Risk Worked Examples (Executive)

Field

Detail

Problem

A proposed AI use creates both opportunity and exposure.

Outcome

An informed choice with responsibilities and reconsideration triggers.

Context

Affected people, current controls, evidence and the consequences of delay.

Habit

Ask what uncertainty matters most to the decision and who can verify it.

Shift

Identify the uncertainty that matters, who can check it and the smallest responsible next step.

Prompt

Here is the problem: A proposed AI use creates both opportunity and exposure. The outcome we need is: An informed choice with responsibilities and reconsideration triggers. Use this context: [insert the relevant evidence and constraints]. Ask me what is missing. Identify the uncertainty that matters, who can check it and the smallest responsible next step. Separate evidence from interpretation and help me decide what to check before acting.

Field

Detail

Problem

Leadership understands the risks of change better than the consequences of delay.

Outcome

A considered choice about action and timing, with proportionate controls and review triggers.

Context

The opportunity, affected people, current controls, uncertainties and specialist evidence.

Habit

Ask a relevant specialist to challenge the consequences and controls. Include the cost of delay in the decision rationale.

Shift

Explore plausible futures for acting, delaying and choosing a smaller reversible step.

Prompt

For this decision: [context], imagine we look back two years after acting, delaying or taking a smaller step. What could have gone right and wrong in each case? Consider connected risks and lost opportunities. Distinguish evidence from scenarios. What control, expert review or early signal would change the decision?