RSI designs transparency systems that make risk interpretations understandable and verifiable by regulators, stakeholders, and the public. These systems include audit trails for decisions, visual breakdowns of evidence integration, and clear uncertainty communication. RSI ensures transparency without sacrificing clarity or usability, making complex assessments open to public scrutiny and stakeholder input.

RSI offers spokesperson coaching as part of risk communication training and crisis preparation. Its approach includes mock interviews, message rehearsal, and real-time feedback. RSI equips spokespeople to remain composed, credible, and aligned with strategic goals even under pressure.

RSI uses MCDA to support structured decision-making in policy, technology assessment, and risk mitigation planning. The firm works with clients to define criteria, engage stakeholders, and test sensitivity to different priorities. RSI ensures that outputs are easy to interpret and defensible, especially when justifying complex or controversial decisions.

RSI conducts convergence mapping to clarify the communications ecosystem surrounding a risk. It identifies shared frames, conflicting narratives, and opportunities for harmonization. RSI uses this method to support strategic alignment and anticipate communication risks in multi-actor environments.

RSI supports clients in building comprehensive and structured risk inventories, tailored to sector-specific frameworks. It uses standardized templates, taxonomies, and stakeholder input to ensure coverage and relevance. RSI’s inventories are designed for integration into ongoing risk governance and decision-support systems.

RSI includes tacit knowledge workshops in its assessments when working with frontline workers, community members, or multi-sectoral collaborators. The firm uses techniques such as journey mapping, moderated storytelling, and artifact elicitation to draw out hidden insights. RSI integrates these insights into decision support tools and qualitative syntheses, enhancing the depth and relevance of its Understanding Risk methods.

RSI applies comparative analysis to help clients understand how their approaches align with, or diverge from, global norms and emerging standards. The firm synthesizes data from scientific literature, regulatory databases, and institutional experience to highlight strategic options and policy consequences. Whether comparing chemical thresholds, response systems, or governance models, RSI brings methodological discipline to comparative framing.

RSI helps clients shape convening goals by applying stakeholder analysis, issue framing, and process design expertise. Whether organizing technical workshops or policy roundtables, RSI ensures that goals are realistic, measurable, and conducive to structured risk discussion. This method supports RSI’s broader role as a trusted facilitator of cross-sector risk dialogue and contributes directly to the quality and relevance of the risk understanding that emerges from such events.

RSI applies catastrophic event modeling in the context of risk foresight, emergency planning, and public policy design. Its teams use stochastic models, Monte Carlo simulations, and expert elicitation to project event scenarios and assess resilience gaps. RSI ensures that outputs are policy-relevant and accompanied by realistic sensitivity and uncertainty analyses. These efforts support clients in preparing for events where the stakes are high but the probabilities are elusive.

RSI brings structured risk thinking and systems analysis to business impact forecasting in public and private sector contexts. Whether assessing the risk of supply chain disruption or reputational harm from safety failures, RSI builds scenarios informed by regulatory knowledge, empirical modeling, and stakeholder insight. Its cross-disciplinary team enables BIA outputs to reflect both technical risks and broader institutional implications—making this method valuable in complex risk environments.