May 2019
Intermediate to advanced
240 pages
6h 21m
English
6 |
Risk and Opportunity |
Tragedies and comedies are written with the same letters.
—Democritus cited by Aristotle, On Generation and Corruption
Some white-haired old man, with many rings on his fingers, will come along and shake his head, and say to me, “Listen to me, child, yes, one ought to practice philosophy, but one should also keep one’s head.” This is sheer stupidity.
—Epictetus, Discourses
Risk is the possible negative consequences of the uncertain future, while opportunity is the possible positive consequences of the uncertain future. Agility is the organizational characteristic that determines whether the uncertain future becomes one or the other—or simply a benign passage of time.
For those who worry about risk, there is much to ...