

If you think you know who you are, that’s a sure sign that you’re fooling yourself. By admitting to yourself that you know nothing, you can then begin to learn. Who am I? “In order to know who you are, you have to begin with the idea that came from Socrates: You don’t know who you are. Nobody can gain power in this world without understanding the social game.” All of your thoughts come from your language, which is English, which comes from Old English, which comes from Latin, which comes from way back. You are a conglomerate of your parents - of their ideas and beliefs. If you understand anything about evolution and about where we came from, we are the premier social animals on the planet. His calmness and fearlessness is amazing.” When you come that close to death, nothing else really matters to you. It also comes from the fact that someone shot him in the head and he almost died. That comes from all of the tough, horrible things he’s been through. He has this incredibly calm energy: never yelling, never violent, only calm and soft spoken. I like the energy that I can pick up from them because I think they’ve overcome obstacles that I’ve never had to deal with. People who have had really horrible experiences and have surmounted them is something that I have tremendous respect for. This is reality and what people are really like. The lack of honesty in our culture that can be found in this book is like a splash of cold water on your face. Though I had many great bosses, probably five to 10 percent of them were grand manipulators who made me and others suffer greatly. That wasn’t my experience in the work world. When you see self help books, they usually emphasize the goodness of human nature and how people should be cooperative, not manipulative, etc. When it comes to a subject like power or work world or offices, we don’t like to talk about the truth. “This book kind of feeds into the dark side of human nature, which is quite repressed in our culture. You’re giving yourself a continual handicap.” If you’re not adept at the social aspect of the work world, it’s like you’re putting yourself behind the eight-ball. Naive people don’t understand the power they have, how they might inadvertently make people feel insecure, and so on. “You think that your talent, your goodness, your kindness, your hard work is enough in this world - but it isn’t.
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After the game, an active discussion with all participants will be carried out to propose take away action points on how to improve interdisciplinarity in EWS and how young professionals can contribute to promoting this approach.You’ve got to play the game. The game will be based on a hypothetical emergency situation, in which participants will be required to make different decisions. Participants will also have the opportunity to understand more about the role of diverse disciplines and the importance of collaborating in EWS in providing a solution. This session aims to highlight the benefits and skills required for an interdisciplinary approach in EWS in the form of a role-playing game. Therefore new ways of thinking are required on the necessary skills and tools to facilitate more collaborative work.


However, one of the biggest challenges is the need to collaborate across relevant disciplines. The integration of methods and knowledge such as risk, probabilistic and risk-based forecast, impact-based assessments, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) fields, social science and local knowledge can (1) improve the quality of forecast, (2) improve decision making and (3) support better communication of warnings and response. In recent years, there has been a consensus on the need for an interdisciplinary approach to forecasting, and communicating warnings and their inherent uncertainties. University of Reading Forecasting and Early Warning Systems (EWSs) help societies prepare for and respond to all types of disasters, including those due to hydro-meteorological hazards. Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), Center of Applied Research in Hydrometeorology (CRAHI) An Interdisciplinary Approach to Forecasting and Early Warning Systems: A Role Paying Game
