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Risk Management
Every good thing in the world stands on the razor-edge of danger. Thornton Wilder (1897 - 1975) US playwright
Heathrow Business Lounge
You can have the greatest risk management
strategy in the world but it could just be taking you faster in the
wrong
direction Turn risk into opportunity
ITU in US – 6 strange deaths
Are we taking enough risks?
Future of Business and Personal Life
Take hold of your Future
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The world can change far faster than most boards can make decisions ? scenario plans
How safe do you want to be?
Even the best run businesses….
When Speed Hits Hard
A news story can destroy a corporation in a day
How much risk can you live with?
Foundations for Future
Everything joined up to everyone
24 hour / 365 day video link at zero cost
24 hour / 365 day video link at zero cost
Community of Leaders in 10 nations: World Bank
Brain to Brain Shared data or emotion @ the speed of light
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RISK: Global instability from unsustainable contrasts between rich and poor nations Opportunity: Mega-markets and new customer segments
Mega-cities - Mega-markets
40,000 more people find hope and prosperity – microbanking
Rich City Life - “kickback” cost
RISK: Drug addiction in workplace affects safety and decision-making OPPORTUNITY: Finding ways to help people who are affected by many social challenges
Ageing Population
RISK: People Live Longer – pressure on pensions / care OPPORTUNITY: Growing market for products and services for older people
Do you accept longevity estimates?
Can we stop ageing ? Including Alzheimers etc
The Genetic Revolution DNA Designer Life The digital revolution changes what we do The genetic revolution changes who we are
Biotech = total life control
Mix and Match
Grow New Teeth – what about new joints and wound healing?
Ageing Hair Follicles Hair in all the wrong places
Permanent Hair Colour
Adult Stem Cell Research
Live to 160 years old?
Fundamental Moral Issues
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Tribal conflicts
RISK: EU friction with tribal pressures OPPORTUNITY: Relocation of production to low cost areas within EU / access to new markets
Positive Tribalism = Values
Europe will be dominated by conflict between local identity and regional power
What Could Europe Look Like ?
Tribal Marketing All Great Brands Create Tribes
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Single buying decisions
RISK: Hostile bid or problems following a merger or acquisition OPPORTUNITIES: New waves of consolidation in global markets
Impact of mergers ?
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Bush and Blair – A special relationship?
RISK: War against terror creates new global insecurity OPPORTUNITY: New levels of international cooperation open up major investment opportunities
The global village has become a lawless global city
Hoxglobal village has become a lawless global city
RISK: Reaction against globalisation targets corporation OPPORTUNITY: Develop image of corporate responsibility and care
“Speculators should be shot”
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RISK: Single issue hits media OPPORTUNITY: Single issue hits a competitor, and positions your corporation strongly to make an immediate response
Death of Political Theory
New Politics
Single Issues
Every single issue becomes a regulation
How did this turkey live and die?
Did chickens ever run around on these legs?
Let every Kentucky Fried Chicken be a happy chicken!
Global Warming
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RISK: Values change in unexpected ways OPPORTUNITY: Connect with all the passions people (now) have and they will follow you to the ends of the earth, buy your products and services with pride and work for you for next to nothing
Positive Human Needs in 2030 will be the same
Ôàtive Human Needs in 2030 will be the same
What was bad is becoming good and what was good is becoming suspect Ways of doing things that have worked for decades are looking old fashioned or immoral while other practices that raised questions are becoming totally acceptable
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks Herodotus (484 BC - 430 BC)
New trend – get a life
Courageous risks are life giving, they help you grow, make you brave and better than you think you are. Joan L. Curcio US writer
Look at what people do for nothing
RISK: In pursuing only shareholder value, loose the plot and damage the business OPPORTUNITY: Drive the business on a broader mission, that motivates, inspires and wins consumer as well as community approval
Companies talk about
Individuals talk about…
More to Life than Life
“Building a Better World” The ultimate slogan
How do you see the future ?
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