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The good news about the Sigmoid Curve – and its explanation of life the universe and everything – is that we are not restricted to a single curve. We can start a new curve, and if we have the courage we can make a jump to the new world. Handy refers to this as the [...]
Over recent weeks I have found myself talking to various people in the real world in terms of “our thinking is broken”. The context of these conversations was the need to change and improve a series of linked internal processes. Reviewing yet another “management systems standard” approach to resilience for this blog got me thinking [...]
Recently the UK Cabinet Office published their guidelines on Critical Infrastructure Resilience, entitled “Keeping the Country Running: Natural Hazards and Infrastructure“. They propose building infrastructure resilience based on four components – as shown at right. Unlike the graphic, each component is not specified as making an equal contribution. It is suggested that the size/contribution of [...]
I am always sceptical when I find articles that claim to identify or eliminate the so-called “Black Swan” events. Primarily as they appear to be derived from not having read, nor understood, Taleb’s definition of a Black Swan event. First point of definition, the event is outside the realm of regular experience and there is [...]
For the past year I have received a daily email from Google’s Alerts Service for the keyword “resilience”. It is clear from this form of very scientific research that the concept of resilience is most commonly found in sport, not business! Perhaps it is just that sports journalists are using the word more than business writers [...]
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