One of the predictable things about the BC industry is that periodically there is a bout of introspection – we are in a bad spot, how do we change to move forward?

The predictable outcome is that little actually changes other than the name – Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity Management, BCMS, Resilience, Business Resilience. The most recent one I heard in this line is “Digital Resilience”. That one is a real winner in its attempt to merge two “hot” concepts into a new promotable product.

The latest published introspection is from Charlie Maclean Bristol “Revamping the Business Continuity profession“. That paper includes discussion of emerging ideas like “Adaptive BC” and a number of other suggestion to shape future practice. Although at times they read like “Back to the Future” prescriptions.

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http://blog.vrg.net.au/bc-practice/back-to-the-future/