Strategic Risk and Crisis Management 2025: The New Challenges
Attendees will gain a greater understanding of the significant challenges we are currently facing and will consider whether those changes are evolutionary or revolutionary, or whether they are in fact genuinely unprecedented and are a sign of a fundamental paradigm shift. They will also be introduced to some of the academic models that have been […]
Global Urban Resilience Monthly Programme – Community Resilience: Where it All Starts
Community resilience is the foundation of a community’s ability to respond to challenging changes in their environment. It based on the fostering of strong social ties and the development of networks within and between neighbourhoods, and between communities and local government. By nurturing trust and cooperation among residents, communities can mobilise resources more efficiently and […]
ISRM Global Journal – Call for Papers
The next Institute of Strategic Risk Management (ISRM) Global Journal will be published in late November 2024, and we are calling for papers from risk and resilience management professionals, as well as academics from related fields, who would like to share their experiences and insights. Call for Papers While submissions on all aspects of risk […]
ISRM Global Journal 2024 – Wicked Problems
Recent events have reminded us of the VUCAD world in which we live – one in which we are regularly confronted with, and called upon to address, a wide range of “wicked problems”. A term which is often misunderstood by “outsiders to the risk world”, wicked problems are typically defined as… “…those problems for which […]
Microsoft Meltdown and Fragile Systems: Lessons Learned
The global outage that impacted Microsoft systems around the world on 20th July cannot be considered as an error, simple failure or outlier event. It was in fact an absolutely inevitable consequence of the increasingly complex interactions and inter-dependencies that characterise the global networks on which we are dependent, and which are only increasing in their […]
Introduction to Level 6 Academic Diploma
For most people, even those involved at the highest levels of strategic planning and capability development, there is little if any awareness of the vast ocean of academic material that is available to them, and which deep insight into many of e major issues associated with modern risk and crisis management. The Level 6 Diploma […]
Microsoft Meltdown and Fragile Systems: Lessons Learned
The global outage that impacted Microsoft systems around the world on 20th July cannot be considered as an error, simple failure or outlier event. It was in fact an absolutely inevitable consequence of the increasingly complex interactions and inter-dependencies that characterise the global networks on which we are dependent, and which are only increasing in […]
Welcoming Kyle Klein as the New Young Professional Liaison for ISRM Canada Chapter
The ISRM Canada Chapter is delighted to announce the appointment of Kyle Klein as our new Young Professional Liaison. This strategic addition to our team signifies our commitment to fostering the next generation of leaders in strategic risk management and related fields. Kyle Klein has over 12 years of experience in the security industry and has led […]
An Introduction to the ISRM’s AI in Risk Management Special Interest Group
Join us for an important introduction to our Special Interest Group, AI in Risk Management. The group, made-up of academics, practitioners and experts will discuss the implications of AI for the field of risk management and, provide key insights into this important emerging field. Today, as the world grows ever more complex the risk manager […]
European Strategic Risk and Crisis Management 2025-30: Preparing for the New Reality
From a strategic risk management perspective (outside of the possibility of Russian hostility and aggression moving to a new level of expansionist activity), Europe can be seen as being relatively benign in its risk environment. Its weather is relatively mild (though increasingly offering examples of extreme heat), its natural disasters such as flooding do not […]