The quarterly board meeting was fifteen minutes from ending when the CFO asked a question no one had ever asked before.
"James, can you quantify the value of nothing happening?"
The room went quiet. Board members looked up from their tablets. Even the CEO, who had been reviewing notes for the next agenda item, paused and turned his attention to James.
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