Introducing STEER | Your entry point to systemic risk thinking and action
In today’s world, risks don’t exist in isolation. We live in a time of polycrisis, where risks cascade and compound across systems. STEER (Systemic Tool for Exploring and Evaluating Risks) is a first-of-its-kind tool designed to help individuals and organizations understand these complexities and respond effectively. Built to support action, not just analysis, STEER enables systemic thinking in a world where everything is connected.
What is STEER?
Shaped by ASRA’s global network of over +90 experts with the underpinning methodologies trialled and tested through real-world pilots, STEER reflects ASRA’s commitment to principles-based decision-making, collaboration, and participatory approaches. With no AI-shortcuts, it offers a collaborative alternative to automated or siloed approaches, supporting systemic thinking for our interconnected era.
Through a guided, evidence-based process, STEER offers two powerful entry points:
- Systemic Risk Assessment (SRA): Map how risks arise, interact, and spread across systems
- Systemic Risk Response (SRR): Assess, strengthen and develop responses, using 14 practical criteria.
Together, these pathways offer a structured, evidence-based way to build more resilient strategies in the face of cascading and compounding risks.
Applications
STEER is already in use across ASRA projects with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and McKnight Foundation.
