If we want to maintain awareness about our industry, and perhaps one day even raise it to the level of a profession, then we need to focus on creating new knowledge and improving our craft all year round – not just 1 week of the year. Perhaps the most useful (in my humble opinion) contribution [...]
… conversations, aspirations and changes
February 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
… panarchy or resilience?
February 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The blog has suffered a period of collapse over the past month. Energy has been released on other endeavours (such as my presentation for DRJ Spring World), and so there have been no new posts. When I publish again, like today – is this the “bounce back” or even the “bounce forward” that we too often [...]
… perception risk (where you stand determines what you see)
January 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
… Anticipation and Adaptation
January 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
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