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A new entity to catalyse the emerging field of systemic risk analysis. Learn more: https://www.asranetwork.org/
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ASRA @asranetwork.org · Oct 14
Just launched! STEER: A new systemic risk framework that helps you ask the right questions about #SystemicRisks & spot gaps in current approaches so you can act with confidence.

Explore STEER: steer.asranetwork.org
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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:
COP30 Covered podcast: Are we moving the needle on climate adaptation? - edie
The third episode of edie’s new daily COP30 Covered podcast is streaming now, featuring an exclusive interview with Dr Ajay Gambhir at the Accelerator for Systemic Risk Assessment (ASRA). We also…
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November 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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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
November 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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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.

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A white circle surrounded by a dashed circle overlays a sepia-tinted cloudy sky. This is ASRA's Compassion principle, focusing on care and fostering an adaptive capacity to respond to risks and crises.
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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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
Mapping the Hope Attractor with Thomas Homer-Dixon
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November 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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🎧 New podcast episode with @Sarah Hendel-Blackford, our Director of Systemic Risk Policy & Response, interviewed by Darren Swanson for the Towers of Hiva podcast.
Towers of Hiva Podcast - Episode 1
In this inaugural episode of the Towers of Hiva Podcast Series, author Darren Swanson interviews Sarah Hendel-Blackford, Director of Systemic Risk Policy & Response with the Accelerator for Systemic…
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November 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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We can't know all the ins and outs of the highly complex, global, and interconnected #SystemicRisks we face. So why do traditional risk assessments and responses act as if systemic crises can be fully understood?

Stay humble with our Uncertainty principle: www.asranetwork.org/insights/pri...
Sand dunes ripple like dry water in the desert. In the centre of the image, there is a circle made up of white dashes. This is ASRA's Uncertainty principle card. This principle is about integrating uncertainty to develop contextually sensitive and participatory scenarios and solutions.
November 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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EVENT: Professor Thomas Homer-Dixon will guide us through insights from the @cascadeinstitute.bsky.social Polycrisis Core Model – a framework for understanding how today’s overlapping global crises interact to shape our future.

🗓️ November 6
👉 Register: unfoundation.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
A green leafy canopy and photos of Thomas Homer-Dixon and Ruth Richardson who will speak during our event: Mapping the Hope Attractor. The event will take place on November 6 at 17:00 GMT.
October 31, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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In the International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, our Executive Director Ruth Richardson, explores how today’s #polycrisis demands a systemic approach to risk.

Read the commentary:
link.springer.com/article/10.1... @springernature.com
Critical Responses to Global Systemic Risk in an Era of Polycrisis - International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
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October 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Facing a confluence of systemic agricultural crises, a transformative farmer-led response was launched in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

🌱 APCNF Initiative demonstrates a scalable model for regenerative agriculture & community-led development.

Read more:
Community Managed Natural Farming
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October 25, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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“Who wins and who loses?” isn't an explicit question that’s often asked in #SystemicRisk assessments. But it should be.

In ASRA Explores, Alice Ruhweza explains why it’s so important to consider how risks & responses affect people in different ways.

Try it yourself with STEER steer.asranetwork.org
October 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Our new tool STEER helps policy teams understand how digital threats intersect with energy infrastructure, financial systems, and governance, and more – identifying immediate actions while building long-term resilience.

Explore the open-source tool: steer.asranetwork.org
#AI #systemicrisks
October 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Crises don’t unfold in a linear fashion. Risk assessments shouldn't either.

Systemic risks are dynamic, interactive and interdependent. They have unintended consequences and provoke trade-offs when designing responses.

Learn more: www.asranetwork.org/insights/pri...
A tangle of tree roots with three interlocking white circles overlaid in the centre. This is ASRA's Complexity principle card. Complexity means working in dynamic and interdependent ways, recognizing that decisions can have unintended consequences.
October 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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HIRING: Are you interested in #nonhuman research?

We’re looking for a research analyst to support the research and development of understanding, assessing, and responding to #SystemicRisk beyond human ways of knowing.

Deadline: Wednesday 22 October
Learn more:
Join our team as Research Analyst Nature-Centric Approaches
ASRA is seeking a Research Analyst to support the research and development of understanding, assessing and responding to systemic risk beyond human ways of knowing. We are looking for a highly…
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October 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Systemic risks don't wait their turn. Our new tool STEER helps policy teams understand how today's crises cascade and compound, and to assess their responses.

Strengthen your risk preparedness with STEER: steer.asranetwork.org

#systemicrisks #tippingpoints #globalrisks
October 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Our new tool STEER supports policy teams to go deeper into the structural nature of the risks we face, built on a legacy of past decisions, and work on transformational responses.

Explore the open-source tool: steer.asranetwork.org
October 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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“Systems thinking isn’t just useful; it’s an imperative.

David Jácome Polit, @iclei.org, was an early adopter of STEER, our new #SystemicRisk framework. He explains how STEER offers a blueprint to practice systems thinking and make more effective decisions.
Steering Beyond Silos: Interview with David Jácome Polit on systems…
To mark the launch of STEER, we spoke with David Jácome Polit, Head of the Resilient Development Program at ICLEI and former Metropolitan Director of Resilience for Quito. Drawing on his practice and…
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October 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Just launched! STEER: A new systemic risk framework that helps you ask the right questions about #SystemicRisks & spot gaps in current approaches so you can act with confidence.

Explore STEER: steer.asranetwork.org
October 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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New Global #TippingPoints Report warns that our rapidly warming world is approaching critical ecological thresholds.

ASRA's Ajay Gambhir is one of the authors – he urges governments to integrate tipping points into their #SystemicRisk assessments.

👉 global-tipping-points.org/resources-gt...
Global Tipping Points Report 2025 is out now – photo shows a drone shot of a polar bear standing on ice.
October 13, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Risk assessments aren’t just safeguarding procedures - they’re opportunities for change.

Our "Collective and Individual Agency" principle emphasizes the power of whole-of-society participation and collective action for a more equitable & healthy future.

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A flock of pigeons flies together in a blue sky. Three white rings are overlaid in a triangle formation, with the circle on the left side filled in white. This card represents ASRA's Individual and Collective Agency principle. Strengthening whole-of-society participatory processes to mobilize collective action.
October 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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New event: We’re excited to host Prof. Thomas Homer-Dixon for a presentation on @cascadeinstitute.bsky.social Polycrisis Core Model, a system-of-systems analysis of our global future.

🗓️ Date: November 6, 2025
⏰ Time: 17:00 GMT
👉 Register: unfoundation.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#polycrisis
A green leafy canopy and photos of Thomas Homer-Dixon and Ruth Richardson who will speak during our event: Mapping the Hope Attractor. The event will take place on November 6 at 17:00 GMT.
October 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Next week, we’re joining Global Sustainability’s webinar to discuss its “#Polycrisis in the Anthropocene” special issue.

Our Executive Director will present ASRA’s paper: “Principles for Just and Effective Systemic Risk Governance”.

🗓️ 2 October
🎟️ Register:
Polycrisis in the Anthropocene – Second Global Sustainability Webinar
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September 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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To address the risks we face, we must challenge ourselves to ask & answer the questions: risks for whom & from what, when, & where?

Our justice principle prompts you to account for the experience of vulnerable communities, making equity key to your risk analysis. www.asranetwork.org/insights/pri...
A silky close-up of gently rolling blue water. This is ASRA's "Justice" principle card. Two white rings overlay the water. The description reads: "Incorporating the values of human rights and equity, shaped by the experiences of vulnerable communities.
September 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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We joined some of the makers of the first-ever UN Global Risk Report to discuss its impact last week.

Alongside @worldacademy.org and @unesco-bridges.bsky.social, we considered the report’s 4 future scenarios, methodology, and future development.

Learn more:
WAAS Webinar | EXTRA InfoHub: The UN Global Risk Report
Latest News: Club of Rome Webinar: Regenerative business: The strategic edge for today’s orga...
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September 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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We’re speaking at the Systemic Risks Conference, organized by the University of Hamburg, tomorrow (Sept 24).

Our team will present ASRA’s approach to #SystemicRisk assessment & response.

Watch online: www.fnk.uni-hamburg.de/2-research/r... @janasillmann.bsky.social
Systemic Risks Conference and Workshop
Faculties
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September 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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“The current risks are a problem because we have a narrative…that is in a way attuned to things that are eventually destructive in the long-term…power, profit and money.”

Tackling #SystemicRisks requires rethinking the system according to @gkostakos.bsky.social Co-Founder of @foggsorg.bsky.social.
September 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM