Risk Worth Taking

The hosts

Two practitioners investigating difficult questions.

Neither claims to have every answer. Both bring a specific record, a distinct way of seeing organisations, and a willingness to change their minds.

Peter Barnes, co-host of Risk Worth Taking

The organisational detective

Peter Barnes

Co-Host, Risk Worth Taking

Peter is known for challenging conventional assumptions and for helping leaders understand not just how organisations are supposed to work, but how they actually work.

  • More than thirty years helping organisations navigate complexity, growth and disruption
  • 19+ years as an interim CIO, IT Director, and transformation programme director
  • Non-executive director and board adviser
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Adam Johnson, co-host of Risk Worth Taking

The witness to successive technology transitions

Adam Johnson

Founder of Rafer Consulting · Fractional Chief Strategic AI Officer

Adam asks what organisations have seen before, what's actually different this time, and which patterns are repeating.

  • More than 25 years across Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Dropbox and Wheels Up
  • Over 12 years at Amazon, including a role in indirect procurement
  • Centralised a $45M indirect spend book at Amazon
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