Untangling the polycrisis: training program
In her innovative and first-of-a-kind training program, Andrea guides participants through the web of interconnected challenges facing our world today. She breaks down complex issues into understandable components, helping everyone grasp the impacts across multiple sectors: government, business, NGOs, media/social media/influencers, and of course, on our personal lives. Most importantly, she transforms understanding into action, providing practical pathways forward that participants can implement immediately.
What is the polycrisis?
It references the multiple interconnected crises converging and amplifying each other all at the same time. Once the unrelated shocks start to interact and overlap, the whole is worse than the sum of its parts.
It’s a term coined in the 1970s, more recently popularized by historian Adam Tooze, who describes the interaction as various crises occurring simultaneously – a convergence between ecological, political and economic strife.
From a business perspective, the polycrisis presents an unprecedented threat to business stability across regions and markets worldwide. Companies now operate in an environment where traditional risk models are increasingly outdated. Forward-thinking executives must develop new strategies to understand these complex system interactions, protect their workforce, and retain operational resilience in the face of mounting uncertainty and rapid change.
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Program overview
As part of your journey as a forward-thinking executive, bring your team together and take the big step back into reflection to dig deep in this comprehensive training, where we take participants on a journey through the polycrisis – the multiple, interconnected challenges we face today. Unlike traditional crisis management approaches that tackle issues in isolation, this program reveals how these challenges amplify each other and require integrated solutions.
What you'll learn
- Big picture thinking: how to see connections between seemingly unrelated challenges
- Impact analysis: understanding effects across government, commercial, NGOs/charities, all forms of media, and personal spheres, along with how all must change, and radically
- Practical response frameworks: tailored approaches for different organizational contexts
- Opportunity identification: finding strategic commercial advantages amid disruption
- Communication strategies: effectively discussing complex challenges with stakeholders, as well as defining where you sit in the polycrisis communication matrix
- Action planning: developing concrete steps for your organization and role
Program structure
To do such a massively complex subject justice, a full-day immersion is required, and while the content might be initially confronting, we will unveil the complexity and then break it down into where you can take action.
Examples of what we’ll cover:
- A deep exploration of the polycrisis landscape
- Interactive mapping exercises
- Sector-specific breakout sessions
- Collaborative solution development
- Personal and organizational action planning
Executive leadership roundtable (est. 2-3 hours)
As an alternative to the full-day deep dive, we also offer executive leadership roundtables, which are less structured conversations, going through the key pillars of the polycrisis, identifying which areas impact your business and industry, and where you can focus to drive the level of change required.
The free-wheeling roundtables offer
- A high-level strategic overview
- Leadership implications
- Guidance on internal and external communication strategies
- How to drive change in your business, back to HQ
- Decision-making frameworks for handling complexity
- An unflinching and honest look at the challenges, so you are informed and ready for any disruption
All training includes follow-up resources and access to Andrea as a personal coach and mentor, her information resources, and wider team discussions. We agree next steps, based on your unique requirements.
Why this training matters now
Clarity: cut through information overload to understand what matters most
Confidence: move from paralysis to purposeful action
Connection: see how your work fits into broader solutions
Capability: develop the skills needed to navigate uncertainty
Who should attend
- Executive leadership teams
- Strategy and innovation departments
- Risk management professionals
- Sustainability and ESG teams
- Communications and public affairs leaders
- Anyone responsible for long-term organizational planning
The polycrisis advantage
Organizations that understand the polycrisis gain significant advantages over their competition. Do you want to be FIRST?
- Foresight: anticipate cascading effects before competitors
- Innovation: identify opportunities at the intersection of challenges
- Resilience: build adaptive capacity across multiple scenarios
- Strategic talent: attract and retain purpose-driven professionals
- Trust: demonstrate authentic leadership in addressing complex issues
Ready to navigate the polycrisis?
Book a consultation with Andrea to discuss how her training or roundtable discussions can be customized for your organization’s specific context and challenges.
Why act now: the cost of delay
Yes, we know – the priority for everyone everywhere is artificial intelligence, but that’s a challenge that also exists within the polycrisis (under the technological section), so don’t make it an excuse to push this off until another budget cycle, because that day may never come…
As leaders, we must prioritize weaving the bigger story together – the risk profile – and that makes understanding the polycrisis a critical pillar of leadership.
And that is because the polycrisis isn’t a distant threat, it’s unfolding in real time right now, with accelerating impacts on business operations, supply chains, and market stability. Organizations that delay understanding these interconnected challenges face significant risks:
- Competitive disadvantage: forward-thinking competitors are already adapting strategies and business models to thrive amid disruption
- Reactive vs. proactive positioning: without preparation, organizations are forced into costly crisis response rather than strategic adaptation
- Missed opportunities: early movers are identifying unique opportunities at the intersection of challenges, securing partnerships, talent, and market position
- Regulatory exposure: rapidly evolving regulations across jurisdictions are creating compliance risks for unprepared organizations
- Talent exodus: top professionals increasingly seek employers who demonstrate understanding and leadership on complex global challenges
- Stakeholder trust erosion: investors, customers, and employees are already evaluating organizations on preparedness for systemic risks
The window for proactive response is narrowing. Organizations that invest in understanding the polycrisis – regardless of how confronting it is – position themselves not just to survive disruption, but to emerge as leaders in the transformed business landscape of tomorrow.
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