Lens

A dimension of consequence the customer wants to view risk through. Each lens defines its own 1 to 5 impact scale in its own terms, so a financial 4 and a brand 4 are both described concretely.

Measures many lens impacts. Limited by risk appetites.

Fields

Field	Type	Meaning	Example 1	Example 2
number	autonumber	Unique identifier	LNS-01	LNS-03
name	string	Lens name	Financial	Brand
measure	text	What impact means through this lens	Direct loss within a financial year	Extent and duration of negative coverage
level_3_definition	text	What a mid-scale impact looks like	£250k to £1m	Trade press coverage lasting under a week
level_5_definition	text	What the worst impact looks like	Over £5m	Sustained national coverage
owner	reference to auth_user	Who maintains the scale	Chief Financial Officer	Director of Communications