"

Articulating anomalies for people "in the approach"

Jul 21 •

Evacuations + Early Warnings + Fires & Floods

Profiles in Preparedness #33

Jul 13 •

Patrick Van Horne

Clear Warnings & Complex Realities

What Public Safety Leaders Can Learn from the 2025 Los Angeles Wind-Driven Fires

Jul 8 •

Patrick Van Horne

Strategy → Action, Cyber Startups, War Capabilities & More

Profiles in Preparedness #32

Jul 6 •

Patrick Van Horne

Structured to Succeed

Three Reasons to Adopt a Project Management Office in Emergency Management

Jul 2 •

Patrick Van Horne

Responding to General Alerts with Precision

How to Lead When the Threat Is Real but the Details Are Missing

Jul 1 •

Patrick Van Horne

Target Lists, Being "Good Enough," Drone Warfare, & More

Profiles in Preparedness #31

Jun 29 •

Patrick Van Horne

The CP Journal's Referral Program

Earn Access to Our Academy and Watch Office

Jun 23 •

Patrick Van Horne

Preparedness Gaps, Near-misses, Trigger Mapping & More.

Profiles in Preparedness #30

Jun 22 •

Patrick Van Horne

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