This book provides a set of tools to help executives think systematically and strategically about future risks in an ever more uncertain and rapidly changing world and deal proactively with threats to their competitive advantages.

Most organizations manage risk using Enterprise Risk Management, which looks at past exposures or actuarial assessments to identify calculable and predictable threats. But the world is changing so quickly, and in such unexpected ways, that executives need to tackle risk head-on as an integral part of their strategic planning process. Strategic Risk Management is a far more forward-looking approach that emphasizes future potential over past actions--it's the next step in the evolution of risk management. The authors describe its foundational architectural elements (knowledge, principles, structures, and tools) and show how leaders can integrate them to design and implement an effective Strategic Risk Management program. This book aims to provide executives with a clear understanding of how to think about strategy in ways that account for events or exposures that fundamentally threaten or enhance a firm's competitive advantage.

本书提供了一套工具，帮助高管们在一个更加不确定和快速变化的世界中系统地、战略性地思考未来的风险，并积极主动地处理对其竞争优势的威胁。
大多数组织使用企业风险管理来管理风险，这种管理方法着眼于过去的风险或精算评估，以确定可计算和可预测的威胁。但是，世界变化如此之快，而且变化的方式出人意料，高管们需要正面应对风险，将其作为战略规划过程中的一个组成部分。战略风险管理是一种更具前瞻性的方法，它强调的是未来的潜力而不是过去的行动--它是风险管理发展的下一个步骤。作者描述了它的基本架构要素（知识、原则、结构和工具），并展示了领导者如何整合它们来设计和实施有效的战略风险管理计划。本书旨在为高管们提供一个清晰的认识，即如何在思考战略时考虑到那些从根本上威胁或增强公司竞争优势的事件或风险。