Dangerism

By Rick Nason, PhD, CFA

Partner, RSD Solutions Inc.

www.RSDsolutions.com

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Just finished reading the very interesting TED book “Beware Dangerism” by Gever Tulley.  http://tinyurl.com/6me2gww

 

A lot of interesting ideas in this very short book.  The central thesis is that kids need to be protected from overprotective parents so they can learn how to deal with risk.  Perhaps there is a corporate analogy to Dangerism, in that companies need to be protected from overzealous regulators and risk management systems so they can learn to deal with risk!

TED

by Rick Nason, PhD, CFA

Partner, RSD Solutions Inc.

www.RSDsolutions.com

info@RSDsolutions.com

 

Some of you – hopefully all of you - may be familiar with TED talks.  If not, go to www.TED.com right now.  You are in for a treat.  TED talks are of course are a series of talks by interesting people on interesting subjects.  They are short, they are impactful and they are to the point. 

 

TED stands for technology, entertainment and design.  The theme of non-profit TED is “ideas worth spreading”.  There are hundreds (if not over a thousand) TED talks that are available for free at TED.com.  All the talks are short (20 minutes or less), and cover a fascinating range of topics.  A great way to spend some quality time with your computer.

 

I recently searched for “risk” and “risk management” on the TED site.  Came up with nothing.  It appears that risk managers are either just not dynamic enough or interesting enough or into technology, entertainment or design.  Although it is a TEDx talk, (emphasis on the “x”), I hope to change that.  www.tedxhalifax.ca