What defines a crisis? Are there different types of crises? In an article by Stephan Gundel, crises are classified according to how predictable and influenceable they are. This generates four types of crises: Conventional, Unexpected, Intractable and Fundamental crisis. Conventional crises are predictable and influenceable. Unexpected crises are hard to predict, but can be influenced when they occur. Intractable crises can be anticipated but interference is practically impossible, making responding difficult and preparing hard. Fundamental crises represent the most dangerous class of crises, since they can be neither predicted nor influenced. Is this typology useful?
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