Haiti: Locating the affirmative burden of responsibility
Responsibility Grid for Haiti
It was an earthquake. A really big one. Turns out the reaction and response reaches every corner of the globe. Perturbative, this event has challenged the dimensions of security, of rules sets, of money, of infrastructure, and of resources; and the world is challenged to provide strategic flows of security, aid, money, the energy to run the country, the resettling of people.
Last week I felt that “What the world community does now, defines the dominant logic and emotion of “globalization.” At the very least “the world community response will be illustrative of the nature of the huge complex process of globalization.”
The affirmative burden of responsibility
In Haiti, I believe we are witnessing a full spectrum response, working across domains and layers of responsibility. We are prepared; but we come on the fly, as well, strategically self-organizing. Yet, as good as we do now, the questions are coming: Who should do what? And when? And how?
Going forward, What will be the dominant logic and emotion of mutually assured dependence? Where and with whom will we locate the affirmative burden of responsibility?
The following excerpts illustrate my observations of the last week. Each is linked to a full text post.
Thursday, January 14, 2010, at 5:40
Triage in Haiti
Haiti: After the aid rushes in…
… What’s next?
To what will you commit?
For how long?
Just saying.
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Friday, January 15, 2010, at 9:30 pm
Layers
Haiti: If not (long) now, then when)
Perturbating the order of civilization
Doctors are on the way
After the aid rushes in
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Saturday, January 16, 2010, at 6:25 pm
Pocket Aces
Inaction in Haiti: The power of regret
Why why we make mistakes and the power of regret:
“If we are going to err at something, we would rather err by failing to act.”
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Sunday, January 17, 2010, at 3:06 pm
collaborate
Bringing Forth Sense and Structure in Haiti
The Crisis in Haiti
Initial Response
Sense and Structure
Global is Local, Strategically Speaking
Resilience, Revitalization
Social Networking: Enabling Resilience
Participate, React, Create, Connect
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010, at 4:04 am
Unintended Consequences by disownedlight
Haiti: On what basis do we say no?
Earthquakes make bad laws
Immigrants and refugees: Who gets chosen?
A difficult question
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010, at 4:02 pm
Holocaust Memorial in Berlin
Why I think it’s a great country now
Let history show
When lessons are learned
The value of retrospect
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010, at 6:57 pm
Earthquake activity 13-19 January 2010
World-Wide Earthquake Locator: Mapping Interface
Who knew?
Earthquakes TW3: That was the week that was
Who you gonna call?
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010, at 10:40 pm
Disaster Accountability Project
The Disaster Accountablity Project
Observers “R” Us
How to participate
Connect via Twitter and Facebook
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Thursday, January 21, 2010, at 9:53 am
An app for that
An app for that: The Enterra
Regeneration
The poetic hymn
Underneath the hood
Code name: The Enterra