Category Archives: Risk Analysis

How might the future be different?  The value of Horizon Scanning.

Horizon scanning is an essential capability in any progressive resilience programme.  It helps to answer the question whether the resources employed in support of the resilience programme have been allocated in a way proportionate to the current and potential threats … Continue reading

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Ten reasons why we should care about country risk

A proactive approach to identifying, analysing and evaluating country risks is an essential element of horizon scanning and the wider resilience model; so for me there is something deeply unsatisfying about relying on an Internet search engine at a time … Continue reading

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From top hat to hard hat: the enduring attraction of bow-tie analysis

Having been exposed to some complex and rather user-unfriendly risk assessment techniques, it was a joy to behold the simplicity yet comprehensive nature of the bow-tie risk analysis technique.  The technique has been around for some time with origins attributed … Continue reading

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