Exercise 1.2: Your Organization's Exposure Map

Black Swan Resilience and Organizational Continuity · 3:24

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[Verse 1]
Map your world, look around
Every system that you've found
Every chain that brings supplies
Every rule that you rely on
Currency that flows your way
Ask the question every day
What if this just disappeared
For ninety days, what would you fear?

[Chorus]
Systems, supply chains, regulations, money
Dependencies hiding, now that's not funny
Ninety day test, what would survive?
Map your exposure, keep dreams alive
Black swan planning, see what's at stake
Document assumptions before they break

[Verse 2]
Start with systems, list them all
Servers, networks, big and small
Then supply chains, every link
What would break without that sync?
Regulatory frameworks too
Laws and rules that carry you
Currency flows, domestic, foreign
What would stop when storms start pouring?

[Chorus]
Systems, supply chains, regulations, money
Dependencies hiding, now that's not funny
Ninety day test, what would survive?
Map your exposure, keep dreams alive
Black swan planning, see what's at stake
Document assumptions before they break

[Bridge]
For each one ask the question clear
What happens when it's not here?
Write assumptions, face the truth
Your BCP needs living proof
Three months gone, what falls apart?
Map dependencies from the start

[Chorus]
Systems, supply chains, regulations, money
Dependencies hiding, now that's not funny
Ninety day test, what would survive?
Map your exposure, keep dreams alive
Black swan planning, see what's at stake
Document assumptions before they break

[Outro]
Map complete, you see it clear
Dependencies crystal, assumptions sincere
Black swan ready, exposure known
Your organization's seeds you've sown

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