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Leveraging Information to Make Better Decisions
Creating Situational Intelligence:
Dr. Robert ChandlerPh.D. , Director
Nicholson School of CommunicationUniversity of Central Florida
Bill Scerra
Learning Officer and Worldwide Best Practices
Everbridge
Agenda
• Why information in a crisis is a “fog of war”
• What is situational awareness
• What is situational intelligence
• “Typical” situational awareness Vs. situational
intelligence
• Key takeaways
• Q&A
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Bill Scerra
Learning Officer and Worldwide Best Practices
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Robert C. Chandler, Ph.D.
Director
Nicholson School of CommunicationUniversity of Central Florida
Situational Intelligence
Robert C. Chandler, Ph.D. Director
Nicholson School of CommunicationUniversity of Central Florida
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The “Fog of War”: Communication During an Event
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• Uncertainty of situational awareness
• Issues with the way information isreceived− Delayed− Fragmentary− Changing− Often wrong, especially early in a crisis− Validity and reliability issues
• Confusion of user-created informationand rumors
• Time is of the essence – and can impactyour outcome
This effects one of the basic challenges of emergency notification, which is
that you need to tell other people about what’s going on…
Look for Quality
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What is Situational Awareness?
• Traditional situational awareness focuses on the available information in a given context or environment. − It is an “extension” of the human senses – looking, listening,
attentiveness, considering, processing and thinking.
• Capturing and incorporating all of the readily passive available information including the following:− news reports − official communication − video feeds− radio chatter− operational reports − etc.
• The issue with situational awareness is it relies on traditional, limited, often formal channels for information. These may be indirect, fragmentary and experience blockages, slowdowns and disruptions/delays.
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What is situational intelligence (during a crisis)?
• It is a dynamic process of gathering information (inputs), interpreting data (insight) and informing others/requesting feedback (interaction).
• Situational intelligence is the combination of “typical” situational awarenesscombined with a social intelligence − Combining the traditional
source of information with the collective insights of the general public, employeesand others who happen to be present and closer to the situation themselves.
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What is situational intelligence (during a crisis)?
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• On a larger scale, you can obtain better intelligence
if you’re able to harness information correctly –
giving you a better handle on the incident.
Typical Situational Awareness
•Traditional sources of
information
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•Limited view of “on the
scene” data
Typical Situational Awareness
•Traditional sources of
information
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•Limited view of “on the
scene” dataTrue Situational Intelligence
VS
True Situational Intelligence
• A variety of sources can provide inputs for Situational Intelligence. −Combined and qualified
with trusted feeds, they can paint a picture of a developing event.
• Types of feeds can include: −Social Media −Communities−partners −Etc.
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True Situational Intelligence
• A variety of sources can provide inputs for Situational Intelligence. −Combined and qualified
with trusted feeds, they can paint a picture of a developing event.
• Types of feeds can include: −Social Media −Communities−partners −Etc.
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blog.drishti-soft.com
www.alamoareabsa.org
Police Fire
Utilities
HospitalsSchools
EMT
Local Businesses
But why is this important?
True Situational Intelligence
• Increases the quantity of
information
− Remember, this still needs to be
filtered for quality
• Evolving sources of information
− Twitter, Facebook, Forums, Wikis
• Enables two-way communication
• Allows geolocation of developing
incidents and impacted groups
• Opportunity to develop a long-
term relationship with the public
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Awareness of the situation is power for action
True Situational Intelligence
• Increases the quantity of
information
− Remember, this still needs to be
filtered for quality
• Evolving sources of information
− Twitter, Facebook, Forums, Wikis
• Enables two-way communication
• Allows geolocation of developing
incidents and impacted groups
• Opportunity to develop a long-
term relationship with the public
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Awareness of the situation is power for action
Remember, you can be surrounded
by great information and still make
bad decisions – if you don’t know
how to interpret the data you have.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
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1. Quality of Information x Quality of Decision-Making Process = Quality of Decision Making
2. Situational Intelligence combines traditional situational awareness and social intelligence
3. Public and private sources of information can increase the quantity of incoming information about a situation
4. Intelligent analysis and interaction can increase the quality of incoming information about a situation
5. Interaction is a two way street – receiving and listening can be as important as sending and broadcasting
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Bill Scerra
Learning Officer and Worldwide Best Practices
Everbridge
How Can We Work Toward
True Situational Intelligence?
Ways to work toward True Situational Intelligence(From Dr. Robert C. Chandler’s Presentation)
• Increases the quantity of
information
− Remember, this still needs to be
filtered for quality
• Evolving sources of information
− Twitter, Facebook, Forums, Wikis
• Enables two-way communication
• Allows geolocation of developing
incidents and impacted groups
• Opportunity to develop a long-
term relationship with the public
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Awareness of the situation is power for action
Increase the Quantity
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Member Messages
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Increase the Quality
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• Filter and Set your parameters, for example Weather
Increase the Quality
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• Filter and Set your parameters, or for Twitter ( by Volume or
Percentage)
Evolving Sources
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• Zapier Integration
− Everbridge is now fully integrated with Zapier to connect and
automate critical communications across over 300 new web and
social media applications
Two-way Communication
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• Mobile Member allows
− Confirmation of message
− Polling responses
− Images and text to and from members
Geolocation of events and recipients
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• Everbridge Universe can show the geolocation of the event and contacts in the area
Develop a Relationship
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