Due to corporate interests and political pressures, we are stubbornly trying to repurpose them. “Telephone did not come out of the persistent improvement of postal delivery” – Amit Kalantri.Īs of today, we are still flying the same aircraft used 60 years ago for firefighting. Same aircraft, same tactics, used 60 years ago
Until the house burns, or it hits us close to home.Īs they continue to save banks and support companies that do not invest enough in innovation, we have the individual responsibility and the collective opportunity to take the lead and change the course, instead of resigning ourselves to the comfort of victimhood. the military.įires at the urban-wildland interface threaten human lives. Wildfire prevention and suppression are not considered Homeland Security issues, thus not as adequately funded as e.g.Organizations that follow the current paradigm sometimes struggle to connect with the original purpose their founders had back then.Some companies in this industry are resistant to change.We lack exploration cycles characterized by disruptive strategies and innovation, which would drastically change products and services.Established firms tend to use continuous exploitation cycles, distinguishing themselves by infrequent, sustainable innovation those that enhance existing technologies.Why is there a technological gap between what customers want and what incumbent organizations are able to provide? We, as ordinary citizens, are also responsible if these issues become normalized, whether it is financial abuse or faulty services.īased on the original idea of writer and philosopher Nassim Taleb, this video explains the concept of the Black Swans and the impact of the highly unlikely. In the same way, banks and the economic system are liable to an extent for the damage caused to a debt-suffocated society. Both the incumbent operators and the established firefighting setup share some of the blame for the fire’s results. Similar patterns repeat year after year and are no longer surprising. Neither megafires nor financial crises are unpredictable Black Swans. We have repeatedly stated that society has state-of-the-art technology and that massive fires happen as “Black Swans” unavoidable surprises beyond the control of corporations and beyond government.īut when you dig deeper and look at the inside of the industry, you see that many specialized corporations have real difficulties adapting to new technologies and innovations. Innovation is usually nothing more than a hollow slogan promoted and repeated over and over again.
The technology gap between what customers demand and what incumbent organizations can provide has grown. AERIAL FIREFIGHTING INNOVATION (In Spanish here) Innovation in aerial firefighting, with few exceptions, is not O.K., it is K.O.
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