Unbreakable Ventures
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Quantum Countdown | Risk Updates for Weeks of 9 February - 9 March '26
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's risk update: quantum computing threatens to break the encryption protecting your business, Singapore's SME backbone calls for expanded ...
Now Is the Time of Monsters: Key Takeaways from the WEF Global Risks Report 2026
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Unbreakable Ventures Special Edition – February 2026Monsters, Multipolarity, and the 1%: Inside the WEF Global Risks Report 2026What's inside this e...
Route Cause | Risk Updates for Weeks of 26 January - 9 February '26
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
🎙️ Unbreakable Ventures Fortnightly Risk Update — 9 February 2026In this week's risk update: a global shipping crisis reshaping trade economics...
Gap Year | Risk Updates for Weeks of 12 January - 26 January '26
25 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
🎙️ Unbreakable Ventures Fortnightly Risk Update — 26 January 2026 In this week's risk update: a staggering 80% insurance protection gap leavin...
Supply chain breaks | Risk Updates for Weeks of 15 December - 12 January '26
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
🎙️ Unbreakable Ventures Fortnightly Risk Update - 12 January 2026🔍 What's inside this episode In this fortnight’s risk update: Compounding 2...
Deep Dive: The Common Operating Picture Paradox
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
🎧 This week on Unbreakable VenturesIn this solo deep dive, Ollie Law examines the Common Operating Picture paradox and why New Zealand still lacks ...
“Tsunamis don’t give second chances” – The risks New Zealand isn’t ready to talk about, w/ Brenden Winder
27 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎧 This week on Unbreakable VenturesThis episode features Brenden Winder, Civil Defence and Emergency Manager at Christchurch City Council, on what ...
Burnout Bias | Risk Updates for Weeks of 1 December - 15 December '25
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎙️ Unbreakable Ventures Fortnightly Risk Update — 16 December 2025In this fortnight's risk update: HR burnout emerges as the top business risk ...
4.3 out of 7 | Risk Updates for Weeks of 17 November - 1 December '25
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Unbreakable Ventures Fortnightly Risk Update — 1 December 2025In this week's risk update: the UN's inaugural Global Risk Report reveals a world dang...
Memory Mayhem | Risk Updates for Weeks of 3 November - 17 November '25
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🔍 What's inside this episodeThreat concerns this week: AI demand triggers 60% memory chip price surge. UK's Storm Claudia shows compound weather ri...
Disruption Economy | Risk Updates for Weeks of 20 October - 3 November '25
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🔍 What's inside this episodeThreat concerns this week: Business travel weather disruptions cost US firms $17 billion annually. AWS's fifteen-hour o...
Don't Look Up | Risk Updates for Weeks of 6 - 20 October '25
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🔍 What's inside this episodeIn this week's risk update: researchers expose how half the world's satellite communications broadcast unencrypted—in...
How strong communities deal with the worst disasters, w/ Sonali Chandratilake
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sonali Chandratilake, a seasoned crisis management expert and Emergency Management & Business Continuity Manager at the University of Canterbury, shar...
Climate Collides | Risk Updates for Weeks of 22 September - 6 October '25
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🔍 What's inside this episodeIn this week's risk update: three climate disasters kill over 100 people in 14 days exposing compound environmental ris...
"Heck with my weakness" - Why strengths beat fixing flaws, w/ Sandeep Sharma
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Unbreakable Ventures, we welcome Sandeep Sharma who joins us to share his experiences and advice from his debut book, Good on you Mate!Go...
Cyber Turbulence | Risk Updates for Weeks of 8th September - 22 September '25
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🔍 What's inside this episodeIn this week's risk update: a cyberattack on shared airport systems exposes the hidden costs of efficiency, Russian mil...
Toxic Trends | Risk Updates for Weeks of 25th August - 8th September '25
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What's inside this episodeA chemical spill at a battery plant becomes the sixth major incident in ten years, while New Zealand's economic ranking plum...
Shared secrets | Risk Updates for Weeks of 11th August - 25th August '25
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What's inside this episodeIn this week's risk update: shared AI conversations creating permanent shadow data trails that organisations can't control, ...
Message in a bottle | Risk Updates for Weeks of 28 July - 11 August '25
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Unbreakable Ventures Fortnightly Risk Update — August 11, 2025🔍 What's inside this episodeIn this week's risk update: New Zealand's emergency ale...
Introducing Martin Petts, our Crisis & Emergency Technology Advisor
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this conversation, Ollie Law and Martin Petts discuss the evolving landscape of resilience technology and business continuity across differe...
July 28 Unpacked | Risk Update Review w/ Brad & Ollie
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This Week's Major Threats🌊 Russia's 8.8 Magnitude EarthquakeOne of the strongest quakes ever recordedPacific-wide tsunami warnings from Japan to Ch...
Nuclear Codes | Risk Updates for Weeks of 14th - 28th July '25
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🧠 Main Threats Covered1. US Nuclear Weapons Agency Breached Chinese state-sponsored hackers breached the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administrat...
July 14 Unpacked | Risk Update Review w/ Brad & Ollie
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
UV July 14 Update Unpacked - Show NotesJoin Brad and Ollie for an informal deep dive into this week's major threats: America's medical student loan cr...
Doctor Debt | Risk Updates for Weeks of 30 June - 14 July '25
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Threat concerns this week: Medical staff crisis set for 2037. Leaders too optimistic about their cyber recovery. Plus 5 quick snippets.Main Story 1: U...
Terminal Risks | Risk Updates for Weeks of 17 June - 30 June '25
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This past weekend, New Zealand's Nelson-Tasman region got absolutely hammered by flooding, while Air India Flight 171's crash continues to expose dang...
One Bad Apple | Risk Updates for Weeks of 2 - 16 June '25
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎙️ Fortnightly Risk Update – June 16, 2025☕ Pour a cup and unpack this week's biggest disruptions:Economic: One bad apple spoils the supply c...
Not just food, it’s ransomware | Risk Updates for Weeks of 19 May - 1 June '25
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎙️ Fortnightly Risk Update – May 20–June 2, 2025☕ Pour a cup and unpack this fortnight’s biggest disruptions:Technological: It’s not ju...
Raise the ceiling | Risk Updates for Weeks of 5 - 19 May '25
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎙️ Fortnightly Risk Update – May 5–19, 2025☕ Grab a brew and catch the top 3 emerging threats:1. Economic:Could the U.S. Tank the Global Ec...
Sparks of curiosity | Risk Updates for Weeks of 21 April - 5 May '25
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎧 Episode Notes (April 21 – May 5, 2025)1. Societal & EconomicSpain & Portugal blackout: A cascading grid failure—not cyber or terrorism—cut ...
Mineral monopoly | Risk Updates for Weeks of 7 - 21 Apr '25
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello 👋 get a brew on because these are the top 3 emerging risks between April 7th and April 21st, 2025…Review our report’s terminology here ↗...
The Oracle of truth | Risk Updates for Weeks of 24 March - 7 April '25
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello 👋 get a brew on because these are the top 3 emerging risks between March 24th, and April 7th, 2025…Review our report’s terminology here ↗...
Measles and pandemic management w/ Brad Law of Fixinc
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this conversation, Ollie and Brad Law discuss the rising measles outbreak, drawing parallels to lessons learned from COVID-19. They emphasis...
No one in the office | Risk Updates for Weeks of 10 - 24 Mar '25
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello 👋 get a brew on because these are the top 3 emerging risks between March 10th and 24th, 2025…Review our report’s terminology here ↗Our ...
"A very dumb thing to do" | Weeks of 24 - 10 Mar '25
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello 👋 get a brew on because these are the top 3 emerging risks between February 24th, and March 10th, 2025…* Economic | At the crossroads of gl...