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“We can only decide what to do with the time that is given to us.”
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
“We can only decide what to do with the time that is given to us.”
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
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Humanity stands at the threshold of a prolonged period of unavoidable decline and civilisational disintegration, the like of which no previous generation has ever faced. Yet most people continue to live as before, while the nature of the challenges ahead is undergoing dramatic transformation.
It is essential that as many people as possible understand the processes unfolding around us and grasp their interconnections, so that they can make authentic and honest decisions about their lives, and recognise how much must be done to prevent the outcome from becoming the worst possible.
Navigating a Transforming World
Understanding the interconnections of polycrisis through a systemic lens. Analysis and insight for those who seek to comprehend the processes unfolding around them.
Operating in a Changing Environment
A systemic approach for organisations in an uncertain world. Identifying vulnerabilities, expanding decision space, and preparing on a reality-based foundation.
A Conference About Our Future Without Illusions
Examining intertwined crises and systemic challenges at an international level. A shared space for decision-makers, leaders, and experts to explore pathways for adaptation.
Inner Preparation and Collective Support
Working through the mental and emotional impacts of polycrisis in a shared community space. Supporting individuals and groups in processing loss and navigating the process of inner adaptation.
Strategic Foresight and Adaptive Leadership
Supporting leaders and organisations in navigating uncertainty, systemic risk, and rapid change. Strengthening decision-making, sensemaking, and resilience where complexity challenges conventional planning.
Zsolt Szalóczy
Zsolt Szalóczy is a physicist, researcher, and entrepreneur, and recipient of the Gábor Dénes Award. He earned his physics degree at Eötvös Loránd University and an Executive MBA from Purdue University, Indiana, USA. He is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Pannonia’s Doctoral School of Environmental Sciences. His research explores the interconnections of economic, social, and natural systems through the processes of energy transformation. He considers it his mission to raise awareness of the deepening risks of polycrisis and the urgent need for individual and organisational preparedness. As an entrepreneur, he develops adaptation solutions for individuals, communities, and businesses. He is co-founder and lead of the Cassandra Program, supporting individual and organisational adaptation; co-organiser of the World Adaptation Forum conference series; and co-editor of the Day After Tomorrow book series.
Balázs Stumpf-Biró
Balázs Stumpf-Biró is co-founder of the Cassandra Program, which identifies the impacts of climate change and systemic collapse and supports practical processes of adaptation. He is host and co-organiser of the World Adaptation Forum, fostering international dialogue and cooperation on global adaptation challenges, and co-editor of the Day After Tomorrow book series, which presents future social and ecological issues in an accessible yet deeply interconnected way. He represents the Deep Adaptation movement in Hungary, focusing on mental and community preparedness, and is creator of the Betyáros Világ podcast, dedicated to mindset change and open thinking. He studied at the University of Szeged, Semmelweis University, and Corvinus University of Budapest. He is currently a doctoral researcher at the University of Pannonia’s Doctoral School of Environmental Sciences, studying the unfolding dynamics of global polycrisis.