The Burning Platform is a metaphor used in organizations to describe a particular situation where the risk of action is less than the risk of maintaining status quo. The term was derived from a real life story: The BBC released some clips of the story from the perspective of family members who unfortunately, did not survive. However, Andy Mochan was able to survive the disaster and his story has led us to rethink our strategies surrounding risk. In 1988 the Piper Alpha oil ri