{"id":12721,"date":"2026-01-14T20:05:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T20:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medientraining-institut.de\/?p=12721"},"modified":"2026-01-14T20:05:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T20:05:59","slug":"2026-a-year-of-synthetic-crises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medientraining-institut.de\/en\/2026-a-year-of-synthetic-crises\/","title":{"rendered":"2026: A year of synthetic crises?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"382\">Crisis communication is currently undergoing a fundamental transformation.<br data-start=\"219\" data-end=\"222\" \/>Not because organizations are getting into trouble more often, but because crises today emerge differently: faster, more complex, and deliberately manipulative.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"603\">What used to take hours or days now escalates within minutes.<br data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"448\" \/>What used to be verifiable can now be generated in a deceptively realistic way.<br data-start=\"527\" data-end=\"530\" \/>And what was once the exception is becoming structural normality in 2026.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"605\" data-end=\"663\">Many leaders sense this. But only few are prepared for it.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"670\" data-end=\"717\"><\/h3>\n<h3 data-start=\"670\" data-end=\"717\">AI is not the risk \u2013 lack of preparation is<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"913\">In my work with boards and leadership teams, a recurring pattern becomes apparent:<br data-start=\"801\" data-end=\"804\" \/>Concern about AI-driven manipulation is high. Organizational and communicative maturity, by contrast, is low.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"915\" data-end=\"1098\">Almost all decision-makers now cite disinformation, deepfakes, and synthetic content as a relevant risk. At the same time, three central foundations are missing in many organizations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1100\" data-end=\"1179\"><strong data-start=\"1100\" data-end=\"1127\">clear responsibilities:<\/strong> Who decides whether content is real or manipulated?<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1181\" data-end=\"1252\"><strong data-start=\"1181\" data-end=\"1209\">robust escalation paths:<\/strong> Who responds when \u2013 and with what posture?<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1254\" data-end=\"1338\"><strong data-start=\"1254\" data-end=\"1292\">a coordinated communication logic:<\/strong> internally, externally, and toward the media.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1340\" data-end=\"1525\">The topic is often reflexively assigned to IT. But that falls short. So the\u00a0real risk does not lie in the technology, but in how it is handled. In the gap between recognizing and acting.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12718\" style=\"width: 627px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12718\" class=\" wp-image-12718\" src=\"https:\/\/www.medientraining-institut.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768212071834.jpg\" alt=\"Eine futuristische digitale Collage mit Robotern, Hackern, einer Drohne, VR-Nutzern, Fake News und Desinformation, die sich um &quot;2026 Digitale Krisen&quot; dreht und Cyber-Bedrohungen, KI und digitale Krisen im Jahr 2026 symbolisiert.\" width=\"617\" height=\"411\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12718\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2026 brings higher demands on leadership. A lack of expertise can harm your organization. Graphic: DALL\u00b7E by DIKT<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 data-start=\"1853\" data-end=\"1913\">2026 means: no more isolated crises, but crisis cascades<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1915\" data-end=\"2026\">A deepfake rarely remains an isolated incident. Manipulated videos or a fake CEO call quickly develops into:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"2028\" data-end=\"2049\">a cybersecurity issue<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2051\" data-end=\"2065\">a legal matter<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2067\" data-end=\"2078\">an HR issue<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2080\" data-end=\"2141\">and, within a very short time, a real-time reputational risk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2143\" data-end=\"2385\">In conversations with organizations, however, I continue to encounter silo thinking: communications, IT, legal, and HR react alongside each other rather than with each other.<br data-start=\"2317\" data-end=\"2320\" \/>Synthetic crises cannot be managed along departmental boundaries.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2387\" data-end=\"2592\">Organizations that remain capable of action in 2026 are not those with the most extensive crisis manuals. They are those that are prepared interdisciplinarily, train together, and communicate consistently.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2599\" data-end=\"2656\"><\/h3>\n<h3 data-start=\"2599\" data-end=\"2656\">We know what helps \u2013 and still practice it too rarely<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2658\" data-end=\"2808\">A finding that has been confirmed for years and continues to intensify:<br data-start=\"2729\" data-end=\"2732\" \/>Everyone knows that practice is crucial. But only few practice consistently.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2810\" data-end=\"3009\">Crisis simulations often do not take place at all or only under unrealistic conditions:<br data-start=\"2897\" data-end=\"2900\" \/>theoretical, without time pressure, without emotional dynamics \u2013 and mostly without AI or deepfake scenarios.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3011\" data-end=\"3142\">Synthetic attacks do not behave rationally or fairly. They are emotional, personalized, and highly credible. Their target is trust.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"3149\" data-end=\"3219\"><\/h3>\n<h3 data-start=\"3149\" data-end=\"3219\">Trust is becoming more fragile \u2013 and at the same time more central<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3221\" data-end=\"3334\">Many leaders tell me:<br data-start=\"3242\" data-end=\"3245\" \/>Maintaining trust today is significantly more difficult than it was just a few years ago.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3336\" data-end=\"3503\">The reasons are obvious:<br data-start=\"3360\" data-end=\"3363\" \/>Disinformation across all channels, fragmented publics, expectations of immediate responses, and a declining baseline trust in institutions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3505\" data-end=\"3660\">And yet, in many organizations, trust is not managed systematically, not measured, and not communicatively protected. It is talked about \u2013 but not managed.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3662\" data-end=\"3750\">In an AI-shaped crisis, trust determines whether an organization is heard or goes under.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"3757\" data-end=\"3797\"><\/h3>\n<h3 data-start=\"3757\" data-end=\"3797\">What leadership must deliver in 2026<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3799\" data-end=\"3938\">The role of leaders is changing noticeably.<br data-start=\"3842\" data-end=\"3845\" \/>In 2026, it is no longer sufficient to be only a spokesperson, decision-maker, or strategist.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3940\" data-end=\"3975\">What is needed are leaders who can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"3977\" data-end=\"4011\">classify information strategically<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4013\" data-end=\"4039\">integrate across functions<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4041\" data-end=\"4080\">make technologically informed decisions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"4082\" data-end=\"4204\">Not in order to master everything themselves, but to ask the right questions, demonstrate stance, and provide orientation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12719\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12719\" class=\" wp-image-12719\" src=\"https:\/\/www.medientraining-institut.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768210822619.jpg\" alt=\"Buchumschlag mit dem Titel WIR SIND FAKE! mit einem blauen digitalen Pferd, bin\u00e4rem Code, einem Polizisten, einem Mann im Anzug und computergenerierten Bildern vor einem Hintergrund aus leuchtenden Servern in einem Rechenzentrum.\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12719\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em data-start=\"4424\" data-end=\"4438\">We Are Fake!<\/em> brain script Verlag, ISBN 978-98086-787-0<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 data-start=\"4543\" data-end=\"4575\"><\/h3>\n<h3 data-start=\"4543\" data-end=\"4575\">Why we wrote <em data-start=\"4560\" data-end=\"4575\">\u201cWe Are Fake\u201d<\/em><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4577\" data-end=\"4686\"><em data-start=\"4577\" data-end=\"4590\">We Are Fake<\/em> is not a technology book and not alarmism.<br data-start=\"4633\" data-end=\"4636\" \/>It is a leadership book for a manipulated reality.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4688\" data-end=\"4874\">It explains how disinformation works, why deepfakes are so convincing, and why our brains respond to them. Above all, it shows what leaders can concretely do to remain capable of action.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4876\" data-end=\"4979\">Don&#8217;t be paranoid, but prepared.<br data-start=\"4903\" data-end=\"4906\" \/>Not hostile to technology, but reflective.<br data-start=\"4948\" data-end=\"4951\" \/>Not reactive, but resilient.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"4986\" data-end=\"5012\"><\/h3>\n<h3 data-start=\"4986\" data-end=\"5012\">My conclusion for 2026<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"5014\" data-end=\"5181\">The gap between perceived threat and real preparation is growing.<br data-start=\"5079\" data-end=\"5082\" \/>But it can be closed \u2013 with clear stance, trained communication, and interdisciplinary preparation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5183\" data-end=\"5327\">Because one thing is certain: the next fake is coming.<br data-start=\"5237\" data-end=\"5240\" \/>What matters is not whether it appears, but how well you can recognize and classify it.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5329\" data-end=\"5492\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Yours,<br data-start=\"5335\" data-end=\"5338\" \/><strong data-start=\"5338\" data-end=\"5361\">Dr. Nikolai A. Behr<\/strong><br data-start=\"5361\" data-end=\"5364\" \/>Media Trainer | Executive Coach | Crisis Communication Advisor<br data-start=\"5426\" data-end=\"5429\" \/>DIKT GmbH \u2013 German Institute for Communication &amp; Media Training<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12720\" style=\"width: 569px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12720\" class=\" wp-image-12720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.medientraining-institut.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768211183649.jpg\" alt=\"Krisenkommunikator Dr. Nikolai A. Behr in einem blauen Anzug spricht auf der B\u00fchne und h\u00e4lt ein Mikrofon in der Hand. Hinter ihm ist ein Bildschirm zu sehen, auf dem die britische Flagge, EU-Sterne, das Wort &quot;BREXIT&quot; und der Satz &quot;Die Brexit Fake News&quot; zu sehen sind.\" width=\"559\" height=\"424\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12720\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nikolai A. 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