Assessing risk

3/11/2009

Understanding Identity - Audio

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Risk assessments may be based on inaccurate models which give misleading results ending in disaster. Taking social as well as natural into account when performing risk assessment may provide more accurate results.

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Assessing risk

Understanding Identity - Audio

More episodes from "Understanding Identity - Audio"

Understanding Identity

Identity - what is it?

Formation of Identity

Changing identity

Shared Identity

Natural - what does it mean?

Natural or un-natural?

Risk - what is it?

Assessing risk

Risk and trust