Taming the Black Swan
To be published in Q2 2026
The purpose of this book
This fifth volume in the Ensuring Resilience collection focuses on the Crisis Recovery Plan (CRP), the human and organisational component of resilience.
Its objective is to help organisations effectively manage a crisis through structured decision-making units, appropriate communication methods and a recovery strategy that goes beyond mere survival to strive for antifragility.
What you will discover
- The role of crisis units: composition, responsibilities, real-time coordination.
- Non-IT communication methods, which are essential when traditional systems are unavailable.
- Methods for making decisions under uncertainty and maintaining consistency of action in a chaotic context.
- Best practices for turning a crisis into an opportunity for learning and continuous improvement.
- Fictional anecdotes and practical cases illustrating the dilemmas, tensions and trade-offs typical of a crisis situation.
What you will learn
Through this book, you will learn how to:
- Define clear crisis governance, with specific roles and responsibilities.
- Organise resilient communication methods that are independent of your IT systems.
- Implement reflex sheets that can be used under stress.
- Develop a culture of anti-fragility, where each crisis becomes an opportunity to strengthen the organisation.
What you will be able to do after reading
By the end of this fifth volume, you will be able to:
- Activate and manage an effective crisis unit.
- Manage internal and external communication in a degraded context.
- Make quick and aligned decisions, even with incomplete information.
- Implement feedback mechanisms so that your organisation emerges stronger from a crisis.
👉 Each volume 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.