Hans Härting
Managing Director
Empowering people to navigate complexity
About
Black
Elephant
Rooted in risk management
Our name
The term “Black Elephant” describes obvious, well-known issues or risks that are nevertheless not consistently addressed or dealt with.
It combines the idea of the “elephant in the room” with the logic of the “black swan”: the central problem is not the unexpected, but the known whose significance is underestimated.
In later developments of the term – among others by Vinay Gupta – Black Elephants stand for systemic tensions in complex environments that have no simple solutions, but call for the ability to keep learning and acting in the face of uncertainty. This understanding is an important foundation of our work.
Delivering working solutions for complex scenarios
Who we are
Black Elephant is the first consultancy specialising in organisational resilience for critical infrastructure that unites “both sides” of resilience: the formal, legal side as well as the human and organisational side.
Combined expertise for your success
Black Elephant
Experts
Our interdisciplinary team combines expertise from fields including Human Factors, disaster management, leadership, medicine and aviation, and stands for a new perspective on resilience: not as a reaction, but as a mindset.
Carina Heitmann
Managing Director
Julia Riedmann-Schlosser
Project Management
Ursula Denison
Trainer
Dieter Hlinka-Fröschl
Trainer
Christian Flatschart
Trainer
Kilian Kiener
Trainer
Thorsten Hammer
Lecturer
Anne Kathrin Müller
Trainer
Kurt Resetarits
Trainer
Stefan Weiß
Lecturer
Hans-Christian Zach
Trainer
Gesine Hofinger
Cooperation Partner
Mareike Mähler
Cooperation Partner
Laura Künzer
Cooperation Partner
Why Black Elephant?
We make your Black Elephant visible
A “Black Elephant” is a cross between a “black swan” (an improbable, unexpected event with enormous impact) and the “elephant in the room” (a problem that is visible to everyone but that nobody wants to address).
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Developing Organisations
Strengthening organisational resilience and the ability to act.
Safeguarding Processes
Mastering regulatory requirements.
Strengthening Competencies
The right attitude and mindset are key.
Patient Safety
Consulting and training for safe hospitals and medical facilities.
