Understanding Emergencies
The foundation of Integrated Skills Group, Understanding Emergencies is the lens through which we view every potential problem and find solutions. Start Here.
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INTEGRATED SKILLS GROUP
Integrated Skills Group is a network dedicated to building skill to help individuals prepare for emergencies. At ISG, we believe that all people benefit from building skills that help protect their family and communities in times of crisis.
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Core 4 Concepts
Start here to build your foundation.
Responder Zero
Before those with the authority to help, those who choose whether or not they have the capacity to help are on scene. If your time comes, will you be an asset?
The “Core Four” of EDC
EDC is a worn out, tired topic, but we discuss four items you can have nearly anywhere that will help you be an asset in any circumstances.
The Strength of the Pack
Introduction We think of ISG as a “pack” or community, an homage to Rudyard Kipling’s famous “The Law of the Jungle“, in which he wrote: The strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack.” What is strength? How do we assess such a thing, and how can…
Recent Articles
After Action: Street Race Wreck
In this review of a street race wreck, the ISG team discusses skills and tools to be an asset in a medical emergency.
Be Judgmental
Society has tried to condition judgment out of us, but making judgments is a cruicial part of seeing problems before they blindside you. Find out how here.
Carry The Fire
In ancient times, firebearers rode ahead protecting coals to light a signal fire for their tribe. In our time, we strive to do the same with our culture.
Contextual Training
In this second part of the training series we discuss why it’s critical to train with and without context to maximize your development when building skill.
Don’t Wear the Juice 1: Dunning-Kruger’s Effect
Often, the loudest voices, the best circulated ideas, and the boldest assertions are from people who know little or nothing about what they’re talking about.
Don’t Wear the Juice 2: Resiliency and Competence
In this follow up to our article on Dunning-Kruger’s effect, we discuss how training properly creates a web of competence that counteracts incompetence.
Everyday Awareness and Schrödinger’s Cat
Awareness is more than sitting in the back corner or knowing where the exits are. We go beyond the clichés to bring you *actionable* situational awareness.
Hardware and Software
There’s an adage in skill building: There’s Software and Hardware. Does this analogy really do the situation justice, or is there more to it? We say the latter.
