Dr. George Dagliyan on Balancing Risk Appetite With Innovation

Risk appetite shapes adoption

Dr. George Dagliyan notes that an organization's risk appetite quietly determines which innovations it will ever adopt. Set too low, and promising technologies are blocked by caution; set too high, and the organization absorbs failures it cannot afford.

Calibrating risk appetite is therefore an adoption decision, not just a compliance exercise.

Using risk management to enable, not prevent

Consistent with his broader work, Dr. Dagliyan frames enterprise risk management as an enabler. By making risks explicit and manageable, organizations can take on more ambitious innovation with their eyes open rather than retreating to inaction.

Matching appetite to context

There is no universal correct level of risk. Dr. Dagliyan emphasizes matching appetite to context — the stakes, the reversibility of decisions, and the organization's capacity to absorb setbacks — so that innovation and prudence reinforce one another.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does Dr. George Dagliyan think about risk and innovation?

He views risk appetite as an adoption decision: too little blocks progress, too much invites unaffordable failure. He frames risk management as an enabler that makes ambitious innovation possible by making risks explicit and manageable.