{"id":335,"date":"2025-08-06T11:33:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T11:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/?page_id=335"},"modified":"2025-10-20T17:22:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T15:22:15","slug":"1159-mein-krisenblog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/1159-mein-krisenblog\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Fifty-Nine \u2013 the Crisis Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">11 Fifty-Nine \u2013 the Crisis Blog<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">A collection of thoughts and contributions on the topic of crisis communication. \u201c11:59\u201d refers to those critical situations where it is high time to act, almost high noon\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-accent-5-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><ul class=\"columns-2 alignfull wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-523d4961 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-818 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crisis-communication category-uncategorized\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/four-essential-shifts-for-crisis-communications-in-tourism\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2362\" height=\"1220\" src=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tourism2.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Whitepaper: Four essential shifts for crisis communications in tourism\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tourism2.png 2362w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tourism2-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tourism2-1024x529.png 1024w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tourism2-768x397.png 768w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tourism2-1536x793.png 1536w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tourism2-2048x1058.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2362px) 100vw, 2362px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba36a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/four-essential-shifts-for-crisis-communications-in-tourism\/\" target=\"_self\" >Whitepaper: Four essential shifts for crisis communications in tourism<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-03T09:37:08+02:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/four-essential-shifts-for-crisis-communications-in-tourism\/\">Mar 3, 2026<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/author\/mjr1966\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Martin Riecken<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/category\/crisis-communication\/\" rel=\"tag\">Crisis Communication<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"tag\">Uncategorized<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Tourism is not a company. It\u2019s an ecosystem. Airlines, tour operators, hotels, destinations, transport providers, public authorities and digital platforms are interdependent. When one node falters, others absorb the impact. Also, tourism demand is driven by trust. Holidaymakers don&#8217;t buy hotel beds, they buy trust. Risk is evaluated emotionally. In the tourism ecosystem, it takes<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/four-essential-shifts-for-crisis-communications-in-tourism\/\">more\u2026<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-748 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/is-there-no-glory-in-prevention\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KNSY_00237-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"There\u2019s no glory in prevention\u2026\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KNSY_00237-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KNSY_00237-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KNSY_00237-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KNSY_00237-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KNSY_00237-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/KNSY_00237-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba36a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/is-there-no-glory-in-prevention\/\" target=\"_self\" >There\u2019s no glory in prevention\u2026<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-22T20:06:55+02:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/is-there-no-glory-in-prevention\/\">Jan 22, 2026<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/author\/mjr1966\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Martin Riecken<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"tag\">Uncategorized<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">There\u2019s no glory in prevention. That&#8217;s why disaster preparation is often overlooked. No praise for the crisis that didn\u2019t happen. No applause for &#8220;nothing has gone wrong&#8221;. Understandable, somehow.But: Hope is not a strategy, either!The mindset behind phrases like &#8220;It will not happen to us\u2026&#8221; or &#8220;We have been through so many crises; we will<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/is-there-no-glory-in-prevention\/\">more\u2026<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-697 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/frohe-feiertage\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1438\" src=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Season-Greetings-still-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A short look back\u2026\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Season-Greetings-still-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Season-Greetings-still-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Season-Greetings-still-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Season-Greetings-still-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Season-Greetings-still-1536x863.png 1536w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Season-Greetings-still-2048x1151.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba36a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/frohe-feiertage\/\" target=\"_self\" >A short look back\u2026<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-19T14:47:28+02:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/frohe-feiertage\/\">Dec 19, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/author\/mjr1966\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Martin Riecken<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"tag\">Uncategorized<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">2025\u2014a special year is entering the finishing line. A great deal happened to me in just a few months, especially from July onwards. At times, it felt as if someone had switched on the \ud835\ude29\ud835\ude3a\ud835\ude31\ud835\ude26\ud835\ude33\ud835\ude23\ud835\ude30\ud835\ude30\ud835\ude34\ud835\ude35. What stood out: \ud83c\udf1e \ud835\udddd\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddf9\ud835\ude06: The incredible number of warm and thoughtful messages from my wonderful colleagues at&nbsp;TUI&nbsp;upon my farewell,<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/frohe-feiertage\/\">more\u2026<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-677 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-basics category-artificial-intelligence\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/automatisch-gespeicherter-entwurf\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Alarm-Clock-Desk-2-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"When ChatGPT Googles 11 Fifty-Nine\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Alarm-Clock-Desk-2-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Alarm-Clock-Desk-2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Alarm-Clock-Desk-2-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Alarm-Clock-Desk-2-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Alarm-Clock-Desk-2-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Alarm-Clock-Desk-2-2048x1365.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba36a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/automatisch-gespeicherter-entwurf\/\" target=\"_self\" >When ChatGPT Googles 11 Fifty-Nine<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-04T16:57:12+02:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/automatisch-gespeicherter-entwurf\/\">Nov 4, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/author\/admin\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Martin Riecken<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/category\/basics\/\" rel=\"tag\">Basics<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/category\/artificial-intelligence\/\" rel=\"tag\">Artificial Intelligence<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">When was the last time you looked yourself up on Google?For me, it\u2019s been years. But recently, I tried something different: I asked ChatGPT about my own consultancy \u2014 to see how AI would position 11 Fifty-Nine among established crisis communication firms. At first, the result was what you\u2019d expect: my name didn\u2019t appear in<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/automatisch-gespeicherter-entwurf\/\">more\u2026<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-635 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-internal-communications category-crisis-communication\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/hope-is-not-a-strategy\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1626\" height=\"914\" src=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/screenshot-irvine.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"When Politics Enter the Game\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/screenshot-irvine.png 1626w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/screenshot-irvine-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/screenshot-irvine-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/screenshot-irvine-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/screenshot-irvine-1536x863.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1626px) 100vw, 1626px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba36a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/hope-is-not-a-strategy\/\" target=\"_self\" >When Politics Enter the Game<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-20T13:56:26+02:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/hope-is-not-a-strategy\/\">Oct 20, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/author\/admin\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Martin Riecken<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/category\/internal-communications\/\" rel=\"tag\">Internal Communications<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/category\/crisis-communication\/\" rel=\"tag\">Crisis Communication<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A single social media post by FC St. Pauli\u2019s captain Jackson Irvine sparked weeks of debate \u2013 among fans, sponsors, the club\u2019s management, and the media. The case raises a broader question that many football clubs and corporations alike struggle to answer: How should organisations deal with employees who publicly express political opinions and cross<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/hope-is-not-a-strategy\/\">more\u2026<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-483 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-basics category-crisis-communication\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/humour-in-crises-no-or\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_9195-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Humour in a crisis, seriously?!\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_9195-1.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_9195-1-300x283.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba36a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/humour-in-crises-no-or\/\" target=\"_self\" >Humour in a crisis, seriously?!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-28T16:32:39+02:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/humour-in-crises-no-or\/\">Sep 28, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/author\/admin\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Martin Riecken<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/category\/basics\/\" rel=\"tag\">Basics<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/category\/crisis-communication\/\" rel=\"tag\">Crisis Communication<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Humor in a crisis? Our instincts say no, but maybe the answer is yes. Humor has the power to overcome tense and deadlock situations. At a recent conference, I listened to fascinating research on how humour can be used in public apologies\u2014especially in lighter, reputational crises where celebrities or politicians are in the spotlight. During<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/humour-in-crises-no-or\/\">more\u2026<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-411 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-basics category-preparedness\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/11-fifty-nine\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1372\" height=\"1052\" src=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Visitenkarte-Kopie.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A New Brand: \u201d11 Fifty-Nine\u201d\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Visitenkarte-Kopie.png 1372w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Visitenkarte-Kopie-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Visitenkarte-Kopie-1024x785.png 1024w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Visitenkarte-Kopie-768x589.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1372px) 100vw, 1372px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba36a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/11-fifty-nine\/\" target=\"_self\" >A New Brand: \u201d11 Fifty-Nine\u201d<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-08-24T18:21:54+02:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/11-fifty-nine\/\">Aug 24, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/author\/admin\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Martin Riecken<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/category\/basics\/\" rel=\"tag\">Basics<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/category\/preparedness\/\" rel=\"tag\">Preparedness<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">11 Fifty-Nine \u2013 this is not the glamorous location of a luxurious condo building in Manhattan, but the name of the company I recently launched to offer consulting and support in the field of crisis communication. How did I come up with it? I&#8217;ll admit it, as a teenager I was a big fan of<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/11-fifty-nine\/\">more\u2026<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-396 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crisis-communication\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/houston-we-have-a-lesson-was-wir-von-james-lovell-lernen-koennen\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1455\" src=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/James_Lovell-scaled-e1754903064549.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u201eHouston, we have a lesson\u201d \u2013 what Jim Lovell teaches us about clarity\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/James_Lovell-scaled-e1754903064549.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/James_Lovell-scaled-e1754903064549-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/James_Lovell-scaled-e1754903064549-1024x728.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/James_Lovell-scaled-e1754903064549-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/James_Lovell-scaled-e1754903064549-1536x1091.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba36a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/houston-we-have-a-lesson-was-wir-von-james-lovell-lernen-koennen\/\" target=\"_self\" >\u201eHouston, we have a lesson\u201d \u2013 what Jim Lovell teaches us about clarity<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-08-11T09:18:24+02:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/houston-we-have-a-lesson-was-wir-von-james-lovell-lernen-koennen\/\">Aug 11, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/author\/admin\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Martin Riecken<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/category\/crisis-communication\/\" rel=\"tag\">Crisis Communication<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">At age 97,&nbsp;James \u2018Jim\u2019 Lovell Jr.&nbsp;passed away last week on 7 August 2025. The commander of the Apollo 13 mission became world famous for maintaining his composure during one of the most dramatic crises in space history \u2013 and his crisis management skills hold some valuable lessons for us. The events of 13 April 1970<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/houston-we-have-a-lesson-was-wir-von-james-lovell-lernen-koennen\/\">more\u2026<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-326 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-change-communication category-internal-communications\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/from-panic-to-purpose-internal-comms-in-a-crisis\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1238\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/foto-udi-ams.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"From Panic to Purpose: Internal Comms in a crisis.\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/foto-udi-ams.png 1238w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/foto-udi-ams-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/foto-udi-ams-1024x786.png 1024w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/foto-udi-ams-768x589.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1238px) 100vw, 1238px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba36a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/from-panic-to-purpose-internal-comms-in-a-crisis\/\" target=\"_self\" >From Panic to Purpose: Internal Comms in a crisis.<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-08-06T11:08:41+02:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/from-panic-to-purpose-internal-comms-in-a-crisis\/\">Aug 6, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/author\/admin\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Martin Riecken<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/category\/change-communication\/\" rel=\"tag\">Change communication<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/category\/internal-communications\/\" rel=\"tag\">Internal Communications<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Why Internal Communications is critical in a crisis When things go sideways, your employees can be your best advocates. Or your worst enemies. Here&#8217;s how to get them firmly on your side.In June, I had the honour of delivering the keynote at Unleashing Innovation in Digital Communications in Amsterdam \u2013 a well-curated event with inspiring<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/from-panic-to-purpose-internal-comms-in-a-crisis\/\">more\u2026<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-46 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-preparedness\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3; padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/der-perfekte-sturm-simulationen-richtig-gemacht\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pawel-chu-ULh0i2txBCY-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Crisis exercises, done right: The storm in a teacup\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pawel-chu-ULh0i2txBCY-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pawel-chu-ULh0i2txBCY-unsplash-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pawel-chu-ULh0i2txBCY-unsplash-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pawel-chu-ULh0i2txBCY-unsplash-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pawel-chu-ULh0i2txBCY-unsplash-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pawel-chu-ULh0i2txBCY-unsplash-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba36a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/der-perfekte-sturm-simulationen-richtig-gemacht\/\" target=\"_self\" >Crisis exercises, done right: The storm in a teacup<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-07-18T12:47:00+02:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/der-perfekte-sturm-simulationen-richtig-gemacht\/\">Jul 18, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/author\/admin\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Martin Riecken<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/category\/preparedness\/\" rel=\"tag\">Preparedness<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Crisis simulations: Why they are important \u2013 and what makes them efficient Crises often arise unexpectedly, and those who are unprepared lose valuable time. A crisis simulation helps to prepare teams, processes and communication channels for an emergency. At Lufthansa, we regularly practised for crises \u2013 especially ad hoc scenarios, i.e. situations that arise suddenly<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/martinriecken.de\/en\/der-perfekte-sturm-simulationen-richtig-gemacht\/\">more\u2026<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<nav class=\"wp-block-query-pagination is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-query-pagination-is-layout-b2891da8 wp-block-query-pagination-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Pagination\">\n\n\n<a href=\"\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/335?query-43-page=2\" class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-next\">Next Page<span class='wp-block-query-pagination-next-arrow is-arrow-arrow' aria-hidden='true'>\u2192<\/span><\/a>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>&#8220;\u2026 Today could be the end of me. 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