Risk teams' challenge of decision-making is often anchored to what is documented by the organisation. Pro-actively thinking about the type and nature of ignorance as it applies to an organisation's decision-making can be a powerful lens for risk teams.

Whistleblowing is an extreme form of dissent. How organisations seek to disrupt, ignore and discredit whistleblowers provides insight into how organisations seek to actively silence unwanted dissent and challenge more generally.

Organisations operate within a 'perceptual bubble' shaped by their data, language, and assumptions. By challenging outdated frameworks, exploring alternative viewpoints, and understanding how categorisation shapes decisions, risk teams can help organisations navigate unseen risks and make better-informed choices.

How Risk teams can use assessments of organisations' Overton Windows and Social Capital to build strategies to drive more effective challenge.