I’ve recently been asked to do a little miniconsulting – thin slice Skype video call consultancy on strategic issues for a company I used to do quite a lot of consulting for. You call me, we talk about what you need to talk about. It might be particularly useful for those wishing to make more effective use of video in their organizations.
Here’s how it works. You arrange a time to talk to me by dropping me an email. The first call is £1/minute after which we can agree a most realistic ongoing consulting rate if you are finding my unique perspective enlightening.
We can do this by skype, telephone, or I’m trying a service called Minutebox which apparently sorts all of this out in a nice, automagic way.
Here is my profile from that site.
I am one of the world’s leading thinkers on infrastructure theory, state failure and what to do about it, and managing global system risk. I work at both the theoretical level, building models and mapping tools like Simple Critical Infrastructure Maps (used by US DOD) and at the completely practical level, where I am best known as the designer of the hexayurt, an award-winning replacement for the disaster relief tent which provides shelter at 20% the cost of a tent.
I have collaborated closely with the US National Defense University STAR-TIDES program on humanitarian assistance, consulted on urban resilience for Arup, and am an associate fellow of the UCL Institute for Security and Resilience Studies.
You may find my perspective useful in three areas:
* managing geopoltical risk in your business and personal life – what if we lose one of the world’s reserve currencies, for example?
* strategic perspective on the global development crisis, too few resources for too many people, natural systems degradation – how can we solve this?
* philosophical and practical understanding of how to think about very, very large issues in a clear and coherent fashion at both a political and a technical level
What can I do for you?
Vinay