The Polycrisis – What It Is, and How to Deal With It

Discover why traditional crisis management fails in our interconnected world and learn the
FONIC framework that's revolutionizing how leaders navigate complex, cascading global
challenges.

In an era where climate disasters trigger economic collapse, cyberattacks cripple supply
chains, and pandemics reshape society overnight, single-crisis thinking is obsolete.

The Polycrisis introduces a groundbreaking approach to understanding and managing the
interconnected emergencies that define our time.

Authors Mika Aaltonen and Alf Rehn, leading experts in complexity science and
organizational innovation, reveal why seemingly isolated events — from Texas winter
storms to Dutch farmer protests — cascade into global disruptions.

Through their revolutionary FONIC framework (Fragile, Overlapping, Nonlinear,
Interconnected, Cascading), readers learn to recognize polycrisis patterns before they spiral
out of control.

This essential companion combines cutting-edge complexity science with practical crisis
management tools, offering leaders across government, business, and civil society the
frameworks needed to build resilient systems in an unstable world.

Featuring real-world case studies, simulation exercises, and actionable assessment tools,
The Polycrisis transforms how we think about risk, resilience, and response in the 21st
century.

Perfect for executives, policymakers, risk managers, and anyone seeking to understand our
hyperconnected world's vulnerabilities and opportunities.