A video of a presentation by Associate Professor John Vargo during the fifth plenary of the 2016 People in Disasters Conference. Vargo is a senior researcher and co-leader of the Resilient Organisations Research Programme at the University of Canterbury. The presentation is titled, "Organisational Resilience is more than just Business Continuity".The abstract for this presentation reads as follows: Business Continuity Management is well-established process in many larger organisations and a key element in their emergency planning. Research carried out by resilient organisations follow the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury Earthquakes show that most small organisations did not have a business continuity plan (BCP), yet many of these organisations did survive the massive disruptions following the earthquakes. They were resilient to these catastrophic events, but in the absence of a BCP. This research also found that many of the organisations with BCP's, struggled to use them effectively when facing real events that did not align with the BCP. Although the BCPs did a good job of preparing organisations to deal with technology and operational disruptions, there was virtually no coverage for the continuity of people. Issues surrounding staff welfare and engagement were amongst the most crucial issues faced by Canterbury organisations, yet impacts of societal and personal disruption did not feature in BCPs. Resilience is a systematic way of looking at how an organization can survive a crisis and thrive in an uncertain world. Business continuity is an important aspect for surviving the crisis, but it is only part of the bigger picture addressed by organisational resilience. This presentation will show how organizational experiences in the Canterbury earthquakes support the need to move to a 'Business Continuity' for the '21st Century', one that incorporates more aspects of resilience, especially the 'people' areas of leadership, culture, staff welfare, and engagement.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 13 September 2010 entitled, "A Week of Wonders".
A story submitted by Lyndsay Fenwick to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Patti-Ann Oberst to the QuakeStories website.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 8 April 2011 entitled, "Day 46 - Clearing Kilmore".
A story submitted by Sharon Stevens to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Sheryl Fairbairn to the QuakeStories website.
Summary of oral history interview with Estelle Laugesen about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Transcript of Beryl's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Summary of oral history interview with Irene Cleary about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Transcript of Fiona Clarkson's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Trish Laird's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 28 March 2011 entitled, "This week...".
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 23 December 2011 entitled, "Another wobbly afternoon".
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 18 December 2010 entitled, "I think it's summer".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 26 February 2011 entitled, "Shaken City".
A story submitted by Stephen Mateer to the QuakeStories website.
Summary of oral history interview with Susan Hird about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Summary of oral history interview with Jane Higgins about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Summary of oral history interview with April about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Summary of oral history interview with Thérèse Angelo about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Summary of oral history interview with Nellie about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Summary of oral history interview with Lynne about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Summary of oral history interview with Wendy Hawke about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Video of Audrey Dragovich's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Sylvia's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Nelson's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Peter Young's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Harry Kitkevics's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of David Woodings's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
