What we do

In a future likely to be characterised by multiple shocks to our financial, ecological and social systems, we believe resilience is a key factor for organisational success. Our approach aims to strengthen the ability of your business or organisation to cope with energy and resource-related shocks and other unexpected changes.

We define resilience as 'the capacity of an organisation to adapt in order to sustain an acceptable level of function, structure, and identity in the face of disruption or crisis'.

Our services help you to assess your particular vulnerabilities and current resilience capacity, and to look anew at your strategies and operating models in the light of accurate and up-to-date information about peak oil and climate change. This insight will assist your understanding of what changes might need to be made in your:

• Revenue streams
• Sourcing strategies
• Supply chain
• Distribution channels
• Assumptions about market share and customer spending
• Employee skills
• Resource needs
• Energy needs
• Investment model

• Integration with your local community and markets, and so on... 

What can you expect?

For many organisations, choosing to act on this information will mean significant, fundamental change. For some, it will mean a total re-evaluation of everything on which their operation is based. After all, energy and oil underpin everything that we do and most things that we have - in fact, our whole industrialised society. As part of our work with you, we will at times introduce 'creative discomfort' - radical new ideas and ways of thinking and working that will challenge and inspire you.

What might some of the outcomes be?

• A more resilient business or organisation.
• Better management of medium and long term socio-environmental-economic risks.
• A greater understanding of the opportunities climate change and peak oil offer.
• A spotlight on resource vulnerability in your operations and your supply chain.
• A more engaged, innovative and enthusiastic workforce.

We can help you to understand the forces that are now shaping our future, and how to build your capabilities to adapt and thrive in the very different economic and social structures that will emerge. Find out more about how we do this here.