Turning Crisis into Strength: Development of a Comprehensive Antifragility Framework for Safety Processes in Industries

Emkami, Motjaba and Alimohammadlou, Moslem and Cousins, Rosanna and Zarei, Esmaeil and Khosravi, Ramezan and Kamalinia, Mojtaba and Jahangiri, Mehdi (2026) Turning Crisis into Strength: Development of a Comprehensive Antifragility Framework for Safety Processes in Industries. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 71 (B). ISSN 1474-0346

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Abstract

Conventional resilience approaches that simply aim to return functions to their pre-crisis state are insufficient for effective management in today’s industrial sector. This article introduces a comprehensive and innovative framework for antifragility that can use crises as opportunities to put better safety processes in place in industries. The framework was designed drawing on data from the scientific literature in vulnerability, resilience and antifragility, and the collective wisdom of experts in the field. Criteria from this qualitative data were then prioritized using the Spherical Fuzzy Delphi (SF-Delphi) method, and finally, with the participation of expert panels, the Comprehensive Antifragility Framework was developed. The framework is structured around three pillars: Direction (responsible leadership, systematic environmental awareness, aligned policymaking), Execution (criteria for achieving antifragility in the form of human resources, organizational structure, capital and resources, data and knowledge management, technology, risk and crisis management, and organizational safety and security), and Results (the organization's recoverability, learning, reliability, flexibility and dynamism). The proposed framework represents a comprehensive, evidence-based antifragility framework for industries seeking a secure, adaptive, and forward-thinking future, that can make them resilient to system safety crises, and able to thrive in the face of disruption.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Antifragility, safety, resilient, interviews, framework
Faculty / Department:	Faculty of Human and Digital Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User:	Rosanna Cousins
Date Deposited:	11 Feb 2026 14:32
Last Modified:	11 Feb 2026 14:32
URI:	https://hira.hope.ac.uk/id/eprint/4843

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