Join us at the E-axes Forum webinar: “Polycrisis, Energy, and Climate Change”. The event will explore how systemic risks emerge from complex interdependencies and non-linear dynamics, challenging established governance and regulatory frameworks. May 11, 2026 🗓️

“The vast majority of us weren’t brought up in a systems thinking manner.” In a short interview for StoryMoss Magazine, Sarah Hendel-Blackford discusses her work with the next generation, helping them to understand, prevent, and respond to systemic risk. youtu.be/ivyAZXVu-7E?...

We are dangerously exposed to interconnected crises. Yet decision-making in policy and boardrooms still approaches global risks in silos and from a human-only perspective. The April edition of Radically Rethinking Risk lands tomorrow. Sign up:

Can you imagine what risk feels like for a jaguar, a fungus, or a beetle?🪲🍄‍🟫#EarthDay The frameworks we use to assess & respond to risk are strikingly narrow. We begin and end with one species: humans. We challenge human-centred approaches to risk in a new blog: www.asranetwork.org/news/let-the...

Next week, our Director of Systemic Risk Policy and Response, Sarah Hendel-Blackford, will speak on ‘Systemic risk exposed: from adaptation to transformation’ at the World Adaptation Forum. 🗓️ 23–24 April 📍 Join in Budapest or online Register here:

New ASRA paper in One Earth: The urgency of building systemic risk capacity in a polycrisis world. The paper led by Ajay Gambhir shows that the world is ill-equipped to deal with rapidly unfolding, interconnected crises that stem from systemic risk. kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...

Do animals have and express a collective desire for the future? Phil Tovey, Director of Nature-Centric Approaches, will explore the capacity for vision phenomena in nonhumans at the ISAE UK & Ireland regional meeting. * 21 April www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/isae-uk-ir...

Crises often don’t happen in isolation. They cascade. The Zimbabwe Friendship Bench shows how to respond to cascading crises in practice. By training “grandmothers” to deliver therapy, it improved HIV outcomes, boosted incomes, and strengthened communities. www.asranetwork.org/srr-series/z...

For #WorldHealthDay, we’re asking how systemic risks threaten global health security, and what we can do about it. Three of our members explore the systemic risks threatening global health security, from pandemics and antimicrobial resistance to inequitable access to care.

What can history teach us about patterns of inequality that lead to crisis? In The Rethink, SoDy traces recurring patterns of inequality, from ancient empires to today, and draws lessons from societies that pursued reforms to reverse it. Read it here:

Could reconnecting with nature help tackle systemic risks to our planet? 🌿🌎 Professor Tom Oliver argues this shift in worldview could 'cascade up' to transform legal, education, and economic systems so they protect nature rather than drive ecocide. Read more: www.asranetwork.org/news/the-ret...

Every system has critical points of intervention where targeted actions become far more effective. Wales identified one through their Well-being of Future Generations Act. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 The Act is already reshaping how the country makes decisions and governs. www.asranetwork.org/srr-series/w...

Rivers are in crisis worldwide. To understand what’s wrong, we almost always centre a human point of view. What might we be missing? #WorldWaterDay 22 people. 5 species. 1 river. 'Risks Beyond Human Eyes' explores this question for the River Tone in the UK. www.asranetwork.org/insights/ris...

In a new commentary in @thelancetplanet.bsky.social, ASRA Network member Emmanuel Raju and Ricardo Fuentealba call for greater attention to disaster risk creation and labour in #FoodSystems. “A focus on risk creation also reframes responsibility”. Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

What if striving for certainty in today's unpredictable world is actually holding us back? Read Lorenzo Benini’s insights on governing systemic risks in the context of today's interconnected global challenges. www.asranetwork.org/news/the-ret...

Join us at the World Adaptation Forum in April, where our Director of Systemic Risk Policy and Response, Sarah Hendel-Blackford, will speak on ‘Systemic risk exposed: from adaptation to transformation’. 🗓️ 23–24 April 📍 Join in Budapest or online Register here: worldadaptationforum.org

After his neighbourhood was decimated in last year’s wildfires, Rob Lempert became involved in rebuilding. On Cross Currents, he joins Mariana Rondon and Stella Ladi to explore how embracing uncertainty and co-creation can build more resilient responses to systemic risk. youtu.be/JYTRaVEs3jE?...

"Fear is part of who we are.” In a new Cross Currents episode, Stella Ladi argues fear should be embraced, not dismissed, in policymaking. She joins Rob Lempert & Mariana Rondon to explore addressing systemic risk through co-creation. youtu.be/JYTRaVEs3jE?... @rand.org @plataformacipo.bsky.social

Will AI reshape the foundations of the public purse? Can fear be taken into account when managing systemic risk? The February edition of Radically Rethinking Risk lands tomorrow. Sign up: mailchi.mp/4e32e64a25e7...

What if preventing catastrophic biological threats requires not just better science, but better collaboration across borders and communities? In Cross Currents, Lalitha Sundaram, Shama Karkal, and Henry Willis explore the systemic risks facing global health security.

AI is not only transforming how economies grow; it is changing how states fund themselves. Dr. Chris Cormack argues that while economic value is shifting away from employment to capital & intangible assets, tax systems remain anchored to taxing labour.

Cross Currents is an ASRA network member-led conversation series with a simple aim: create space for nuanced, cross-disciplinary conversations that deepen understanding of the interconnected risks driving today’s polycrisis. Watch the series on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Beyond the promise of AI’s productivity, another story is unfolding: fiscal fragility & geopolitical risk. Chris Cormack argues early AI policy choices will shape whether the technology drives durable prosperity or systemic instability. Read The Rethink: www.asranetwork.org/news/the-ret...

Radically Rethinking Risk is ASRA’s newsletter exploring the interconnected nature of today’s global challenges and the responses that can trigger positive cascades of change. Sign up: mailchi.mp/4e32e64a25e7...

"Fast-moving crises are often the visible crest of decades-long, slow-moving shifts." New @resilience.org article argues that #SystemicRisk analysis can help us untangle the deep roots of our present crises and identify responses that trigger positive change. www.resilience.org/stories/2026...

What if preventing catastrophic biological threats requires not just better science, but better collaboration across borders, disciplines, & communities? Watch ASRA Network members explore the intersections & interactions in biosecurity risk in episode 4 of Cross Currents: youtu.be/MoGk0hfq1P4?...

@chathamhouse.org Sustainability Accelerator interviews Phil Tovey, our Director of Nature-Centric Approaches, on his life and work grappling with systemic risks from a more-than-human perspective. accelerator.chathamhouse.org/article/phil... #morethanhuman #systemicrisk

It was a privilege to participate in the UN’s 80th anniversary celebrations, where Ajay Gambhir, our Director of Systemic Risk Assessment, spoke about the renewed need for international coordination to address the interconnected #SystemicRisks facing our world. Thanks @una-uk.bsky.social

Prof. Stella Ladi explores the impacts of the EU’s wave of deregulation on climate change and AI, arguing that the problem the Commission now faces is that the “simplification agenda” will most likely backfire because it'll satisfy neither citizens nor markets.

We’re bringing River Tone community members together to explore systemic risk through the eyes of otters, deer, earthworms, salmon – and the river itself. Risks Beyond Human Eyes shows how #SystemicRisk assessment & response can move beyond human-centred models. www.asranetwork.org/insights/ris...

Join a special event to celebrate 80 years of the UN. A line-up of inspiring talks will explore how multilateralism can be renewed for the future. Our Director of Systemic Risk Assessment will take part in a panel on addressing planetary challenges. 🗓️ 17 Jan www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/unga-at-80...

HIRING: Join our team as a Research Analyst examining the systemic risks of climate change. We’re looking for a researcher to work on a major project focusing on the implications of exceeding the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C temperature goal. Learn more: www.asranetwork.org/news/job-ope... #climatejobs

What does it mean for an institution to transform with dignity, courage, & creativity? We're choosing to model something we believe the sector desperately needs: the courage to transform strategically rather than fade slowly. Learn more: www.asranetwork.org/news/inside-...

Some news from ASRA…. 🐛🦋 ASRA has decided to transition the ownership and management of our assets, activities, and operations to others who share our purpose and can build on what we have achieved over the past two years. A thread 1/4 🧵

As our planet spins into another year, it’s a good moment to think bravely, flexing our imagination, to consider the kinds of changes that lead to transformation. 🐛🦋 Addressing #Systemicrisks creates an opportunity to redesign the systems that shape our lives. Watch ASRA Explores with Shama Karkal.

What drives societies to fracture or transform? In episode one of Cross Currents, ASRA Network members explore the dynamics at play that can lead to a society’s collapse or transformation. Watch it here: youtu.be/GfwRDKF_c-o?...

What does it really take to shift complex systems when communities are navigating overlapping crises & entrenched power dynamics? Watch the honest and grounded conversation between ASRA network members David Jácome Polit @iclei.org & Ayan Mahamoud, IGAD on Cross Currents. youtu.be/1NbfW_cIlC8?...

In what ways might thinking about speciesism together with other social inequities or forms of oppression guide us toward a future where all beings thrive? 🐋 🎬 Watch episode 2 in our Cross Currents series on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/y10y8dGWKrg

The ‘Multiple Ways of Knowing’ principle challenges the assumption that any single discipline or worldview can fully grasp today's #SystemicRisks. Weave different perspectives into your systemic risk assessments: steer.asranetwork.org

What if collapse isn’t a single moment, but a messy, uneven process with winners, losers, & surprising forms of renewal? 🎬 In our inaugural episode of Cross Currents, Luke Kemp, Megan Shipman & Daniel Hoyer discuss themes from Luke’s book Goliath’s Curse. youtu.be/GfwRDKF_c-o?...

📣 NEW: We’re excited to launch Cross Currents, a new video series where ASRA network members get together to explore the dynamics, disruptions, and discoveries shaping our world. 🎬 Watch the first three episodes on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Addressing #SystemicRisk can become an opportunity to redesign the systems that shape our lives. Learn more about our transformation principle: www.asranetwork.org/insights/pri... Read the story of Quito's sustainable urban transformation: www.asranetwork.org/stories/quit...

NEW: ASRA Explores non-human sanctity with @tom-oliver.bsky.social. Watch Tom, Professor of Ecology @uniofreading.bsky.social, explain why we need to encompass the more-than-human world into our #SystemicRisk assessments if we want to protect our biosphere and collective future. #morethanhuman

Systemic risks intersect and create feedback loops across scales: planetary, global, regional, and local. 🌎 Our Cross-Scale principle encourages you to examine these intersections to identify critical points of intervention at all scales. www.asranetwork.org/insights/pri...

Join us for the Climate & Nature Risk Practitioner’s webcast exploring the key themes on nature risk from the second Climate Financial Risk Forum paper. Ajay Gambhir from our team will speak alongside @nicolaranger.bsky.social, Sandy Trust & Jheryl Cabey. Register: www.garp.org/event/cfrf25...

HIRING: Join our team and take the lead on promoting and supporting others to use our new #SystemicRisk tool STEER. We’re looking for a highly motivated systems thinker and capacity-builder who can host and provide training. 👉 Apply by midnight 7/12/2025: www.asranetwork.org/news/job-ope...

Ajay Gambhir, our Director of Systemic Risk Assessment, was the special guest on edie’s #COP30 Covered podcast episode “Are we moving the needle on climate adaptation?” Listen here:

How do we make really good decisions when we don’t – and can’t – know for sure what’s going to happen? Watch our latest ASRA Explores… episode with Robert Lempert, @rand.org, where he unpacks decision-making under deep uncertainty. Watch in full: youtu.be/c-HKBQwW0ks #dmdu

When leaders act with compassion, they can guide the transformative action needed to protect our planet from escalating systemic risks. Our ‘Compassion’ principle prompts you to carefully consider the concerns and needs of all stakeholders when assessing risks. www.asranetwork.org/insights/pri...

Last week, we were thrilled to host Prof. Thomas Homer-Dixon for a presentation and discussion about the findings of @cascadeinstitute.bsky.social Polycrisis Core Model (PCM), a system-of-systems analysis of our global future. Watch the recording: youtu.be/FKaFmv0sMzI?... #polycrisis