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Surface Conflict Fast
The agencies that coordinate best aren’t the ones that agree most.
Nov 9
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Stephen Kennedy
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Coordination Theater
There’s a version of coordination that looks productive but accomplishes nothing.
Nov 8
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Stephen Kennedy
You Can't Coordinate What You Can't See
You can’t coordinate what you can’t see.
Nov 7
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Stephen Kennedy
Success for Who?
The best coordination meetings start with one question: “What does success look like for you?”
Nov 6
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Stephen Kennedy
Ask First, Build Second
Stakeholders don’t need you to solve their problems.
Nov 5
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Stephen Kennedy
1
Alignment Isn't Agreement
Alignment gets mistaken for agreement more often than it should.
Nov 4
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Stephen Kennedy
October 2025
Stable Isn’t Coming Back
Managing public safety infrastructure in the age of constant evolution
Oct 31
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Stephen Kennedy
1
Every Dollar Protecting Non-Critical Systems Is a Dollar You Won't Have When It Actually Matters
How to map what's mission-critical versus what's just inconvenient when resources are finite
Oct 28
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Stephen Kennedy
Your Backup Only Works If Everyone Can Actually Use It
What a 911 failover test revealed about the gap between system readiness and operational capability
Oct 27
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Stephen Kennedy
2
When Rescue Is Leadership (And When It’s Theft)
How to match response to real risk and lead with more slack in the system
Oct 24
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Stephen Kennedy
1
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How Decision Clarity Eliminates Rescue Mode
Rescue mode isn’t heroism.
Oct 23
•
Stephen Kennedy
Do Less Rescuing, Lead More
Eight weeks, final paper for this doctoral class submitted.
Oct 22
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Stephen Kennedy
1
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