The Homemade Crisis Room Is Here: How Free OSINT Tools Are Changing Situational Awareness for Good

Free, open-source situational awareness platforms now give crisis and risk professionals access to real-time global intelligence that once required six-figure enterprise contracts — and the governance gap this creates is the new professional frontier.

Feb 25, 2026

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What Is Narrative Intelligence, and Why 45% of CCOs Will Adopt It by 2029?

Gartner's Top Predictions to Inform 2026 Comms Strategies forecasts that 45% of Chief Communications Officers will adopt narrative intelligence technologies by 2029 — yet only 14% plan to invest in the next 18 months. Here's what that gap means for your crisis communication strategy.

Feb 20, 2026

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Can Emergency Managers Trust AI-Generated Crisis Messages? Research Meets Reality

Feb 25, 2026

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Why AI Crisis Communication Simulations Are Teaching You the Wrong Lessons

AI can accelerate crisis communication preparation — but current simulation tools miss the adversarial dynamics that make real crises dangerous. Here's what experienced practitioners need to understand, and what better design looks like.

Feb 17, 2026

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11 min read

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Feb 4, 2026

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Navigating the Polycrisis: An Insights Report for CCOs and Strategic Communicators

The World Economic Forum's 2026 Global Risks Report reveals how interconnected geopolitical, technological, and societal crises are reshaping communication strategy—here's what CCOs need to build, practise, and resource now.

Jan 19, 2026

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How Are Leading Organisations Preparing for Tomorrow's Crises Today?

New research from the European Communication Monitor reveals that crisis resilience is built before disasters strike—through values integration, intergenerational talent management, and systematic leadership coaching. Chief communication officers managing billions in revenue share what actually works.

Jan 15, 2026

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Why Crisis Communication Teams Aren't Ready for AI Deepfakes: Survey Reveals Critical Gaps

A 2025 survey of 102 crisis communication professionals reveals 77% have no protocols for AI deepfakes despite rating them as critical threats, while testing gaps and departmental silos undermine preparedness across organisations of all sizes.

Jan 8, 2026

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13 min read

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Why Crisis Communication Teams Aren't Ready for AI Deepfakes: Survey Reveals Critical Gaps

When Your Emergency Alert System Becomes the Emergency: The CodeRED Ransomware Crisis

The November 2025 ransomware attack on Crisis24's CodeRED emergency alert system left US municipalities unable to warn residents about life-safety threats, forcing some to resort to door-to-door notifications while exposing critical gaps in crisis communication preparedness.

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When Your Emergency Alert System Becomes the Emergency: The CodeRED Ransomware Crisis

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