Impact Trust • Working glossary
Culture of anticipation vs culture of urgency
The shift from only acting when crisis hits to systematically preparing before crises materialise.
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Our Take
Perhaps the single most important cultural shift to enable. Plain language, immediately actionable. The tension is real: urgency-driven organisations are good at responding but terrible at preparing, and the reward systems reinforce the former.
Examples of Use
Seb Lagorce / French Red Cross, IFRC, foresight community
Synonyms/Variants
Proactive vs reactive culture; Preparedness culture
Typical everyday wording
Getting ahead of crises instead of always reacting
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