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Corporate survival and growth depend on innovation to provide new products and new ways of doing business. Innovation cannot exist without risk, yet organizations must be risk-averse to survive in difficult times. This creates a paradox, as a key risk is the inability to innovate. The relationship between risk and opportunity is a difficult one. Risk presents both challenges and new possibilities.