2. Upstream Risk
ENGAGEMENT
Most organisations encounter risk once it has already entered the operational environment.
This model operates earlier, at the point where external conditions begin to form, but before they are recognised as operational threats.
What is Upstream Risk
Upstream risk refers to conditions that originate outside the organisation but have the potential to influence behaviour, decision-making, and performance once carried into the workplace.
These conditions are rarely governed as structured risk, yet they often shape the outcomes organisations seek to control.
DSRM - Engagement Model
Operational Visibility
Upstream risk rarely presents in a complete or immediately recognisable form.
The following behavioural-risk artefacts examine how external exposure conditions may gradually translate into operational vulnerability before disruption formally emerges.