Blog: Rethinking Risk

Activity Guides & How-Tos: A comprehensive review of Risk Innovation tools and methodologies

As the Risk Innovation Nexus has grown, we have continued to find ways to share actionable approaches to our methodologies. Until now, however, those approaches were accessible to relatively few people.

We are excited to share the new Activity Guides & How-Tos page – a page designed to give you a practical introduction to risk innovation tools, methods and approaches, and guide you through how you can apply these to your idea, project, or organization. The Guides are completely self-directed, so when and how you use them is completely up to you!

So, who is it for?

The Activity Guides & How-Tos are relevant to entrepreneurs, innovators, project managers, and anyone who is developing and using an entrepreneurial mindset in their work. They will provide you with new ways of understanding and navigating risks that may otherwise prevent you from succeeding in what you set out to achieve, and will guide you through the effective use of a suite of tools and resources developed here at the Arizona State University Risk Innovation Nexus.

Let’s take a look at a few of the highlights:

• If you’re new to risk innovation, check out the Risk Innovation Foundations, Risk Innovation Mindset, and Introduction to Orphan Risks videos. These videos will introduce you to our overarching concepts and methodologies, and set you up for success when using our tools.
• If you’re interested in better understanding the risk innovation approach through the lens of real-world organizations, check out our GoogleProject Maven, and TOMs videos for an in-depth look. For more information, check out our blog post, Using Real-World Case Studies to Explore Risk Innovation, shared in collaboration with the J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation Institute. You can read all of our case studies here on our website.
• If you’re ready to get started, watch our Stakeholder Value video and then download our Stakeholder Value Identification template. Follow along with the rest of our videos and activities to begin mapping and navigating your own risk landscape.

We hope you’ll use the risk innovation approach and methodologies to develop the agility, resilience, and foresight needed to advance your own work and build a better future. You’ll find our Activity Guides & How-Tos page linked here. Happy navigating!