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This column is a follow up to the column I recently wrote on the topic of risk in the space sector.  Specifically, that column was on the topic of execution risk. This is also a follow up to columns I have previously written on the topic of complexity. That’s because I think the two topics are actually related.


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Founder and CEO at SideKickSixtyFive Consulting and host of the Terranauts podcast. Iain is a seasoned business executive with deep understanding of the space business and government procurement policy. Iain worked for 22 years at Neptec including as CEO. He was a VP at the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada, is a mentor at the Creative Destruction Lab and a visiting professor at the University of Ottawa's Telfer School of Management.