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  • Don’t Ignore These 10 Global Business Risks In 2019 – Forbes

    Don’t Ignore These 10 Global Business Risks In 2019 – Forbes

    If you are a business leader, you probably enjoy acting on your ideas and charging into the future fueled by optimism. But it is also your responsibility to plan for the panoply of risks—like increased technology threats and worrying climate challenges—that make it seem like we’re all living in a sci-fi blockbuster. From coordinated cyberattacks Read more

  • MarketScale: Managing Energy and Disasters

    MarketScale: Managing Energy and Disasters

    This episode of the Building Management show makes you put your thinking caps on, as well as your safety ones. We dive into facility challenges at Amazon’s newest headquarters, the American future of green roofs, and best practices for renewable energy management. Read more

  • Why Amazon HQ2 Will Need An Evacuation Plan – Forbes

    Why Amazon HQ2 Will Need An Evacuation Plan – Forbes

    “Amazon is just one small example of a bigger problem that demonstrates why organizations need to include risk and resilience planning in their strategic planning process. Taking a disciplined approach to risk as a part of decision-making and not just as a stop gap, operational-level measure once decisions are already solidified could help leaders make better Read more

  • Should We Trust Institutions Like Facebook, Or Quit Them? – Forbes

    Should We Trust Institutions Like Facebook, Or Quit Them? – Forbes

    “Is it possible to trust the leaders of institutions like Facebook in this age of radical transparency? Facebook is hardly alone in facing public scandal over trust. We’ve seen a wave of recent scandals involving institutions that we trust with critical aspects of our lives and communications.” I write for Forbes on Facebook’s recent mishandling of Read more

  • Japanese Resilience and Preparation in Advance of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

    Japanese Resilience and Preparation in Advance of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

    From floods in western Japan brought on by unusually torrential rain to earthquakes in both Osaka and Hokkaido to a record-setting heat wave, Japan has been hit by multiple natural disasters in 2018. This is not unusual, but climate change is making it worse. In their position on the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Japanese people Read more

  • Building Resilience at the Caribbean-Central American Action Workshop

    Building Resilience at the Caribbean-Central American Action Workshop

    We all know how hard the 2017 hurricane season hit the Caribbean. We will not soon forget the devastation caused by a series of storms that just would not quit. And while it is hard to believe — and harder still to face — the 2018 hurricane season is upon us. Our communities need to Read more