3.0 BCP Q&A

In high risk situations there are three questions that need to be addressed. The first is what could happen. (Risk) The second is how to mitigate or prevent such an occurrence, (Preparation) and the third is how to recover from an occurrence after it has happened. (Recovery)

 To try and list every possible risk facing interplanetary flight and colonialism would require numerous large volumes with tremendous details on each item. I will summarize here:

1. Not getting the technology right
2. Failing to extrapolate identified risks to a logical conclusion
3. Failing to consider the full ramifications of a design concept or detail
4. Failing to consider the frailties of the human software
5. Thinking that what is here is also applicable out there

The habitat and transportation artistry in the image below depicting a Martian colony for example, has major design flaws in it. Considering the size of the colony depicted it would appear to be a small colony in early stages of development, or perhaps just a scientific expedition. Can you spot the flaw(s)?

The flaws in this artistic rendition are an example of not getting the technology right; failing to extrapolate risks to a logical conclusion; failing to consider the full ramifications of a design concept or detail; failing to consider the frailties of the human software, and thinking that what is here is also applicable out there. In other words, all of the above noted risks.

While developing this blueprint I applied business continuity methodologies and high risk activities planning to try and avoid such blatant flaws as seen in the figure above.

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