This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Horizon Scanning“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 [...]
Risk Management
… another year over, and a new one just begun
January 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
2011 brought us more evidence that we cannot predict all our risks. If you don’t believe me, check out the risk registers of News of the World/News Corp, Tokyo Electric Power Co or Pennsylvania State University and you should find the proof. Hopefully during 2012 we will start to appreciate the need for the ‘art’ [...]
… BCM at the crossroads
August 22, 2011 by 1 Comment
I read an interesting piece of thought leadership today – Luc Klein’s paper that challenges us to think critically about what BCM should be, entitled “Is Business Continuity Management a misnomer?” If you haven’t heard about this paper you soon will, and you should click through and read it. The author argues that BCM as [...]
… the magic of “E”
May 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I was reminded of this Dilbert classic by the material I discussed in my previous post – Feeling lost? Try EGRC. I borrowed that line from a running gag in the original Muppet Movie – except they suggested you try Hari Krishna. Perhaps the adherents of this EGRC cult will start to chant and hang [...]
… arrogance, complacency and (lack of) resilience
April 15, 2011 by 5 Comments
This year marks the 99th Anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. The ship sank 99 years ago today, April 15th. Everybody has heard the story of the Titanic – but do you know about the ‘Titanic Effect’ and how it could wreck your risk/BC programs? This ‘Titanic Effect’ arises when the belief in [...]
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