Why the pub test does not work
In Australia at least, we are often asked to consider whether what we are doing (or propose to do) would pass the "pub test". How would...
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Dr Richard Barber
- Sep 30, 2020
- 1 min
A Systemic Bowtie Method for Risk Assessment in Complex Projects
Rithu Balu, MPM (Australian National University) Dr Richard Barber, PhD (MD RiskIQ Global) The Bowtie method of risk assessment was...
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Dr Richard Barber
- Sep 8, 2020
- 2 min
Survey data analysis - take care!
Surveys are powerful tools for getting data about things we care about. Designed well, surveys are an important tool for decision makers...
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Dr Richard Barber
- Jan 9, 2020
- 1 min
Self assessment - are we really leading in complexity?
We strongly recommend the short paper by Sonja Blignaut - see (https://medium.com/@sonjablignaut/navigate-complexity-three-habits-of-mind...
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Dr Richard Barber
- Dec 2, 2019
- 1 min
Our risk management practices are failing us
The Australian Risk Policy Institute (ARPI) recently issued a stern warning that risk management practices are not effective. Across...
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Dr Richard Barber
- Feb 26, 2019
- 1 min
Breaking Through with NZ Defence-Industry
On 20th Feb, Richard Barber spoke at the NZDIA members' meeting in Wellington about the challenge of breakthrough performance in...
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Dr Richard Barber
- Feb 19, 2019
- 2 min
Royal Commission, what's next?
Much has been written about the report by Kenneth Hayne on the findings of the Royal Commission into “Misconduct in the Banking,...
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Dr Richard Barber
- Nov 5, 2018
- 2 min
Stakeholder engagement is essential - but we need to do more
Faced with a complex challenge for which there are no obvious or simple answers, effective decision makers “dive deep” into that...
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Dr Richard Barber
- Sep 18, 2018
- 2 min
We learn the wrong lessons
Following on from the excellent Qld Health System Performance and Review (SPR) Conference in August, we reflected on the Wigan (UK) case...
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Dr Richard Barber
- Aug 12, 2018
- 2 min
Systemic lead indicators of future performance an emerging opportunity for health system improvement
Richard Barber presented on systemic lead indicators at the Qld Health System Performance Reporting (SPR) Conference (8th-10th Aug 18). ...
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Dr Richard Barber
- Apr 28, 2018
- 2 min
Update to ISO 31000 (2018) observations # 3 – what is a risk?
The recent update to ISO 31000 has retained the existing definition of risk. This is disappointing. That definition fails the tests of...
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Dr Richard Barber
- Mar 17, 2018
- 2 min
Update to ISO 31000 (2018) observations # 2 – principles or Risk Management
Like ISO 31000 (2009), this new version has a list of risk management principles. They have been updated and although somewhat improved,...
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Dr Richard Barber
- Feb 26, 2018
- 1 min
Update to ISO 31000 (2018) observations # 1 – a major opportunity to truly lift risk management.
The new ISO31000 is now available. Changes from the previous version are in some ways subtle, but there are also significant differences...
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Dr Richard Barber
- Feb 11, 2018
- 1 min
Measuring the right things is not easy or obvious
It’s clear that we should monitor, measure and report key outcomes and outputs that reflect our purpose, our strategy, what we are...
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Dr Richard Barber
- Feb 4, 2018
- 1 min
We are none of us Islands
Written by Neil Allan & Gareth Byatt In this interconnected and increasingly digitised world, many (indeed, perhaps most) risks and...
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Dr Richard Barber
- Dec 4, 2017
- 1 min
Good governance inherently requires the capability to work in complexity – yes or no?
It was good to be part of the GIA National Conference with a theme of “governance in a world of disruption”. There were many speakers and...
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