Preparing for the unknown in a world of constant change

Though we cannot attempt to plan for change, for all the risks that we can and do plan for, it is those for which we cannot prepare that can do the most damage, writes Lucy P Marcus

We live in perilous times. Just as we seem to get our bearings, something happens to make us feel as if our legs have been knocked out from under us.

Actions and events often are intertwined, and what happens on one level — affecting individuals, states, economic sectors, and companies of all sizes — may have repercussions on others.