Self Empowerment
On drifting and the search for meaning
When you feel the need to completely change tack
Íse Murphy
Crowd Safety
What is Zone Ex and why is it important?
In the wake of the Manchester Arena Attack in 2017 and the Wembley Euro Final in 2021, the subject of who was responsible for crowd safety within the public realm became a topic of focus_._ This issue regarded the delineation of responsibility for crowd management within the space outside the
Crowd Safety
Can the word ‘stampede’ undermine crowd safety?
The Oxford Dictionary of English defines Stampede as: * a sudden panicked rush of a number of horses, cattle, or other animals: the herd was fleeing back to the high land in a wild stampede. * a sudden rapid movement or reaction of a mass of people in response to a particular
Self Empowerment
Cutting out what’s not working
We need to cut out what is draining our energy, to make space for something new.
Crowd Safety
When crowds “crush"
As the world population increases, so does the frequency of mass gatherings and mass events (Li et al, 2020). Instigated by a career in major events, I am fascinated by crowds, how they move, how they behave. When I began studying crowd safety, it became clear that most crowd disasters
Crowd Safety
#5. Recommendations to Government and Industry to improve Crowd Safety at outdoor events
Part five of Íse’s dissertation into the impact of regulation and legislation on crowd safety at outdoor events. This final chapter revisits each of the research objectives, summarises the findings, critically appraises the research process and concludes with offering three recommendations to government and industry. (Please note this was
Crowd Safety
#2. Legislation, Regulation and Crowd Safety
Part two of Íse’s dissertation into the impact of regulation and legislation on crowd safety at outdoor events. Throughout my career I have been fortunate to experience event planning and approval on both sides of the Safety Advisory Group (SAG): presenting event plans and assessing event plans - in
Crowd Safety
#1. The Root Cause of Crowd Disasters
Part one of Íse’s dissertation into the impact of regulation and legislation on crowd safety at outdoor events. Crowd disasters occur when people are given insufficient information and space (Sime, 1999). It is rarely the case that only one factor causes a disaster (Helbing and Mukerji, 2012). In particular,
Crowd Safety
So, What is Crowd Safety?
People don't ask me this as bluntly as the title suggests, but in general I get a blank look when I tell people I work in "crowd safety". I ask them if they have ever attended an event and arrived safely, were gently guided into the
Society
Why I deleted WhatsApp
Unless you’ve been living in a cave disconnected from the internet (in which case I am envious of you), you will have seen the wave crashing in on the straw that broke WhatsApp’s back. We knew this was coming when Facebook bought WhatsApp in 2014, thinking they were
Crowd Safety
To prevent disaster, now is the time to study crowd safety
If I am over a decade into my career and facing the challenge of an industry that has totally collapsed, then I can share an understanding of what those who are only preparing to enter the industry could be feeling. Event Management has only become a subject of study within
Crowd Safety
Pandemic Series Ep 5: Can Events Help Antidote Fear
“In Mexico, we say hi by kissing on the cheek. I remember saying, “Is this ever going to come back?” I used to go to a gym, and they closed the gym. But when I went back in mid-June, one of the people who used to go there came out