The Thai SEALs who participated had little if any prior experience in cave diving, let alone rescue: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/can-t-believe-it-worked-story-of-the-thailand-cave-rescue-1.3563754 … "Lacking proper helmets, the SEALs taped a medley of flashlights to their improvised headgear." Incredibly brave, and this did get one killed.
Okay but I was talking about innovation cultures, and what they can learn from each other, and why publicity and/or VIPs are a problem in rescues/disaster recovery. I didn't see that covered—otherwise I wouldn't bother. I try not to write "fashionable." No need for me.
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That's not how I or many others read your article. And the problems of media in rescues of all kinds are very well known. E.g in my copy of the cave rescue book On Call... and it's the pre-twitter 2001 edition. :)pic.twitter.com/7McxCNIsbY
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I didn't say I discovered media as a problem in rescues! Lol, of course not. Every rescuer knows this. But I'm gonna go with covered in 2001 dead-tree book that's not even well-known outside the rescue community as not fashionable enough for me to avoid writing about.

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I also thought that there was a bit a
#cultureclash. Quiet reserved hierarchical Thai’s vs. ostentatious, entrepreneurial American.#notjudging#justreflecting -
With the "just get on with it" British cave rescue team in the middle trying to do precisely that whilst balancing both on either side...
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) but here's the issue in a nutshell: