Business Continuity Videos

Business Continuity

Business Continuity Management career advice – Career advice and information about what Business Continuity planners do from a Business Continuity Coordinator.

Six easy steps to avert the collapse of civliization – A business continuity plan for civilization is laid out in this talk, "Six Easy Steps to Avert the Collapse of Civliization".

Disaster Recovery

Nuclear Reactors in Japan – If you want to know a little more background to the nuclear reactor situation in Japan, watch this easy-to-understand explanation by Professor Martyn Poliakoff, of Nottingham University.

AT&T Network Disaster Recovery Exercise – Rocketboom's Ellie Rountree provides an inside look at how AT&T works to recover failed networks after a disaster.

Emergency Response

The FDNY Fire Commissioner answers important questions – Nicholas Scopetta, FDNY Fire Commissioner speaks and answers questions at Disasters - Recipes and Remedies: A Social Media Conference.

What to do if lightning strikes your car – This clip from the Discovery Channel's Raging Planet episode about lightning shows what happens if lightning strikes your car, and what you can do to avoid getting hurt.

Humor

Airline Safety Video – This spoof of an airline safety video from Mad TV almost rings true.

Uncle Jay Explains Supply Chains – Long-time Cincinnati radio personality Jay Gilbert hosts this amusing and informative look at supply chain gaps, proving that it takes a truly unique way of looking at problems to come up with the best solutions.

BP's PR disaster spawns YouTube hit – In the time since the BP Gulf Coast oil disaster, the company has been suffering from another, smaller disaster: one related to public opinion and public relations. The company's PR battles have resulted in some humorous parodies, including this 10-million view YouTube sensation.

The Office's Michael Scott as crisis spokesperson – On an episode of "The Office", inept manager Michael Scott takes the role of crisis spokesperson.

A funny take on delaying your BCM plan – A humorous reminder from the BSI not to leave your BCM plan to the last minute!

Dilbert's disaster recovery strategy – Classic Dilbert comic strip on disaster recovery.

Funny disaster recovery scenario – Now here's a risk that probably didn't show up on the radar.

The Office presents a fire drill with hilarious results – Dwight conducts a fire drill that's a little too real in a hilarious clip from "The Office".

Preparedness

Extreme on-the-job safety measures – Extreme working situations call for extreme safety measures, as demonstrated in this eye-opening video that takes job safety to all new heights – literally. Not for those with fear of heights.

TED talk: Stopping worldwide pandemics – We did it with smallpox. Now can we eradicate other worldwide pandemics? Larry Brilliant addresses the issue.

TED talk: Staying two steps ahead of pandemics – Nathan Wolfe talks about staying ahead of global pandemics by discovering new viruses when they first emerge.

TED talk: Surviving a nuclear attack – Although the larger threat of nuclear attack may be behind us, Irwin Redlener reminds us that the threat is still very real.

Are Americans prepared for "megadisasters"? – A great and somewhat frightening talk by Irwin Redlener, author of Americans at Risk, examining how unprepared we are as a country to respond to a large-scale disaster.

TED talk: The sobering realities of post-volcano travel – "The sobering realities of post-volcano travel" on TED.

TED talk: How will the world end? – For those of us fascinated by the extreme corner of the "low probably, high impact" quadrant of the risk matrix – Stephen Petranek talks about ten possible ways the world might end.

Risk Management

Navigating Our Global Future – Ian Goldin, director of the 21st Century School at Oxford, discusses the systemic risks inherent in current globalization and technological advances.

Contagion risk of the Greek debt situation – The head of Global Markets Research at Roubini Global Economics discusses contagion risk of the Greek debt situation.

Seinfeld takes on risk management – George is due to present his "expert" presentation on risk management in this clip from "Seinfeld".

Nassim Taleb Says Nationalize US Banking System Video – Author Nassim Taleb and Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman discuss the intricacies of the financial crisis and its far-reaching influence. Looking forward, they offer proposals to remedy the situation and prevent it from ever recurring.

Risk Perception

Why we underestimate risk in the face of uncertainty – Author Sam L. Savage tells us about the river-crossing statistician who drowns after determining that the water is, on average, only three feet deep, in his discussion on "the flaw of averages" and the consequences of mis-estimating averages.

TED talk: The paradox of choice – Does the freedom of choice help or hinder our decision-making process? Helpful information on how perception affects our decisions.

TED talk: In praise of slowness – Is the Western world's emphasis on speed eroding health, productivity and quality of life? Carl Honore praises slowness in this eye-opening TED talk.

TED talk: The power of time off – Stefan Sagmeister talks about the often overlooked value of taking some time off.

Systemic Risks

TED talk: Addicted to risk – Are we failing to properly anticipate the consequences of our actions? Journalist Naomi Klein examines society's addiction to risk and its unintended repercussions.