I am extremely honoured to announce a newly published paper. In this case it is not just the new publication that is the thrill. My paper, A Fork in the Road, was awarded the Business Continuity Paper of the Year 2013. The paper is published in the latest issue of the Business Continuity and Resiliency […]
… 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 […]
… even breakfast has become complex.
Our lives are becoming increasingly complex and recently the challenges of complexity even disrupted my favourite Canberra breakfast spot, Silo Bakery. Silo was found to have served salmonella infected food, and subsequently shutdown temporarily by local health authorities. The source of infection was traced to some free-range eggs they used in making their own mayonnaise. […]