WISDOMSOURCE NEWS

Vol. 2, No. 6
Monday, January 3, 2005

K3M Level 5: Organizational Knowledgebase & True Disaster Preparedness

We at WisdomSource Technologies thank you for your support. We appreciate you; and we look forward to working together in this new year to prevent such devastation from happening in the future, and in so doing, bringing peace and peace-of-mind to all of us and our communities.

The Three Levels of Disaster Preparedness

The horrific events of September 11 and the Indian Ocean Tsunami are two separate disasters, one man-made, and the other, deluge, both pointing towards the global need to better prepare for disaster so as to bring peace to the consciousness of humanity.

There are three levels of Disaster Preparedness:

1) Response Planning, 2) Response Preparation, and 3) Prevention. To succeed in Disaster Preparedness requires a willingness on the part of the agencies involved to invest the time and the resources of the organization and to embrace change and technology. Each level of preparedness builds upon the previous level.

For example, in dealing with the threat of tsunami, Response Planning would be the first step. Then, at the level of Response Preparation, warning systems would be installed, food, water, and medical supplies would be stockpiled in safe areas, and first response teams would conduct evacuation exercises to gain experience and optimize the response plans. Once prepared, response planners would begin to address the larger task of Prevention. At the level of Prevention, the effects of possible disaster would be understood to such a degree that government could take the steps required to change building codes and relocate population centers as well as civic, residential, and commercial infrastructure to higher ground.

K3M Level 5: Organizational Knowledgebase

At K3M Level 5: Organizational Knowledgebase, your organization understands itself and what makes it unique in the accomplishment of its mission and in the fulfillment of its organizational purpose. It has harnessed its intellectual property as an asset that is in motion as your operations. In gaining this understanding, your organization is able to repeatedly harness its knowledge and its resources to accomplish objectives. This view is the fundamental capability afforded your organization by WisdomSource v3.0 at K3M Level 5: Organizational Knowledgebase.

In the case of civil defense agencies, disaster relief groups, homeland security efforts, and corporate business continuity planning groups, disaster and business continuity planning takes on a life of its own. Readiness and prevention are readily achieved using WisdomSource v3.0, because information such as contact information, the location of relief supplies and equipment, and actionable step-by-step response plans are accessible from one place.

Using WisdomSource v3.0, first responders are better prepared to react to crises, because they have access to emergency operations plans before a situation develops. With WisdomSource v3.0, the total body of knowledge that pertains to first response is tailored to each first responder’s role and is accessible before, during, and after emergencies in order to continually improve upon the ability to prevent and respond to emergency.

With an organizational knowledgebase of readiness information that is accessible to all first responders and disaster planning personnel, peace-of-mind is brought to emergency personnel and the communities, which these guardians serve.

Use WisdomSource v3.0 to get to the Level of Prevention

It is no longer sufficient in this day and age to merely have a first response plan. It is necessary to prepare and to go beyond preparation to prevention. What is required to take preventative measures is confidence in preparedness. When disaster plans have been created for every possible outcome, prevention can begin to occur.

Having committed to true preparedness, which is prevention, WisdomSource v3.0 is the logical first choice in the collection and optimization of your emergency response, disaster management, and business continuity plans. WisdomSource v3.0 provides a common framework for all such planning efforts, both internal and external to your organization, to share plans and best practices in planning, so as to ensure that every first response plan is optimized to prevent loss of human life and to minimize human suffering. More importantly, these plans are made available to the people who will need this information when the time comes, before the time comes so that this critical information is fresh in the minds of first responders and that lessons learned from readiness exercises can improve upon these plans. WisdomSource v3.0 then enables your organization to take things to the next level, to begin to take action in prevention and to improve the 8 Major Systems of the Modern World within your jurisdiction.

Use WisdomSource v3.0 to Overcome Organizational Limitations

WisdomSource v3.0 overcomes the limitations in the human awareness of individuals and the communication problems that occur when people form into teams by maintaining actionable plans that improve and become more detailed as time goes by so that your organization can focus on preparedness and prevention. Whence prepared, your first responders’ and disaster preparation managers’ minds are freed from worry and uncertainty; and they can then begin to proactively think about prevention, thus setting the stage for true governmental leadership and real visioning to take place.

WisdomSource Foundation to Make Solutions Available in the Third World

We share your dismay and disbelief in the loss of life that occurred as a result of the Indian Ocean Tsunami. Our hearts and minds go out with yours to the victims. The response of our management team is to find ways to make WisdomSource v3.0 affordable to governments worldwide via action on the part of WisdomSource Foundation.

Contact WisdomSource to Succeed in Disaster Preparation

WisdomSource v3.0 is a turnkey disaster preparedness solution that eliminates the organizational risks that stem from undergoing transformation. Contact us today for a consultation with an experienced disaster preparation specialist who will help you to see what needs to be done. There is no charge for consultations. If you would like to discuss the possibilities that a WisdomSource Knowledge Management Solution affords your organization, please Contact WisdomSource. We look forward to hearing from you.