The Song of the Black Swan
To be published in Q4 2025
The purpose of this book
This first volume in the Ensuring Resilience collection aims to provide a comprehensive and strategic overview of resilience. It lays the methodological foundations for the entire series and introduces two key concepts: the black swan, symbolising rare and unpredictable events with major consequences, and antifragility, the ability of an organisation to emerge stronger after a crisis.
Readers will discover why traditional approaches, limited to isolated continuity or recovery plans, are no longer sufficient in a world marked by uncertainty and complexity.
What you will discover
- A clear mapping of the pillars of resilience: BIA (Business Impact Analysis), BCP (Business Continuity Plan), DRP (Disaster Recovery Plan) and CRP (Crisis Recovery Plan).
- The limitations of traditional methods, and how the Ransom-Kick method offers a more integrated and business value-oriented framework.
- The fundamental concepts of business objects, functions and dependencies, enabling continuity to be analysed not only from a technical perspective, but also from an organisational and human perspective.
- Diagrams, checklists and definitions to anchor the concepts and facilitate their assimilation.
- Fictional anecdotes that illustrate real issues and bring the text to life.
What you will learn
Through this book, you will learn to:
- Recognise the hidden vulnerabilities of your organisation.
- Understand how crises can be turned into opportunities for improvement.
- Define a strategic vision of resilience, aligned with your business challenges and regulatory obligations.
- Integrate the concepts of black swans and antifragility into your corporate culture.
What you will be able to do after reading
At the end of this first volume, you will be able to:
- Assess the maturity of your organisation in the face of risks and crises.
- Structure a resilience programme that encompasses continuity, recovery and crisis management, beyond simple compliance.
- Communicate clearly with your teams and stakeholders about the objectives, scope and value of a resilience approach.
- Prepare the ground for the next steps in the series (BIA, BCP, DRP, CRP), adopting an integrated and progressive approach.
👉 This book is available in 6×9” paper and ebook formats, published in several languages (FR, EN, ES, DE, IT, PT, NL), and is both:
- a practical manual for businesses,
- and a knowledge base for the Arkeionis AI agent dedicated to digital resilience and system anti-fragility.
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