Tag Archives: risk
Take a risk and reap a reward
A report by the LGiU and Zurich Municipal (pdf) published late last year found that councils are increasingly concerned about their management of risk. In a national survey undertaken with over 90 councils, 50 per cent of respondents described their …
Is risk avoidance the biggest risk of all?
This article was first published on the Guardian’s Local Government Network. Mathematicians distinguish between uncertainty – which is unknowable and immeasurable – and risk, which can be calculated and managed. Local government faces a great deal of both: the toughest …
Risk and Reward: local government and risk in the new public realm
A report by the LGiU, in partnership with Zurich Municipal has found that councils are concerned about the future of risk management, after 50 per cent of councils described themselves as ‘risk averse’ in a national survey
The Big Society needs failure
In his recent book ‘Adapt’ Tim Harford takes a Darwinian view of ideas and organisations arguing that failure is essential to future success. It’s quite easy to see how this approach may appeal to the swashbuckling entrepreneur and find support …
