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Fragility, Resilience and AntiFragility in Risk

by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

One of the realities of risk and fallibility is understanding that the less exposure to risk, the less one learns, the less one experiences and the more fragile one becomes. Indeed, excessive fear of risk leads to even greater fragility, till eventually the outcome becomes much more dangerous … [Read more...] about Fragility, Resilience and AntiFragility in Risk

Taleb Wisdom, and Rationality

by Dr Rob Long 2 Comments

Most people in the safety and risk game should know the name of Nassim Taleb, author and maverick mathematician of Black Swan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Swan:_The_Impact_of_the_Highly_Improbable). Unfortunately, the moment he writes in Maths I need a translator, similarly any language … [Read more...] about Taleb Wisdom, and Rationality

Talking Risk Video–Anti-Fragility

by James Ellis 7 Comments

Talking Risk Video – Anti-Fragility - 3 Part Series Dave Whitefield and James Ellis have a conversation on the couch around the concept of anti-fragility. They pose the question: “What is the opposite of fragile?” The answer is not what we would normally assume. The guys discuss the concept of … [Read more...] about Talking Risk Video–Anti-Fragility

Echo Chambers and Thinking About Risk

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Echo Chambers and Thinking About Risk One of the greatest challenges for the any industry is introspection, gazing into its own belly button hoping to find something new. We could call this ‘fortress mentality’, the building of boundaries too difficult to break down. It seems that anytime the … [Read more...] about Echo Chambers and Thinking About Risk