One movie that’s stuck with me since I was a kid was Johnny Dangerously. It’s so silly it’s still funny—especially the “C’mon shelf paper!” car chase scene…but that’s fodder for another email. If you’ve seen the movie, you might remember that a critical point was when Vermin, the aptly named villain of the story, discovers […]
It’s ok, I know you don’t really care about architecture
I’m serious. And actually, you’re right not to care about it. Let’s face it, it’s not like we’re building La Sagrada Familia or something that grandiose. While the idea is that if we do our job right, lots of people will benefit. It’s neigh-on impossible for anyone to come along 100+ years later and wander […]
How architecture can save your life…or get you killed
I’d originally planned to write a different email today, but in doing some quick research to make sure I wasn’t being loopy, I found something I wanted to share with you. The excerpt below is one of many recollections of Col. Francis Harold Potter, USAF, I ran across: === In 1957 I was flying B-52’s […]
The shift from “map SABSA” to “use SABSA”
I’ve been having quite a number of conversations recently with people about their experiences with putting SABSA in practice. I know I did this in 2017-2018, but these are new conversations, so some new insights are emerging. An interesting conversation I had yesterday with a couple of people highlighted a pretty big perception problem. And […]
Psychology, safety and SABSA domains
As much as we like to deny it, our primal, animal brains control a lot more of our life than the average person who considers themselves civilized and educated would care to admit. And if you doubt this, just look at the TV news, or especially scroll through social media feeds or read the comments […]
