Do popular risk-related terms really help us understand and manage risk — or do they create more confusion than clarity?
The growing complexity of risks and the challenges of communicating, assessing and managing them have led to an ever-expanding vocabulary. Terms such as compound risks, cascading risks, complex risks, intrinsic and extrinsic risks, as well as labels like black swans and grey rhinos, have become increasingly common in risk management. But how useful are these concepts in practice?
In this webinar, Professor Ilan Kelman, Professor of Disasters and Health at University College London and Professor II at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, will critically examine commonly used and popular risk-related terms and challenge their contribution to effective risk management.
By deconstructing familiar phrases and questioning their practical value, the session will explore how risk professionals can move beyond jargon towards clearer thinking, more effective communication and better-informed decisions.
Key takeaways:
- Discover ways to reduce unnecessary jargon and identify the terminology that genuinely supports your work.
- Understand why some widely used risk-related phrases can be misleading.
- Explore approaches to communicating and assessing risks across a variety of contexts.
- Reflect on how clearer language can contribute to more effective risk assessment and management.
This webinar is aimed at risk professionals, decision-makers and anyone interested in improving the way risks are understood, communicated and managed.
Further information can be found here.