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INFONEX
2016
Practical Measures to
Increase Adaptive Capacity
Ron Andrews
INTRO  Organizational Resilience vs. Adaptive Capacity
 Why Adaptive Capacity
 Practical Measures to increase Adaptive Capacity
 Proving your case to Senior Leadership
 Interactive Exercise & Debrief
RESILIENCE
ADAPTATION
(+)
Preferred State
Appealing
Praiseworthy
Ideal
(+)
Realistic
Practical
Achievable
Cost Effective
(-)
Multi-Dimensional
Problematic Constructs
Unattainable End State
Unrealistic
(-)
Overlooked
Consequential Acceptance
Uncoordinated
Underfunded
Working at Cross-Purposes
Reliance on Outdated
Behaviours
ADAPTIVE
STABILIZING
 Traditional Command & Control
Structures
 Technical Competencies
 Rational Strategic Planning
 Multiple Staff Hierarchies
 Homogenous Orientation
 Segmented Enterprise
Orientation and Outlook
 Reactive and Risk Averse
 Fixed Capital
 Transformational Leadership
 Cross-functional & All Level
Work Teams
 Cross-functional Technical
Competencies
 Culture of Learning and
Diversity
 Incubation of Innovation
 Holistic Enterprise Orientation
& Outlook
 Proactive and Risk Tolerant
 Flexible Capital
Adaptive Capacities Stabilizing Capacities
PRACTICAL
MEASURES
Adopt an Organic & Holistic
Perspective
Aggressively Pursue Knowledge Gaps
Exploit Opportunities
Learn from Experience
Foster Innovation
PRACTICAL
MEASURES
Embrace Uncertainty
Do not Compartmentalize Issues
Maintain Continual Scenario Planning
Establish Hazard & Vulnerability
Assessments
Apply Cross-Competency Training
Initiate Cross-Discipline Fertilization
PROVING
YOUR
CASE
 Employee Engagement and Retention
 Cross-functional Competency Development
 Redundancy in the face of Adversity
 Improvement in Disruption Management
 Cost Efficiencies (Program, Staff)
 Process Efficiencies (Lean)
 Reproducible and Measureable
 Creation of Product and Service Value
EXERCISE Form 2 Discussion Groups
Review the Case Study
Discuss Possible Adaptive Strategies
Offer 3 Adaptive Capacity Choices
Explain your Choices
SOURCES
ThankYou!
 Adaptive Capability (2015) Maturity Model
 Branlat and Woods (2010), How do Systems Manage their
Adaptive Capacity to Successfully Handle Disruptions? A
Resilience Engineering Perspective, AAAI Fall Symposium
 Gajewski, Maria (2012)  What is Adaptive Capacity?,
Changing River Consulting
 GSDRC (2014) Disaster Resilience Topic Guide
 Myburgh, Webb and Seville (2012) Adaptive Capacity and
Resilience, Continuity Central (1) (4)
 Nyamwanza (2012) Livelihood Resilience and Adaptive
Capacity: A Critical Conceptual Review, Journal of Disaster
Risk Studies (4) (1)
 Zawada (2012) Organizational Resilience: What it Could, or
Should, Mean in the Standards Landscape, Continuity
Insights (digital version)

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Infonex 2016 Practical Measures to Increase Adaptive Capacity - Andrews

  • 1. INFONEX 2016 Practical Measures to Increase Adaptive Capacity Ron Andrews
  • 2. INTRO Organizational Resilience vs. Adaptive Capacity Why Adaptive Capacity Practical Measures to increase Adaptive Capacity Proving your case to Senior Leadership Interactive Exercise & Debrief
  • 3. RESILIENCE ADAPTATION (+) Preferred State Appealing Praiseworthy Ideal (+) Realistic Practical Achievable Cost Effective (-) Multi-Dimensional Problematic Constructs Unattainable End State Unrealistic (-) Overlooked Consequential Acceptance Uncoordinated Underfunded Working at Cross-Purposes Reliance on Outdated Behaviours
  • 4. ADAPTIVE STABILIZING Traditional Command & Control Structures Technical Competencies Rational Strategic Planning Multiple Staff Hierarchies Homogenous Orientation Segmented Enterprise Orientation and Outlook Reactive and Risk Averse Fixed Capital Transformational Leadership Cross-functional & All Level Work Teams Cross-functional Technical Competencies Culture of Learning and Diversity Incubation of Innovation Holistic Enterprise Orientation & Outlook Proactive and Risk Tolerant Flexible Capital Adaptive Capacities Stabilizing Capacities
  • 5. PRACTICAL MEASURES Adopt an Organic & Holistic Perspective Aggressively Pursue Knowledge Gaps Exploit Opportunities Learn from Experience Foster Innovation
  • 6. PRACTICAL MEASURES Embrace Uncertainty Do not Compartmentalize Issues Maintain Continual Scenario Planning Establish Hazard & Vulnerability Assessments Apply Cross-Competency Training Initiate Cross-Discipline Fertilization
  • 7. PROVING YOUR CASE Employee Engagement and Retention Cross-functional Competency Development Redundancy in the face of Adversity Improvement in Disruption Management Cost Efficiencies (Program, Staff) Process Efficiencies (Lean) Reproducible and Measureable Creation of Product and Service Value
  • 8. EXERCISE Form 2 Discussion Groups Review the Case Study Discuss Possible Adaptive Strategies Offer 3 Adaptive Capacity Choices Explain your Choices
  • 9. SOURCES ThankYou! Adaptive Capability (2015) Maturity Model Branlat and Woods (2010), How do Systems Manage their Adaptive Capacity to Successfully Handle Disruptions? A Resilience Engineering Perspective, AAAI Fall Symposium Gajewski, Maria (2012) What is Adaptive Capacity?, Changing River Consulting GSDRC (2014) Disaster Resilience Topic Guide Myburgh, Webb and Seville (2012) Adaptive Capacity and Resilience, Continuity Central (1) (4) Nyamwanza (2012) Livelihood Resilience and Adaptive Capacity: A Critical Conceptual Review, Journal of Disaster Risk Studies (4) (1) Zawada (2012) Organizational Resilience: What it Could, or Should, Mean in the Standards Landscape, Continuity Insights (digital version)