Hi Don

I just finished reading your book Wikiniomics, I know a bit slow on the uptake, but I really enjoyed it and found it very thought provoking. A part of our business at capitaC here in Australia is consulting to businesses on enterprise risk manegement. Having worked in several of the big services firms, one thing that struck me is that a lot of the information that can help businesses manage risk is horded in the firms and their clients. A lot of this value has been co-created by the consultants with their clients through facilitated workshops and presented back as risk profiles and associated controls and processes.

Whilst reading your book, I suggested to my colleagues that capitaC should be different to the other firms, and rather than sell our own IP to individual clients, we should faciliate the global development and publishing of risk profiles in a wiki environment so that all businesses can collaborate in one “great big” workshop, allowing the leveraging of insights and experiences of others, on a continuous basis. This would bring best business practices to all businesses, in time, helping to lift all to management excellence, and hopefully avoiding further global financial turmoil.My colleagues liked the idea.

So, I was inspired when I found your interview video! Can you tell me if you have had any traction in the business community with your ideas on Wikirisk? I’d be grateful for any insights.

Regards
David

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