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Michele Wucker Keynoted in Beijing, China at Investor Summit

Michele Wucker

Michele Wucker , the author of “The Gray Rhino,” recently keynoted at an investor summit in Beijing, China, where she shared her insights on risk management and how to deal with “gray rhino” events that can have a significant impact on businesses and economies. For those who are unfamiliar, a “gray rhino” is a metaphor for […]

Michele Wucker spoke at Asia Pacific Digital Talent Summit 2022 hosted by Huawei

Michele Wucker

Michele Wucker recently spoke at Asia Pacific Digital Talent Summit 2022 in Thailand, on the topic: “Cultivate Talents, Unleash Digital”. During the firechat of the event, the following topics around future talents were discussed: How can we make sure the next generation is equipped with skills required to solve these societal and environmental potential risks? […]

Michele Wucker: Why the Gray Rhino Concept is so Popular in China?

Michele Wucker

In 2017, the Mainland Chinese newspaper, People’s Daily, warned that China faced a variety of systemic financial risks, including the “Gray Rhinos.” China’s business community immediately took notice of the term, and it is now used in Chinese media without explanation. Why China loves the Gray Rhino concept? Michele Wucker, the author of the “Gray […]

Michele Wucker Shared Insights on the Ukraine Situation, How to Define and Communicate Risk, and More

Michele Wucker

Michele Wucker was interviewed by Christian Harris on his popular Safety and Risk Success podcast recently. They talked about the Ukraine situation, how to define and communicate risk, and how risk fingerprints can affect organizational culture and will drive the New World Of Work. Some highlights: ✅ How does Michele define risk, and what does […]

Michele Wucker: The COVID-19 pandemic was a gray rhino running right for us

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In her recent CGTN interview, Michele Wucker, policy analyst and author, opined that the COVID-19 pandemic was a gray rhino running right for us. The COVID-19 pandemic was an obvious danger that the world ignored, according to Michele Wucker. It was, in the words of the policy analyst and author, a “gray rhino”: a threat […]

Chinese Simplified Characters Edition of Your Are What You Risk by Michele Wucker Recently Released

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CITIC Press has released the Chinese simplified characters edition of YOU ARE WHAT YOU RISK: The New Art and Science of Navigating an Uncertain World, published in the US in April by Pegasus books. The Chinese edition, with a preface written for Chinese audience, is part of the Rhino Books imprint created in 2017 for […]

Michele Wucker: Is COVID-19 a ‘gray rhino’ event?

Michele Wucker

TEDTalk speaker and bestselling author Michele Wucker answers an important question—Was COVID-19 a gray rhino event? Michele discussed her gray rhino theory with respect to the COVID pandemic, and what gray rhino events we should anticipate in the future, in her recent virtual chat. An award-winning global thought leader with experience in strategy, immigration policy, […]

Michele Wucker: How Hard Will COVID-19 Slam the Global Economy?

Michele Wucker

Michele Wucker, author of Gray Rhino, shared her insights on the impact of COVID-19 on the Global Economy in her recent article published on Linkedin. So far, estimates of the hit that Chinese economic growth will take range from 0.2 to 0.8 percent, depending on whether the outbreak slows as spring arrives and temperatures increase, […]

Michele Wucker: Gray Rhinos in the World

Michele Wucker

Michele Wucker was interviewed by Market Watch on her insights on the possible “Gray Rhinos” scenario in the world. Below are a few of her observations: On China: The biggest one, globally and for China specifically, are the unintended consequences of the very loose monetary policy of the last 10 years and the way that […]

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Michele Wucker: Why people ignore obvious dangers

Michele Wucker

Global thought-leader Michele Wucker came up with the concept of the “gray rhino”. But what is it really about? What is the idea behind it? A “gray rhino” is a highly probable, high impact yet neglected threat: kin to both the elephant in the room and the improbable and unforeseeable black swan. Gray rhinos are not […]

Michele Wucker’s Gray Rhino is Getting Traction on International Media

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The international media is paying more attention to the gray rhinos in the world, the term coined by renowned author Michele Wucker, which means the obvious dangers We Ignore. New York Times has recently published a front page coverage story on the gray rhinos in China and argued they we should pay more attention to […]


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