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#211 – ARE COUNTRIES AND CITIES RUNNING OUT OF WATER? – UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND
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There is a water crisis. Because water covers 70% of our planet, we tend to think water will always be around. But, freshwater is actually quite rare. In fact, only 3% of Earth’s water is freshwater, and most of that is frozen in glaciers or otherwise unattainable. Continue reading
#211 – STARBUCKS ROBOTIZATION – GREG HUTCHINS
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Late afternoon one day, I ordered a coffee latte in a Portland Oregon Starbucks.
I waited for the order. One minute. Two minutes. Three minutes. Four minutes. No latte.
What had happened? The 3 baristas were all swapping stories and laughing.
My order. Forgotten. Continue reading
#211 – NATURAL HAZARD MITIGATION SAVES – JAMES KLINE PH.D.
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The year 2017 was a good year for conducting risk mitigation studies. Two 2017 studies came out about the same time. In 2018, Lloyd’s of London and Cambridge published their 2017 risk assessment study. Several months earlier, the National Institute of Building Science published “Natural Hazard Mitigation Saves: 2017 Interim Report”. The Lloyd’s of London and Cambridge study are discussed in another piece. The differences between the two studies is that the Lloyd’s study is a global assessment. It also expands the risk perspective by including man-made and natural hazard risks. Continue reading
#211 – ELIMINATING WASTE – SCHEDULING – JOSEPH PARIS
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If you ever find yourself saying; “There must be a better way”, I can guarantee you that there is. All we must do is find it. And, once a successful solution is suspected, try it. And when found, implement.
One of the biggest stones in my shoe was scheduling appointments and calls. It was a giganormous time-suck. Continue reading