What is Readiness

100 North Water Street,Norwalk CT 06854

24 February, 2021

Description

Weekly dialogue about what “Readiness” is and how you can go about taking proactive steps to becoming more capable. When people think of “Readiness” or “Preparedness” they often immediately jump to “preppers” “zombie apocalypse” or “survival” in their minds. There is a severe stigma around preparedness in this country that very much clouds the essence of “readiness” in real life context. Readiness is not about preparing to isolate in a bunker or stockpiling ammunition and toilet paper. True readiness is about cultivating a skillset and mindset that enables you as an individual, small business or community to be capable of service in unconventional circumstances. Readiness is a team sport. We have been responding to large scale disasters around the world for the better part of 12 years. From earthquakes, hurricanes and typhoons to prolonged power and communication outages we have experienced and participated in significant societal disruptions, emergency response and economic stability operations. These sessions are about relaying our experience with Readiness and what has and hasn't worked for people and communities around the world in real life circumstances. This is intended to be an open forum weekly dialogue for anyone interested in what “Readiness” is all about and how they might go about taking proactive steps to becoming more capable and ready to be of service in time of need. We discuss topics including: > Small local businesses role as last mile critical emergency infrastructure > What family “Readiness” means and how to potentially think about it through various lights > Demystifying the process for how to go about #makeready > Who the players are in emergency scenarios - both formal and informal actors > All of the disciplines of Readiness from hard and soft skills to basic equipment