Friday, July 24, 2015

And Now For Something Completely Different

By Rick Nason, PhD, CFA
Partner, RSD Solutions Inc.
If my blogs have been a bit delayed recently it is because I had a good friend loan me their complete collection of DVDs of Monty Python and the Flying Circus.  What a wonderful way to spend an entire week’s free time binge watching skits such as Bicycle Repairman, citing lines such as “But it’s my only line!”, watching wacky animations and waiting for the hermit survivor to come out of some forbidden place to announce the beginning of the show.  Such extensive binge watching does however delay the blog production.
I was a big fan of watching Monty Python on Saturday nights when I was in high school in the late 70’s.  Back then the comedy was novel, rebellious and slightly risqué.   What was completely surprising to me however as I watched the show 35 years later is exactly how novel, rebellious and slightly risqué the show still remains – despite the fact it was first run in 1969.
Monty Python was fresh – it was different.  Much more significantly though is the fact that it has stood the test of time exceedingly well.  It has aged very well indeed.
When it comes to risk ideas and concepts, which ideas is your company implementing that might seem to be novel, rebellious or perhaps even slightly risqué (if risk managers even have the ability to think in such terms).  Much more significant however is the question of how the risk ideas your company is implementing will stand the test of time.  Will they age very well indeed?

1 comment:

Unknown said...

I love Monty Python! Can I borrow that computer... :)
Loretta