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Resilience - an introduction
and promoting a culture that
        supports it
   The second RNIB contribution
Resilience - types
• Two types of resilience - both taken from studies
  of the natural world
• One - the time taken for a system to return to
  equilibrium (stability) following a disturbance
  event - concerned with dynamics close to
  equilibrium
• Two - the amount of disturbance that a system
  can absorb before changing to another stable
  regime - concerned with dynamics far from
  steady state
• many other definitions exist too
Like sustainability it’s a storyline
• Joy Division




 Joy Division, an influential cult band
  Ian Curtis the charismatic lead singer committed suicide
  and New Order emerge from the remaining three
 members to become a highly successful indie and genre
 defining band
Two relevant definitions
• The magnitude of disturbance that can be
  absorbed before the system changes its
  structure by changing the variables and
  processes that control behaviour
  (Gunnderson and Holling, 2002)
• The capacity of a system to experience
  shocks while retaining essentially the
  same structure, function, feedback and
  therefore identity (Walker et al, 2006)
Images of resilience - to discuss
            or dismiss


In Japan buildings are built with elastic
foundations to survive earthquakes




                                            Some countries have it too -
  Manchester United - bouncebackability
                                            Poland
Some characteristics of
         human resilience




Our bodies already embrace resilience
- but some people are more resilient than others
Some key characteristics of
      resilient organisations
• Knowledge in common
• Sense of purpose - meaning
• High levels of social capital
• Improvisation - space for reflection and
  swapping of roles
• Preference for paths and not strategies, that
  work well over a range of scenarios
• Not about resource optimisation but about
  factoring in risk
• Open to criticism
Why is it important?
• High impact events previously considered low
  risk and of low prevalence are now the norm
• These events interlink and make other
  supposedly unlikely events more likely
• In a globalised society these events are
  happening with increased frequency and
  magnitude
• These events impact disproportionately on
  organisations and people with little capacity to
  adapt - the poor but not always the poor either
What are these events?



Lehman Brother's employees       Clean up at the Gulf of Mexico




   People evacuating Fukushima   Employees exit Woolworths
More momentous events are
      happening now




Since July 29th $4 trillion dollars have been
wiped of share prices
How bad can things get - we
     need to know?
Disability and resilience
• Austerity measures likely to have the effect of
  reducing both benefits and in response to tighter
  labour markets possibly support too - note the
  capping of the Work Programme
• Possible focus on young and non-disabled but
  this ignores the economic and social contribution
  of disabled people both real and potential
• Resilience is a human quality transferable to
  organisations and systems, reaping its benefits
  depends upon better understanding of all people
  but especially the disabled who have had to find
  new ways of doing things others take for granted
Disability resilience network
• Values - inclusive of all
• Membership - open to all who promote the
  network's values and purpose
Our purpose: -
• 1) a society that utilises the experiences,
  abilities, skills and other attributes of disabled
  people
2) to better understand resilience and the transfer
  of its qualities into other systems and
  organisations, to the advantage of all but
  especially disabled people
• 3) to promote that understanding to all and
  especially decision makers
Our offer
• Disabled people have potential and
  experience to contribute towards other
  people and organisations becoming more
  resilient
The artistry of resilience
• Miro's "The Reaper" and Picasso's "Guernica"




Miro and Picasso sought to put their talents at the
services of society, we want others to do so too
"something inside so strong" -
           Labi Siffre
• Brothers and sisters
  When they insist we're just not good enough
  When we know better
  Just look 'em in the eyes and say
  I'm gonna do it anyway

  Something inside so strong
  And I know that I can make it
  Tho' you're doing me wrong, so wrong
  You thought that my pride was gone
  Oh no, something inside so strong
  Oh oh oh oh oh something inside so strong
Allowing disabled people, to paraphrase the
   words of Ian Dury, to be magnificent
Our invitation
• First - to join the network
• 2) to help us in the research
• 3) to promote the network and our learning
• 4) to use the cultural norms of positive,
  resourceful, creative, tactile and humour to
  inspire others to join the network
• Lastly it’s a network - we only supply the
  theme you are the characters so you can
  shape, paint, express and tell the story as
  we expand
Our next steps
• Study tours of projects that embody
  principles of resilience especially those
  focusing upon employment
• Thinking zone publications
• Fringe conference at the Welfare to Work
  Convention in the summer of 2012
• Foster collaboration and take these ideas
  into as many forums as possible
Thank you
• philip.connolly@rnib.org.uk or 0207 391
  3266
• andrew.kaye@rnib.org.uk

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Resilience an introduction and promoting a culture

  • 1. Resilience - an introduction and promoting a culture that supports it The second RNIB contribution
  • 2. Resilience - types • Two types of resilience - both taken from studies of the natural world • One - the time taken for a system to return to equilibrium (stability) following a disturbance event - concerned with dynamics close to equilibrium • Two - the amount of disturbance that a system can absorb before changing to another stable regime - concerned with dynamics far from steady state • many other definitions exist too
  • 3. Like sustainability it’s a storyline • Joy Division Joy Division, an influential cult band Ian Curtis the charismatic lead singer committed suicide and New Order emerge from the remaining three members to become a highly successful indie and genre defining band
  • 4. Two relevant definitions • The magnitude of disturbance that can be absorbed before the system changes its structure by changing the variables and processes that control behaviour (Gunnderson and Holling, 2002) • The capacity of a system to experience shocks while retaining essentially the same structure, function, feedback and therefore identity (Walker et al, 2006)
  • 5. Images of resilience - to discuss or dismiss In Japan buildings are built with elastic foundations to survive earthquakes Some countries have it too - Manchester United - bouncebackability Poland
  • 6. Some characteristics of human resilience Our bodies already embrace resilience - but some people are more resilient than others
  • 7. Some key characteristics of resilient organisations • Knowledge in common • Sense of purpose - meaning • High levels of social capital • Improvisation - space for reflection and swapping of roles • Preference for paths and not strategies, that work well over a range of scenarios • Not about resource optimisation but about factoring in risk • Open to criticism
  • 8. Why is it important? • High impact events previously considered low risk and of low prevalence are now the norm • These events interlink and make other supposedly unlikely events more likely • In a globalised society these events are happening with increased frequency and magnitude • These events impact disproportionately on organisations and people with little capacity to adapt - the poor but not always the poor either
  • 9. What are these events? Lehman Brother's employees Clean up at the Gulf of Mexico People evacuating Fukushima Employees exit Woolworths
  • 10. More momentous events are happening now Since July 29th $4 trillion dollars have been wiped of share prices
  • 11. How bad can things get - we need to know?
  • 12. Disability and resilience • Austerity measures likely to have the effect of reducing both benefits and in response to tighter labour markets possibly support too - note the capping of the Work Programme • Possible focus on young and non-disabled but this ignores the economic and social contribution of disabled people both real and potential • Resilience is a human quality transferable to organisations and systems, reaping its benefits depends upon better understanding of all people but especially the disabled who have had to find new ways of doing things others take for granted
  • 13. Disability resilience network • Values - inclusive of all • Membership - open to all who promote the network's values and purpose Our purpose: - • 1) a society that utilises the experiences, abilities, skills and other attributes of disabled people 2) to better understand resilience and the transfer of its qualities into other systems and organisations, to the advantage of all but especially disabled people • 3) to promote that understanding to all and especially decision makers
  • 14. Our offer • Disabled people have potential and experience to contribute towards other people and organisations becoming more resilient
  • 15. The artistry of resilience • Miro's "The Reaper" and Picasso's "Guernica" Miro and Picasso sought to put their talents at the services of society, we want others to do so too
  • 16. "something inside so strong" - Labi Siffre • Brothers and sisters When they insist we're just not good enough When we know better Just look 'em in the eyes and say I'm gonna do it anyway Something inside so strong And I know that I can make it Tho' you're doing me wrong, so wrong You thought that my pride was gone Oh no, something inside so strong Oh oh oh oh oh something inside so strong
  • 17. Allowing disabled people, to paraphrase the words of Ian Dury, to be magnificent
  • 18. Our invitation • First - to join the network • 2) to help us in the research • 3) to promote the network and our learning • 4) to use the cultural norms of positive, resourceful, creative, tactile and humour to inspire others to join the network • Lastly it’s a network - we only supply the theme you are the characters so you can shape, paint, express and tell the story as we expand
  • 19. Our next steps • Study tours of projects that embody principles of resilience especially those focusing upon employment • Thinking zone publications • Fringe conference at the Welfare to Work Convention in the summer of 2012 • Foster collaboration and take these ideas into as many forums as possible
  • 20. Thank you • philip.connolly@rnib.org.uk or 0207 391 3266 • andrew.kaye@rnib.org.uk