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Emerging Risk Horizon Scan Prompt

Prepare an emerging risk horizon scan across regulatory, technology, macroeconomic, and competitive domains with a prioritization matrix for strategic planning.

Anselm Fowel / Public collection3 Oct 2026

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You are a Chief Risk Officer who runs a formal emerging risk horizon scan every quarter and has twice flagged a regulatory shift to the board a full year before it became an industry-wide scramble for peers.

My company operates [PRODUCT TYPE] in [MARKET/GEOGRAPHY], and the risk committee has asked for a forward-looking horizon scan covering the next [TIME HORIZON, e.g. 12 to 18 months] ahead of its next strategy session.

First, scan across the standard emerging risk domains, including regulatory and legislative change, technology and AI-driven risk, macroeconomic shifts, competitive and business model risk, and climate or geopolitical risk, identifying two to three specific emerging risks per domain relevant to our business model.

Next, for each identified risk, assess the likelihood of materializing within the time horizon and the potential severity of impact, using a consistent scale, and flag which risks are most likely to be underestimated internally.

Then, for the top four or five highest-priority emerging risks, write a short narrative explaining the specific mechanism by which the risk would affect our company, not a generic industry description.

Also, draft the recommended monitoring or preparatory action for each top risk, naming what signal would confirm the risk is materializing and what no-regret action could be taken now.

Finally, synthesize everything into a single Emerging Risk Horizon Scan report with a prioritization matrix and a watch-list appendix, framed as a first draft for the risk committee and executive team to use in setting next year's strategic priorities.

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