Left of Bang Presentation Toolkit
Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you about what it takes to get left of bang. At The CP Journal, we exist to help leaders build organizations ready for anything.
This toolkit pulls together the key takeaways and resources from the session so you can start putting the ideas into action right away.
Left of Bang Toolkit
Here are my presentation slides to reference after the talk. The articles, playbooks, and training options below expand on the concepts from the deck, putting words to the images and providing deeper context you can apply in your own work.
Since Left of Bang (the book) was published, the threats facing communities have shifted—and so has how the core concepts are applied.
This article explores the evolution of the methodology and its continued relevance today.
A story about a Roman general and the enduring power of preparation.
Learn how leaders who embrace uncertainty gain an edge—and why readiness, not prediction, separates the successful from the surprised.
This playbook (available to Academy subscribers) outlines the components needed for an organization to proactively monitor their operating environment.
This playbook is being developed alongside our client work and projects to help you shorten the time needed to transition from alert to action.
Getting blindsided by events—whether it’s a missed opportunity or a costly surprise—frustrates even the most patient executives.
This article introduces the “Rumsfeld Matrix,” a tool to map uncertainty and improve strategic foresight. Use it to clarify planning blind spots and decision thresholds.
Written with severe weather in mind, this article explores how to quantify your “time to decision” and “time to action.”
A must-read for leaders looking to integrate the two most important left of bang metrics to manage dynamic threats in fast-moving environments.
Preparing for an uncertain future is tricky—you can’t know in advance which capability will tip the scales between success and failure. That uncertainty leads to a dangerous assumption: if anything might be the difference, then everything becomes a priority.
This article, available as part of our “left of bang leadership” series for paying subscribers to The CP Journal, outlines ways to sharpen your go/no-go process for both emerging and seasoned executives.
There’s no shortcut to being prepared—but there is a method.
Learn the five core capabilities of resilient, adaptive organizations and how to begin building them today.
We support public and private sector organizations in their work to get left of bang through preparedness, improved decision-making, and proactive leadership.
This page outlines our projects and how to explore whether we're a fit for your next initiative.
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