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CC Series Short: 5-Step Process, Step One – Initial Preparation (Part 1)
As a tool, tabletop exercises, when run effectively and correctly, can be extremely impactful not just to the team, but for the organization. However, as a facilitator of these events, you only have one short window to attain interest and commitment for future...
CC Series Short: Why We Created The 5-Step Process
The 5 Steps to Creating and Delivering Tabletop Exercises was designed to help organizations improve their existing crisis simulation exercises or create new ones that are engaging and professional. In this short video clip from the Crisis Coordinator Webinar Series,...
CC Series Short: Tabletop Exercise Disadvantages
The tabletop exercise is the most common kind of training exercise conducted by corporations and governments. It is a very useful training tool that has both advantages and disadvantages. In the previous CC Series Short, Rob discussed some of the advantages. In this...
Leading a Crisis from the Eye of a Storm – An Interview with Tony Kaufman
In episode 96 Tony Kaufman walks us through his personal experience with managing the Diamond Princess Cruise COVID-19 crisis. Tony, who was a member of the senior leadership at the time of the crisis managed the response from the moment of the outbreak through to...
CC Series Short: Tabletop Exercise Advantages
The goal of the tabletop exercise is to improve both your crisis plan and the functioning of your response team thereby strengthening your organization’s immunity to crisis. When a crisis strikes, and it most assuredly will at some point, your crisis plan and crisis...
CC Series Short: Why is it a Missed Opportunity?
In the previous CC Series Short, Missed Opportunities During Tabletop Exercises, Rob touched on why crisis simulation exercises don’t go well. In this short video clip, Rob Burton goes further into some of the reasons why. https://vimeo.com/699149784 Do you have...
CC Series Short: Missed Opportunities During Tabletop Exercises
There a number of reasons why crisis simulation exercises don't go well. In this short video clip from the Crisis Coordinator Webinar Series, Rob Burton discusses some of these reasons. https://vimeo.com/698266647 Do you have questions regarding Crisis Simulation...
CC Series Short: The Tabletop Exercise
The Tabletop Exercise is a facilitated, group analysis of an emergency situation in an informal, stress-free environment. The Tabletop Exercise is designed for examination of operational plans, problem identification, and in-depth problem solving. In this short video...
Preparing for Nuclear, WMD and Emerging Threats – An Interview with Matt Kershner
In Episode 95 Rob interviews Matt Kershner who is the Chief at the Special Operations Forces Training Support Branch at DTRA the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. The discussion during the podcast was centered around exercises. Matt has vast amounts of experience...
CC Series Short: Crisis Simulation Exercise Types – An Overview
All organizations have a responsibility to plan and prepare for crises, but few know how to do it effectively. Crisis simulations are an excellent training tool that can be used to develop relationships among team members, employees and other stakeholders. It also...