Shield Index.
Where you stand, before the threat moves.
A free five-minute diagnostic for one named market threat. Fifteen questions test exposure definition, evidence confidence, decision control, response readiness and continuity resilience, then return the readiness band and the next move.
WHY INDEX EXISTS
A business can know about a threat and still be unready for it. The weakness usually sits upstream: vague exposure, uneven evidence, late ownership, assumed capacity or untested continuity. Shield Index puts that readiness question on the table before the response window narrows.
The analytical framework behind the Index.
Torsik Shield Index combines ISO 31000’s risk identification and treatment logic, COSO ERM’s governance and risk appetite discipline, ISO 22301’s continuity-planning principles, and the OODA decision cycle. Risk, governance, continuity and decision tempo, in a single market-threat diagnostic.
WHAT YOU WALK AWAY WITH
The score, the weak point, the next move.
A concise readiness read for one named threat, showing how the business scores, which capability constrains the response, and which Shield step fits next.
The readiness profile.
A radar view across exposure definition, evidence confidence, decision control, response readiness and continuity resilience.
The readiness band.
Placement on one four-stage scale: Exposed, Aware, Prepared or Shielded, with a clear implication for what happens next.
The dimension read.
What each score means, where readiness is weakest, and which capability would limit the response first.
The routed next step.
A recommendation to define the exposure, build the evidence file, compare response options, or move into execution planning.
THE FRAMEWORK
Five dimensions. Fifteen questions.
The five dimensions that decide whether a UK leadership team is genuinely ready for a named market threat, not just aware of it. Three questions on each. Four options per question. No essay boxes.
Exposure Visibility
Whether the business knows which market, product, channel, obligation or customer group would be hurt first if the threat lands, or whether exposure is still being discussed in general terms.
Market position · Exposed unit · Revenue at riskEvidence Confidence
Whether the team has decision-grade evidence that the threat is real, material and moving, or whether the view is still built from fragments, assumptions and late signals.
Evidence base · Change tracking · Early warningDecision Governance
Whether ownership, escalation routes, decision rights and trigger thresholds are clear before pressure arrives, or whether the issue only finds an owner once it becomes urgent.
Named owner · Trigger thresholds · Escalation routeResponse Capacity
Whether the business has the budget, people, data, advisers and operational bandwidth to respond quickly enough, or whether the plan depends on capacity that has not been secured.
Budget · Team capacity · External supportContinuity Resilience
Whether the business understands its critical dependencies, impact tolerances and fallback options well enough to protect market access, revenue and customer confidence under pressure.
Dependencies · Tolerance window · Fallback controlsHOW THE WORK RUNS
Three steps. Five minutes.
One named threat. Fifteen questions. A result the leadership team can use in the next risk conversation.
Choose the regulation, tariff, competitor move, customer requirement, distributor issue, certification shift or reporting duty you want to test.
Three questions on each dimension, scored from absent to actively used. No neutral middle, no false comfort.
Your band, dimension read and recommended route appear on screen, with the same result available by email.
WHO INDEX IS FOR
When awareness is not the same as readiness.
Shield Index is the right starting point when a foreign-market threat is visible and the first question is readiness.
A rule is changing.
A regulation, certification duty, reporting requirement or compliance deadline could affect a market position.
A customer is asking for more.
Documentation, traceability, emissions, provenance or service expectations are starting to move.
A competitor has changed the field.
A rival enters a protected segment, changes price, or starts absorbing demand you assumed was stable.
A channel looks fragile.
A distributor, partner, route to market or customer segment is carrying more exposure than expected.
The board needs a baseline.
Leadership wants a fast, honest read before commissioning deeper analysis.
WHAT DOES IT TAKE.
Five minutes.
One readiness read.
No call to book. No project commitment. Shield Index runs in your browser, returns your score immediately, and shows which next step fits the threat in front of you.
EXPOSED · AWARE
You should start with Shield
Brief.
If your result shows weak exposure definition, low evidence confidence or unclear decision control, the next move is not a full response plan. It is a focused evidence file on the exposed unit, so the leadership team can see what is known, what is assumed and which decision the evidence can support.
One threat, read in full.
PREPARED · SHIELDED
You are ready to choose where to act.
If evidence confidence, decision control and response readiness are already in place, the question becomes sharper. Use Shield Reckoning when the exposed unit is still unclear. Use Shield Verdict when the threat is known and the response options need comparison.
When to wait, what to watch, where to act.
WHAT THE RESULT POINTS TO
The next step depends on the shape of the exposure.
The Index is free and yours to keep, whether you take a next step with us or not. The routes below are honest about which deeper step the evidence usually points to.
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