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When War Breaks Out: What Businesses Should Be Doing to Prepare and Protect Their Operations 

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War is often perceived as a geopolitical issue affecting governments, militaries, and national security agencies. But in today’s interconnected global economy, armed conflict rarely remains confined to the battlefield. Even when the conflict occurs overseas, the ripple effects can reach businesses thousands of miles away through disrupted supply chains, cyber activity, regulatory…
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Looking Back to Move Forward: What 2025 Reinforced About Crisis Preparedness

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As the year draws to a close, it is natural for organizations to reflect on what they accomplished, what they endured, and what still feels unresolved. For many leadership teams, this year was not defined by a single, headline-grabbing crisis, but by a steady accumulation of pressure, often from multiple…
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AI Can’t Read the Room: Why Human Facilitators Are Still the Most Powerful Tool in Crisis Preparedness

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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 element takes over. 1. Imagine this You’re facilitating a cyber breach exercise for your global financial firm. Ten minutes in,…
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You Can’t Plan for Everything — But You Can Plan for the Right Things: How to Choose Crisis Scenarios That Actually Prepare Your Teams

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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…
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Beyond Cyber Awareness Month: What Leaders Must Do Year-Round to Prepare for the Next Cyber Crisis

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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…
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When Democracy’s Tempers Turn Violent: Scenario Planning Your Way Through Political and Civil Unrest

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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…
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