… perception risk (where you stand determines what you see)

Global Risk Map 2012 - source World Economic Forum report

In the past week I have read two different reports on the major risks facing the international business community in 2012. The two reports are; World Economic Forum’s Global Risks 2012 Business Continuity Institute’s Horizon Scan 2012 The two reports reflect some different risks, and certainly convey very different scopes and perspectives. This should not [...]

… the week that was

Another week has come and gone with no new material published here, so time for a quick review of what has grabbed my attention via the news-feeds, which these days includes Twitter and Facebook as well as RSS. There were some significant items in the newsfeed over the past 10 days, and four specific items [...]

… 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. [...]

… Chatham House rules!

The UK Chatham House ‘think tank’ has come to the realisation that “Just in Time” models put companies at risk – by reducing their resilience. Always good to see these groups wake up and smell the roses! However it will be interesting to see if commercial, short-term profits continue to be placed ahead of long-term [...]

… Anticipation and Adaptation

Dimension1

Yesterday I wrote about the tension between Planning and Adaptive Capacity as a differentiator between traditional BCM and resilience. Today I am going to explore this aspect further, and start a series that will explore some other dimensions on which we could map resilience. My thinking here is informed by a range of material on [...]