A Tale of Two Kitchens. Corporate Nightmare vs. Resilient Innovation.
Here are two interesting pictures. It’s a contrast of opposites. As you can see, both pictures depict women burning methane in their kitchens. The …
An Open Source Home Transformation You Have to See
Here’s a home makeover you have to see to believe. It starts with a standard backyard in an economically challenged New England town called Holyoke. …
What If We All Lived in Paris or Houston?
What if we all lived in one single megalopolis? Would resilience be possible? First, here’s a graphic that shows how big that city …
Abundance is Possible, Don’t Miss Out
When I started to work on resilience, I focused on relearning age-old lessons of self-reliance. My goal was to find useful traditional methods for …
This Week in Resilience – June 2, 2013
Do you know a recent graduate that can’t find a job? Almost everyone does, and we’re likely to see much more of that in …
Trading Up to a Resilient Home
Here’s a great question from Catherine: How on earth do you do this with limited time and very limited financial options? To me, that …
Heavy Weather, Megacities… A Failed Future. Opt Out.
My friend, the writer Bruce Sterling, suggests that the future boils down to this one simple statement: Old people, in big cities, afraid of …
Survival isn’t Good Enough
Survival training is both tough and challenging. I’ve done plenty of it and I’m glad I did. It provides you with a toolbox of …
What I Found Interesting This Week — May 4, 2013
The weather this week was cool, dry, and sunny in my corner of New England. So, naturally, I spent lots of time outside, getting …
Resilience Can Help You Eat Better Food
Resilience doesn’t only improve your ability to withstand disruptions. If done correctly, it will improve what you eat. The Logic I’m in the process …