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As members may be aware, I am here ‘Down Under’ attending the Risk Management Institute of Australasia's 8th Annual 2011 Conference, on behalf of the Global Risk Community. Global Risk Community is the offical Media Partner for the event.
Over 470 delegates from Australia, New Zealand and Asia have gathered at Crown Casino's conference facilities, on the banks of Melbourne’s Yarra River.
Highlights of Day 1 for me were:
John McAneny of Risk Frontiers talking about what risk managers need to kn
Lack of knowledge means more uncertainty means greater risk. Assumed knowledge can be even more dangerous than lack of knowledge and risk workshops are a safe haven for assumptions because of time limitations and dominant personalities. Here are four sources of assumptions with some tips on how to handle them during a risk workshop:
1. Seniority - When you have senior people in the room, too many people a ssume they are right, or will give them the benefit of any doubt in their mind because of th
