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News Release: A New Global Effort to Anticipate Risks Together
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Milestones
2019-03-06
The seed
While sharing a vegan dinner, Daniel Krewski and Cemil Alyanak both arrive at the same conclusion, the world is in a period of chaos with multiple points of potential failure. Something more has to be done, not sure what, but something.
2019-11-23
The solution
After multiple discussions, all agree that global top-down data is both abundant and insufficient; there is plenty of very well-sourced national data, but it lacks a grassroots grasp of the problems. If we are to anticipate risks better, we need to get closer to the source; we have to get close to the root causes.
2019-12-18
The tool
Cemil presents Daniel with a first concept paper for what becomes The Global Risk Census. In it, Cemil outlines the concept and presents a budget and fundraising plan.
2020-05-06
The reversal
Now a few months into the Pandemic, a key conversation changes the course of the project. What if, rather than raising funds first, we build The Global Risk Census internally, with our own resources? Can we pull it off? Do we have the people? Do we have the IT knowhow and infrastructure? The answer is yes to all and the decision is made: The Global Risk Census will start as an internally supported and funded project. We realize that to make the project sustainable we will need external funding, but we will look for it later.
2020-06-22
Work begins
It's the first day of Spring 2020. The news is focussed on the Pandemic. There is urgency. The team splits into two. On the one hand RSI begins development of the platform. It will have to be robust, scalable and ready to be ported to an even larger system when the Census takes off. The other team starts to work on the questions that will become the Main Questionnaire. The ambitious goal of having a draft working model at the end of the year is agreed upon.
2020-12-29
We have a domain
There is consensus on the name of the domain. The website of The Global Risk Census will be 'riskcensus.org'.
2020-12-31
Unrealistic deadline
By the end of 2020, it becomes evident that the deadline was unrealistic. The platform needs more work and the questions need much more thought. This is when the team realizes that it is going to have to call in external subject-matter experts to ensure the questions are relevant and well-phrased. So, rather than do a bad, rushed job, Daniel and Cemil make a decision that will later prove wise, they give themselves a full year to do it right.
2021-09-08
First working draft
The first working draft of The Global Risk Census website is up and running. The draft questions are up and ready for subject-matter reviewers to take a first look. Daniel and Cemil expect that there will be many changes; they were right.
2021-12-20
Revisions are in
Over 60 reviewers of all ages, walks of life, from all over the world, complete their evaluation of the Census and provide very detailed and helpful comments.
2022-01-04
First Advisory Board members
The need for a well-balanced and engaged Advisory Board has always been considered key to the success of The Global Risk Census. January 4 marks the acceptance of the first Board Member.
2022-03-01
Soft launch
Without fanfare, The Global Risk Census is live, it is online and ready to be filled in by participants. We will make lots of noise later, for now, it is time to test the tool, fix anything that may break when it gets busy, and start reaching out to stakeholders. It's an exciting day, indeed.
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NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A NEW GLOBAL EFFORT TO ANTICIPATE RISKS TOGETHER Ottawa, Canada – April 25, 2022 – As the world becomes more complex and uncertain, there is an increasing need to anticipate risks. A new online questionnaire, The Global Risk Census (riskcensus.org), is gathering local observations to help identify potential risks before they…
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