Public leadership and the culture of safety: beyond emergency management
Contemporary crises demand a new kind of public leadership – one capable of imagining novel scenarios, investing in learning, and promoting active participation from citizens and organizations. Today’s managers must go beyond simply reacting to events: they must become architects of meaning and network facilitators, able to turn vulnerabilities into opportunities for learning and institutional innovation. Through training, dialogue, and shared responsibility, a culture of safety becomes a strategic lever for building active, resilient communities – moving beyond paternalistic models and embracing the co-creation of public value. An excerpt of the book “The Culture of Safety: Institutions and Communities in Crisis and Emergency Management” by Franco Gabrielli and Elisabetta Trinchero (Egea, 2025)
