Impact Trust • Working glossary
Culture of anticipation vs culture of urgency
The shift from an organisational culture that only acts when crisis hits (urgency) to one that systematically prepares, imagines, and acts before crises materialise (anticipation) – while maintaining the ability to respond.
Details
Context introduced
Seb Lagorce’s framing from the French Red Cross’s 2030 strategy. Perhaps the single most important cultural shift the bilateral programme is trying to enable. Plain language, immediately actionable.
Source
Seb Lagorce / French Red Cross, IFRC, foresight community
Source / First Appears In
Multisolving TDT session / Horizon 2045 TDT session
Authors
Impact Trust team
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