We all make assumptions all the time.

The more you listen out for them, the more you hear.

We believe we have all the information we need to safely make a decision, draw a conclusion or make a judgement, and off we go.

It seldom ends well, whether the assumption is positive or negative.

The antidote? Curiosity.

Ask questions, listen to the answers. Then draw conclusions.

The word ‘Polycrisis’ has been popping up everywhere since it was used at the World Economic Forum in Spring 2023.

That’s fifteen years and an awful lot more crises ago.

This ongoing sense of uncertainty and anxiety presents significant challenge for all of us, sitting behind every aspect of our lives.

The first step is to acknowledge it. The second, to accept that before we put anyone else’s oxygen mask on, we need to secure our own.