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Crisis is no longer an exceptional event limited to specific sectors or circumstances. In a world characterised by growing complexity, interdependence and volatility, the ability to prepare for crisis has become one of the most important strategic capabilities for any organisation. These were the themes explored during the webinar organised by AIFOS – the Italian Association of Occupational Safety Trainers and Practitioners – entitled “Crisis Preparedness: Approaches, Respons

On Tuesday, we once again had the privilege of supporting one of Italy’s leading airport operators during a partial exercise of its Family Assistance Plan, a critical component of aviation emergency preparedness. For approximately four hours, the TT&A Role Playing Team – Camilla Segarizzi, Edoardo Sisto, Giacomo Nacci, Sara Caffo, Sofia Bettinelli and Valentina Spinelli – assumed the role of family members awaiting news about a flight involved in an emergency situation. Membe

Last night, Patrick Trancu appeared on the television programme Radar broadcast by Swiss television station TeleTicino, to discuss the Gulf War, the Strait of Hormuz and the systemic crises it triggered: nine closed corridors, one crisis, a geopolitical earthquake in the Middle East. Patrick Trancu and Sasha Delcol, host of the TV broadcast Radar on May 6th 2026 When the Strait of Hormuz blockade hit the front pages, attention focused on oil and flights. Understandable: thes

Jet fuel crisis: airlines are bracing for the worst. "We've never seen anything like this," a sector source tells Italy's Corriere della Sera. According to analyst projections, September could be the month European reserves hit zero. Others are calling it a "perfect storm". Public debate is focused on cancelled flights and summer holidays at risk. Understandable. But that's not the most important part of this story — and above all, it's not yet the most serious part. Because

Building Resilience in Major Hazard Chemical Plants In recent days, we had the pleasure of taking part in the fourth coordination meeting hosted by an Italian Prefecture, focused on preparing a complex exercise and related crisis communications for a chemical plant classified as a major accident hazard site (RIR). This is a highly articulated setting involving all institutional and emergency stakeholders—including Fire Brigades and various police forces—and represents a criti

“Beep beep, this is Radio Crosetto!”. The expression, reported today by journalist Tommaso Labate in the Corriere della Sera, Italy's national daily newspaper, describes an episode that goes well beyond political news. It is, in fact, an interesting — and in some ways paradigmatic — case of how one of the core principles of crisis communication is applied in practice. Guido Crosetto is Italy's Defence Minister and he has started broadcasting updates on the Persian Gulf war to

Last Saturday I wrote a post titled On the Brink of the Abyss. Today, with the help of ChatGPT, I am trying to explore why the war against Iran could quickly turn into a series of systemic crises that go far beyond the energy dimension alone. The analysis prepared by ChatGPT should be taken with caution. It is neither predictive nor exhaustive, but it helps us understand how, in the contemporary world, events have the potential to reverberate in non-linear ways across complex

In recent days we completed the preparation of a set of crisis communication templates associated with ICT-related critical events for a major Italian industrial company. Cyber incidents, ransomware attacks, data breaches, or disruptions of digital systems are now among the most significant crisis triggers organizations may face. When such events occur, the time available to react is extremely limited, while the demand for information grows rapidly: media, customers, authorit

What mistakes did Switzerland make in management the Crans-Montana crisis? In this interview with Corriere del Ticino Patrick Trancu discusses some of them.

In a thought provoking article, “How economies forget” published by the Financial Times, César Hidalgo — author of The Infinite Alphabet — explores how societies can lose capabilities just as they gain them. His central argument is striking: “Knowledge that societies assume they have acquired for good can also disappear.” Reading this prompted me to reflect on organizations that invest significant time and resources to become crisis-ready — only to see those capabilities erod

An analysis of the mistakes and the absence of strategy on New Year’s Eve, explained by one of the leading crisis management experts. Interview with Patrick Trancu published by Weekend Il Corriere del Ticino on January 17th 2026.

In this article Patrick Trancu discusses the perils of template based crisis communication.

An article focusing on reputation, communication and corporate governance.

In today’s world, things are moving too fast—and nowhere is this truer than in the tech sector. Among the many headlines that pass us by...

TT&A Role Playing Team soon in action

An electricity blackout brings Spain and Portugal to their knees.

Come sarà il mondo nel 2023? Ecco gli 8 trend messi in evidenza dal rapporto redatto da Bank of America Institute.

In un contesto globale sempre più instabile, in questo video il Primo Ministro di Singapore parla ai cittadini.