Could a modern industrial strategy provide a vehicle to help achieve the economic transformation needed to address profound eco-system and social challenges? The Institute has submitted evidence to the Labour Party consultation on industrial strategy which sets out key concepts,…

By Dr Jenneth Parker FSI Research Director Some spiritual leaders seem to be ready to embrace ‘post-truth’ as an opportunity to awaken people to ‘deeper truths’ of a spiritual nature about our relationships. However, I want to suggest that ‘post-truth’…

By Douglas Owen FSI In Part 1 and Part 2 of this blog series I have looked at the potential contribution of traditional ‘predict and withstand’ defences in technical systems to resilient performance, even in the face of pernicious common…

By Douglas Owen FSI In Part 1 of this blog series I looked at the contribution of traditional ‘predict and withstand’ defences in technical systems on their potential for resilient performance. Now in Part 2, I look at common mode…

By Fred Barker FSI The RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) have issued an interim report: Inclusive Growth Commission – Emerging findings. It is an inquiry to understand and identify practical ways to make…

By Douglas Owen FSI In this blog I want to explore whether the traditional approaches we use to defend systems from harm can contribute to resilient performance as well. I will leave the success side of the coin for another…

By Douglas Owen FSI To understand why we need systems and societies capable of resilient performance, we first have to understand what the problem is. The problem is this: the world is complex. Really, really, mindbogglingly complex. And only getting…