Watching and reading the news these days can be a numbing experience. How do we make sense of a world of multiple crises? And what can we do about it?

“If you are feeling confused and overwhelmed you aren’t on your own.” That is the reassuring advice from Christopher Hobson. He is one of the leading figures in arguing that we will advance our understanding of what’s going wrong in the world when we realise we are in a ‘polycrisis’.

TTU’s insight into the ‘polycrisis’ of 2022 and what leaders can do to prepare themselves for the huge challenges – and opportunities – ahead.

Lord Toby Harris chairs the UK’s new National Preparedness Commission. But it faces obstacles getting its core messages read and accepted. Here he asks why leaders still find preparing for the unexpected so problematic.

We face dark times. Very dark times. All of us. They will be darker times than almost all of us can visualise or have ever experienced. But few seem to realise the true enormity of what we all confront, let alone how to come to terms with this. For the vast majority of us it is unthinkable.

I have been torn wearily in recent days. I emphasise weary. I kept asking myself: what really matters? Here I give you three reflections based on three experiences.