Horizon scanning is about widening our perspectives – so why do we generally limit our scanning to risks and threats? We should also scan for novel and emerging practices that can complement, or even replace, our current Good and Best Practices. Consider this story, a new CEO is appointed to a large multi-national company that […]
… the 2013 global risk horizon
“In 1938, thousands of Americans confused a radio adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel The War of the Worlds with an official news broadcast and panicked, in the belief that the United States had been invaded by Martians. Is it possible that the Internet could be the source of a comparable wave of panic, but […]
… when the ship hits the span
A long time ago, in a world before community resilience was understood, there was a city that grew and spread across two sides of a wide river. The city had grown from its roots on the western side, where all the commercial, cultural and health services where located, to the eastern side where many people […]
… my delivery vehicle
Blogging, writing, presenting or managing projects and programmes in the workplace – we all need to have a focus on delivery and ensure that we maintain and improve our delivery vehicle. One of the frequently quoted writers on resilience reminds us that it is not enough to read and chat about it – we […]
… complexity and focus
As a focus word for me in 2013 complexity spans three different areas of meaning. The first is to promote thinking about Complex Adaptive Systems as an important skill for the practice of risk and BC management. Our modern organisations and supply chains are evolving through countless interaction between systems and their operators. Out of […]
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