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- Facing the future with a child on a stick
- Balancing eggs in baskets …
The adage cautions against putting all of your eggs in one basket.
Reference – this weekend Financial Review A key food with many vulnerabilities.
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It would be useful if the business continuity plan for Resilience NSW was used transparently to rebuild the jigsaw based on achieving objectives.
Or am I too much of an optimist?
- Vulnerability is at the very heart of risk
Addressing the “onion layers” – the underlying “why” – is an effective way of managing risk.
It is YOUR VULNERABILITY. There is limited value in “leading the witness”.
Far better to stimulate your reflection and considerations – of your context.
It is in that spirit the whimsical images, prompts, and references below are provided.
from De Bono … … to Kipling
Concept: Risk as a function of hazard and vulnerability
We are all vulnerable. Sometimes through exposure to the same thing. Sometimes to things to which we alone are exposed. Sometimes because of things that are about us – our characteristics or nature. Sometimes because of things that are imposed upon us by others..
Uncertainty
Uncertainty Unknown Unknowns
Decision making
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Reflections
A single metaphor can trigger many reflections and considerations
… can we live in (blissful / delusional) ignorance? - Manage your Sword of Damocles
Damocles ponders his circumstances
(part of painting Sword of Damocles” by Richard Westall, 1812)https://www.instagram.com/lianafinck/ Source: ready.gov/risk-assessment Start by considering your threats / hazards The internationally respected standard is a good place to start. Use it to filter which threats or hazards might be relevant to you. Don’t like the NFPA classifications and hazard categories? Fine – tailor your own. … and within the categories, add and edit specific hazards! Attribute a level of significance (on a scale up to ten) to the threats or hazards which made it through your initial “might be relevant” filter. We assess risk in order to better manage it. BEFORE AFTER We are all variously vulnerable. Configure your report and communicate it! - Add silent scooters – and silent policy – as one of your hazards
In Melbourne on the weekend I was nearly “cleaned up” a couple of times with near miss e scooter incidents. So I thought I’d do a quick check on some questions around whether it’s an issue in Melbourne – and elsewhere.
The answer is YES
Reference: The Age In England
In Adelaide
Reference: The Advertiser 12 July A hazard – whispering up behind
– or alongside of you
In a policy vacuum
What to do? In the absence of clear policy and risk management oversight we are left to our own devices.
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Add e Scotters as one of your hazards. We are all differently vulnerable.
Assess your vulnerability. - Future planning calls for good decision making
Developers have not generally given significant weight to disaster prevention criteria. Climate change calls for a rethink – a recalibration. Interesting themes in Mike Foley’s piece One of the most interesting themes was Professor Howden highlighting the need for well thought through criteria to be applied to decision making.
Professor Mark Howden Yes, we recommend you consider using our criteria based decision making app - Disaster photo opportunity? Blue collar!
Interesting to see how the politicians dressed for the recent NSW floods.
They get it.
Sometimes, small things become big things. President Bush and his public relations team got it – the new head of FEMA (Michael Brown) didn’t get it. Consequently, it has become an iconic image of how NOT to dress – especially with sleeves not rolled up.
- Yes, we are all different …
… differently exposed
… differently vulnerable
… differently impacted
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Risk is a concept we construct to help us manage uncertainty This story – from Matt Damon – about Tom Cruise is bemusing because it is about “your risk” – risk you control. However socially imposed risk – especially risk imposed by those with wealth, power, and status, is more problematic. Regardless, both cases call for good decision making. #risky #decisions #decisionmakingprocess
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