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AI Can’t Read the Room: Why Human Facilitators Are Still the Most Powerful Tool in Crisis Preparedness
By an exercise facilitator who has run hundreds of simulations, watched leadership teams under pressure, and learned one essential truth: when people are stressed, technology steps aside and the human…
You Can’t Plan for Everything — But You Can Plan for the Right Things: How to Choose Crisis Scenarios That Actually Prepare Your Teams
When the “Unlikely” Happens on a Tuesday Picture this. It’s 8:42 a.m. on a normal Tuesday. Your operations director has just taken a sip of coffee. Emails are flowing, systems are humming — and then, suddenly, they’re not. Finance systems lock. Customer support lines light up. A breaking news tweet…
Beyond Cyber Awareness Month: What Leaders Must Do Year-Round to Prepare for the Next Cyber Crisis
A Wake-Up Call from the Real World Imagine this: it’s a crisp Tuesday morning, the board has just wrapped up a quarterly strategy review, and the CEO is preparing for media interviews about a new product launch. Suddenly, phones start buzzing. The company’s systems have been locked by ransomware. Files…
When Democracy’s Tempers Turn Violent: Scenario Planning Your Way Through Political and Civil Unrest
Imagine This You’re sitting in a downtown office, at mid-afternoon. A client calls with panicked urgency: two of your organization’s branch offices are in neighborhoods where massive protests just escalated into violence. Overnight, roads are blocked, employees can’t commute, supply deliveries are delayed, local authorities request evacuation. You have no…
From Lessons to Leverage: Turning Crisis Findings into Lasting Resilience
It’s Monday morning. The crisis team has just wrapped up a grueling 3-hour cyber incident tabletop exercise. Coffee cups are empty, whiteboards filled with findings line the room, and you can almost feel the collective relief in the air. The “crisis” is over—at least the simulated one. Everyone nods, agrees…
Why AI Won’t Be Taking My Job as an Exercise Facilitator Anytime Soon
Imagine This It’s 9:00 a.m. on a Tuesday. Your executive team is gathered around the table for a cyber incident tabletop exercise. Suddenly, the “attack” unfolds—emails flood in, customers demand answers, and social media lights up with questions your comms team hasn’t prepared for. Everyone’s watching the facilitator to guide…
When the Machine Thinks for Itself: Preparing Executives for Rogue AI Crises
Imagine This… It’s 2:00 a.m. on Thursday. Your company’s automated cybersecurity system—powered by advanced AI—detects suspicious traffic and locks down your global customer portal. At first, it seemed like a false alarm. But then your executive team realizes that millions of legitimate customer transactions are being blocked, contracts are failing,…