What is your board's number?
The number of days your organisation's critical functions can keep running if its weakest critical input disappears. Find yours in ten minutes.
From The Anticipatory Board, Global Board Institute, November 2026.
In 2026 the shocks stopped arriving one at a time.
The Pentagon has a number. Most boards do not.
One number. Six inputs. The weakest one sets it.
Your Board Autonomy Score™ is measured in days. We ask how long your critical functions could keep running if each of six inputs failed. Your score is the lowest of the six, because a chain breaks at its weakest link.
Energy
Power, fuel, water and backup.
Digital and AI
Cloud, data, critical software and AI vendors.
Supply
Critical suppliers, logistics routes and hubs.
Place
Sites, airports, ports and the right to operate.
Money
Liquidity, banking access and payments.
People
Key people, succession and the ability to decide.
"We don't know" is a valid answer. The diagnostic counts it as the weakest case and shows your score as Not measured. For many boards, that is the finding.
The four bands
"Our Board Autonomy Score is 45 days. Our target is 90. Here is the plan to close the gap."
How a chair should be able to talk to investors, lenders and regulators.
How it works
Answer 18 questions.
Six on your inputs, twelve on your board's readiness. About ten minutes. No documents needed.
See your score straight away.
Your Board Autonomy Score, your band and the input that sets it.
Get your full report.
Readiness against the seven mandates and your first priority actions, by email.
Your answers are confidential to Global Board Institute and are never shared or published.
Three ways to go further
Board Autonomy Score™ Lite
A ten-minute self-assessment: your indicative score, your band and your first priorities.
Start nowBoard Autonomy Score™ Pro
A validated score from every director and up to eight senior executives, an evidence review, a divergence analysis showing where your leaders disagree, a written report and a 90-minute board debrief. Fee credited in full against the programme if you proceed within 90 days.
Request ProThe Anticipatory Board Programme
100 days from diagnosis to working governance: trigger-action protocols, AI decision rights, an AI and agent register, a live crisis simulation and an autonomy target funded by the board.
Discuss the programmeFees exclude VAT and travel. Pro is invoiced after a short scoping call.
The Anticipatory Board on one page
The argument, the seven mandates, the five blind spots, the Board Autonomy Score and the three questions every board should answer on Monday morning. Built to be forwarded to your chair.
Put the 90-day question to your board
Wassim Karkabi delivers The Anticipatory Board as a 25-minute keynote for summits and leadership conferences, and as a private 60 to 90-minute briefing in the boardroom, tailored to your sector and your exposure.
- Founder and Executive Chairman, Global Board Institute
- Creator of the Five Pillars of NRC Governance™
- Author of The Gatekeeper's Chair
Frequently asked questions
Is the score precise?
No. Lite gives an indicative score from your own answers. Pro validates it with every director, senior executives and evidence.
Why the lowest input and not an average?
Because an organisation stops when its weakest input stops. An average hides the failure that matters.
Why 90 days?
It is the standard the US Department of War set in September 2026 for its own bases. It is a useful benchmark, not a legal requirement.
Who should complete it?
A chair, director, CEO or company secretary who knows the organisation well. For a board view, ask each director to complete it separately and compare.
What happens to my answers?
They are stored securely by Global Board Institute, used to send your report, and never shared or published. You can ask us to delete them at any time.
Is this relevant to a family business or a non-profit?
Yes. Every organisation depends on the same six inputs.