How a simple hand‑drawn “risk tidechart” can transform scattered incident signals into a shared, visual story of rising risk—before it crashes into your next outage.
How a simple paper template can transform chaotic production incidents into clear, structured stories that power better postmortems and more reliable systems.
How simple, tangible “paper tools” and tabletop exercises can turn abstract incident plans into practical, low‑stress muscle memory for engineering teams facing major outages.
How to use analog, low‑tech story practices to build ‘bridges’ between teams for better incident response, richer postmortems, and more resilient sociotechnical systems.
How to build a repeatable, low-tech “paper streetcar” ritual that exercises your system’s strangest edge cases, exposes hidden failure modes, and permanently upgrades your incident readiness and system design.
How low-tech, analog visualization can help you tame alert noise, surface weak signals, and build a more reliable early-warning system for incidents.
How to build a year-round, seasonal paper practice for noticing slow-motion reliability incidents, learning from them, and aligning those lessons with real-world standards like ISO 27001 and SOC 2.
How simple, hand‑drawn risk maps and visual near‑miss stories can surface weak signals, strengthen safety culture, and prevent organizational accidents before they fully emerge.
How modern near-miss reporting, incident response platforms, and disciplined workflows turn “analog incidents” into early warnings instead of full-blown outages.
From clay tablets to VR headsets, our stories are carried by materials, bodies, and machines. This post explores how analog “paper signals” and digital simulations shape what we learn, feel, and trust—before reliability breaks down.