Our Story

In our writing and thinking at Wyrd Risk, you’ll sometimes encounter a small set of recurring figures.

They aren’t fictional mascots, and they aren’t roles in an organisation. They are ways of describing the forces that shape decisions under uncertainty — judgement, experience, and process — made visible so they can be discussed more openly.

Giving these forces names helps people recognise them in the room, notice when one is dominating, and talk about risk without immediately retreating into frameworks or jargon.

You don’t need to remember them. You’ll recognise them.

Judgement • Boundaries • Intent

Dame Anwen represents judgement shaped by experience.

She is concerned with where boundaries are drawn — not abstract limits, but the real lines that determine which risks are taken deliberately and which are not taken at all. She understands that appetite is not about bravado or caution, but intent: knowing why a risk is being accepted and being prepared to stand behind that choice.

Dame Anwen appears wherever trade-offs are being made, priorities are being set, or decisions carry consequences that cannot easily be undone. She brings clarity by making boundaries explicit, so people know where flexibility exists — and where it does not.

When Dame Anwen speaks, a line has been drawn.

Experience • Drift • Early Warning

Pore Amyas represents lived experience.

She notices the small signals that suggest things are starting to drift — subtle changes in behaviour, pressure, or context that rarely show up in reports until it is too late. She has seen sensible plans unravel in familiar ways and is deeply sceptical of optimism unsupported by evidence. Pore Amyas is not pessimistic. She is rarely surprised.

You will encounter her where delivery meets reality, and where tolerance is being tested long before formal thresholds are breached. She brings realism into conversations that might otherwise be dominated by confidence.

If Pore Amyas hesitates, it is worth slowing down. If she winces, action is overdue.

Process • Memory • Accountability

Doctour Karinne represents process and institutional memory.

She ensures that risks, decisions, and rationales are recorded clearly enough to be revisited, challenged, and learned from. She is concerned with consistency, precedent, and the ability to explain why a decision was taken once its outcomes are known.

Doctour Karinne does not make decisions — but she makes decision-making visible.

You will encounter her in governance, assurance, and review, where the risk is not a lack of information, but convenient amnesia. She documents not to control behaviour, but to support accountability and learning.

People do not fear Doctour Karinne because she is harsh. They fear her because she is precise.