Graceful Collapse – Part 2: Common Mode Failure and Resilient Performance in Complex Systems
By Douglas Owen FSI
In Part 1 of this blog series I looked at the contribution of traditional ‘predict and withstand’ defences in technical systems on their potential for resilient performance. Now in Part 2, I look at common mode…
Submission to Inclusive Growth Commission
By Fred Barker FSI
The RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) have issued an interim report: Inclusive Growth Commission – Emerging findings. It is an inquiry to understand and identify practical ways to make…
Graceful Collapse – Part 1: Traditional Defences and Resilience in Complex Systems
By Douglas Owen FSI
In this blog I want to explore whether the traditional approaches we use to defend systems from harm can contribute to resilient performance as well.
I will leave the success side of the coin for another…
Why do we need resilience anyway?
By Douglas Owen FSI
To understand why we need systems and societies capable of resilient performance, we first have to understand what the problem is. The problem is this: the world is complex. Really, really, mindbogglingly complex. And only getting…
International Perspectives on Water Resilience
Details and presentations from this mini conference, which we held in partnership with UWE, are available here.
Some thoughts leading up to this conference from Doug Owen, Senior Research Fellow:…
People Matter Conference 15th November 2016, Coin Street, London
The Schumacher Institute for Sustainable Systems has teamed up with longstanding conference organisers MEM, to launch a London based conference series under the banner of “People Matter,” by choosing to focus on Built Environments – as a continuation of E.F…