Communication Nation

05 December 2005

How to handle a worst-case scenario

Just in case...

How to survive a riot
How to survive an airplane crash
How to stop a car with no brakes
How to find your way when lost in the woods
How to jump from rooftop to rooftop
How to survive a volcanic eruption
How to ram a barricade
How to survive a sandstorm
How to foil an alien abduction
How to cross a piranha-infested river
How to survive a plunge over a waterfall
How to survive a fall through ice
How to escape from a car hanging over the edge of a cliff
How to survive a riptide
How to navigate a minefield
How to control a runaway camel

With diagrams! From Popular Mechanics

Keep in touch! Sign up to get updates and occasional emails from me.

Posted by Unknown at 8:11 AM
Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Did you toss the last one in there about the camel just to make sure we were paying attention? :)

12/07/2005

Post a Comment

Newer Post Older Post Home
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

If you liked this post, check out my books

Popular Posts

  • Government is a service
    The purpose of government is to serve the people. Thomas Jefferson and Mao Zedong may not agree on much, but they do agree on this. “Th...
  • What is a connected company?
  • How to assert yourself
    Do you have trouble saying no, even when you really should? Do you feel like people walk all over you? Do you have trouble keeping your temp...
  • What is information design?
    There are as many definitions of information design as there are information designers. Some think it's the presentation of complex or p...
  • Word abuse
    The English language is a powerful and flexible communication tool. It's highly modular and can be bent, twisted and tweaked in numerous...
  • To smiley or not to smiley?
    I realized as I postes my last message that I used a smiley. I'm curious how you will all answer this question: To smiley or not to smil...
  • The Noguchi filing system
    The filing system proposed and used by Noguchi Yukio is worth a look. To employ the system, you'll need to discard many conventional not...
  • What are you reading?
    A comment by chap got me curious: What are you reading? I am especially interested in magazines and books. Please share your favorite magaz...
  • Ten tips for global communicators
    The difference between local and global markets is like the difference between the fishbowl and the ocean. To understand and engage successf...
  • Is PowerPoint good or evil?
    PowerPoint. People either love it or hate it. There is no doubt that Powerpoint has had an influence on the world -- but is it a positive on...

About Me

Unknown
View my complete profile

Followers

Blog Archive

  • ►  2013 (1)
    • ►  April (1)
  • ►  2012 (2)
    • ►  November (1)
    • ►  February (1)
  • ►  2011 (3)
    • ►  April (1)
    • ►  February (1)
    • ►  January (1)
  • ►  2010 (12)
    • ►  November (2)
    • ►  October (5)
    • ►  September (2)
    • ►  April (1)
    • ►  March (1)
    • ►  February (1)
  • ►  2009 (23)
    • ►  December (2)
    • ►  November (2)
    • ►  October (1)
    • ►  September (1)
    • ►  August (1)
    • ►  June (2)
    • ►  April (5)
    • ►  March (2)
    • ►  February (2)
    • ►  January (5)
  • ►  2008 (48)
    • ►  December (2)
    • ►  November (2)
    • ►  October (2)
    • ►  September (1)
    • ►  August (6)
    • ►  July (1)
    • ►  June (7)
    • ►  May (7)
    • ►  April (5)
    • ►  March (5)
    • ►  February (9)
    • ►  January (1)
  • ►  2007 (65)
    • ►  December (2)
    • ►  November (3)
    • ►  October (12)
    • ►  September (8)
    • ►  August (11)
    • ►  July (6)
    • ►  June (4)
    • ►  May (5)
    • ►  April (9)
    • ►  March (2)
    • ►  January (3)
  • ►  2006 (145)
    • ►  December (8)
    • ►  November (9)
    • ►  October (5)
    • ►  September (6)
    • ►  August (8)
    • ►  July (4)
    • ►  June (3)
    • ►  May (22)
    • ►  April (13)
    • ►  March (17)
    • ►  February (21)
    • ►  January (29)
  • ▼  2005 (264)
    • ▼  December (52)
      • Landscape in progress
      • Still life
      • Interstate 55 in Illinois
      • Landscape
      • Work in progress
      • Still working on this
      • R & R
      • The probabilistic age
      • A letter to Friendster
      • Visual thinking practice: Body language
      • Noguchi + transparency = productivity!
      • Visual thinking at work
      • Visual thinking practice: Finding your visual voice
      • The visual thinking club
      • The M curve
      • The Noguchi filing system
      • Visual thinking practice: Bossman/Geek
      • Visual mapping
      • How to trick out your sketchbook
      • Visual thinking practice: Draw a stick figure
      • Information design
      • Are people receiving what you are transmitting?
      • Visual thinking school updated!
      • Icons from around the globe
      • Just draw a triangle
      • What If...
      • Learn how to read and write Japanese smileys
      • Visual vocabulary
      • Visual thinking school
      • Windows
      • Visual thinking practice: Heads and hands
      • Think typos are unimportant?
      • Typographic style and the web
      • The hype cycle
      • Are you overcommiting yourself?
      • Visual thinking practice: Simplify and visualize a...
      • Know your audience
      • Scheduling by email
      • How do you get out of a rut?
      • Play the cloud game
      • Seven C's of communication design
      • How to handle a worst-case scenario
      • Rethinking the London underground map
      • Visual thinking practice: Icons
      • Separating presentation fact from fiction
      • The principles of the world cafe
      • The PR submarine
      • IBM is podcasting
      • Startup kit
      • Little Things Add Up
      • How to think clearly
      • Google advanced operators cheat sheet
    • ►  November (66)
    • ►  October (63)
    • ►  September (47)
    • ►  August (36)
Simple theme. Powered by Blogger.