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@CascadeInst; #polycrisis.

Michael Lawrence

@MikeMLawrence

Polycrisis Research Fellow at the Cascade Institute @CascadeInst; #polycrisis.

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The Cascade Institute is pleased to launch a new website, Polycrisis.org, to serve as a hub for the growing polycrisis community to converge on priorities for polycrisis research and action. polycrisis.org 1/7


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"Are humans even cut out to multitask when dealing with an increasingly chaotic world?" @CascadeInst's Michael Lawrence encourages more thinking about how disruptions wrought by global #polycrisis can be turned into opportunities for reconfiguration. rolandberger.com/en/Insights/Pu…

rolandberger.com

How to deal with a world of polycrisis?

Think:Act reflects on simultaneous systemic risks, which experts claim to be the age of polycrisis, and proposes better tools for multitasking.


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‘Global #polycrisis: The causal mechanisms of crisis entanglement’ is a new Cascade Institute paper urging scientific and policymaking communities to address interlinked global crises. Please read and share widely: cascadeinstitute.org/technical-pape… #Research #Policy #GlobalPolycrisis

CascadeInst's tweet image. ‘Global #polycrisis: The causal mechanisms of crisis entanglement’ is a new Cascade Institute paper urging scientific and policymaking communities to address interlinked global crises. 

Please read and share widely: 
cascadeinstitute.org/technical-pape…
 
#Research #Policy #GlobalPolycrisis

Who in the world would actually believe Obama's promise to stop spying on people's phones?


My thoughts on Bill C-309 based on my experiences at the Toronto G20 Summit: secgovgroup.com/blog/unmasking…


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Anger at U.S. complicates efforts to capture Snowden: bit.ly/15Afr1B


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Really though? REALLY?! | NYPD: Pedestrian Killed Himself by Running Into Stopped Police Cruiser: ow.ly/kodpz | #YAN #FTP


Wow! Somehow I wasn't aware of Israel's driving role in Guatemala's genocide nacla.org/news/2013/4/23…


Three Approaches to Security: Prevention, Protection and Resilience - my first blog post for Security Governance Group secgovgroup.com/blog/three-app…


I hate it when articles use columns: I feel like I'm reading every page twice.


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Vertical Integration & the (Persistent) Causes of Conflict in #SierraLeone Part 2 now at ow.ly/eYoBu #peacebuilding @MikeMLawrence


Fun film fact: long before Boardwalk Empire and Take Shelter, Michael Shannon and Shea Whigam shared the screen in Tigerland (2000)


It is a much greater threat to peace and democracy when police conceal their identity than when "rioters" do. #BillC309


Does Bill C-309 forbid police from concealing their face during demonstrations? It really should.


RAND: Why airport scanners may actually worsen security: blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2012/… (answer: over-reliance on fallible technologies)


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Canada could support 3 more NHL teams, study says bit.ly/O5xE0C


LOL Israel calls labeling of goods from occupied territories 'blatant discrimination' bbc.co.uk/news/world-mid… #Israeliapartheid #hypocrisy


Not sure what is worse: a pro-life banner, or a ban on any political, ethical or religious statements: theglobeandmail.com/news/british-c…


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