No Plan Survives Contact: Making Strategy Work When It Reaches the Ground – Recording
Establishment of the Centre for Strategic Policy
The Institute of Strategic Risk Management (ISRM) is pleased to announce the establishment of the Centre for Strategic Policy (CSP), a new policy centre within the ISRM Centre for the Study of Wicked Problems (CSWP). The new Centre is being established to address a persistent problem in public policy and corporate strategy: the gap between how […]
No Plan Survives Contact: Exploring the Gap Between Strategy and Delivery
Yesterday, we hosted “No Plan Survives Contact – Making Strategy Work When It Reaches the Ground”, bringing together participants from 22 countries for a timely discussion on one of the biggest challenges in policy and strategy: making good ideas work in the real world. We were joined by Dr David Rubens, ISRM Executive Director; Dr Amjad Saleem, CSWP […]
No Plan Survives Contact: Making Strategy Work When It Reaches the Ground
National policies, governmental and corporate, read well on the page. Then they meet the ground, where competing priorities, thin resources, and local realities no framework anticipated stall them. Why does so much good policy fail in the delivery, and what separates the policy that holds from the policy that doesn’t? Join us for a candid […]
Ask The Expert: Vaccine Hesitancy & Public Trust – Recording
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Communications in Crisis
One of the most common points of failure during a crisis is communication. This has been highlighted in most post incident enquiry reports. Martyn’s Law (the Terrorism Protection of Premises Act 2025) directly targets the severe procedural and communication failures exposed by the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing. Investigations revealed deadly breakdowns in how venues operated, […]
Global Risk Review – June 2026
The June Global Risk Review delivers concise, strategic analysis of key geopolitical, economic and humanitarian developments shaping global stability. It has been compiled from a series of global conversations managed by the Institute of Strategic Risk Management (ISRM) under the heading of the Global Risk Forum. The forum’s core purpose is to provide a space […]
Reimagining Urban Futures: Cities 2050
From Risk to Resilience to Regeneration The Institute of Strategic Risk Management (ISRM) is proud to host the Global Webinar Series in collaboration with the Institute for Sustainable Futures, De Montfort University (UK) and the Centre for the Study of Wicked Problems. As a lead-up to the 2nd Annual International Conference of the Institute for […]
Ask The Expert: Vaccine Hesitancy & Public Trust
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, public attitudes towards vaccines have changed, but many remain sceptical about their effectiveness. Some believe that vaccinations can make people ill by introducing a disease into the body. Some believe that receiving multiple vaccinations at the same time can have significant and ongoing health impacts. Others have […]
Global Risk Review – May 2026
The May Global Risk Review delivers concise, strategic analysis of key geopolitical, economic and humanitarian developments shaping global stability. It has been compiled from a series of global conversations managed by the Institute of Strategic Risk Management (ISRM) under the heading of the Global Risk Forum. The forum’s core purpose: to provide a space for […]