4 September 2019 by Kara Jobmann
National Preparedness Month takes place every September in the US. It’s an opportunity for emergency responders and government organisations to encourage their audiences to be prepared for any kind of emergency. There’s always plenty of useful tips shared. But if you are responsible for communicating such advice, how do you…
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24 April 2019 by Kara Jobmann
The earth is warming at an increasingly rapid rate. While world powers and government entities work to combat climate change, the global population has experienced increased severity of hurricanes and frequency of natural disasters. These disasters leave communities devastated and reeling – unable to rebuild and then properly prepare for…
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20 February 2019 by Steph Gray
As you can imagine, the last couple of years have seen us get a lot more enquiries from clients looking to stress-test their crisis preparedness. Cyber incidents are especially tricky to handle, for a number of reasons: The information vacuum is more acute and extended It can take a while…
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28 January 2019 by Tim Lloyd
Data. Protection. Privacy. Regulation. This may not excite staff, but it is possible to engage them with their responsibilities.
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20 December 2018 by Kate Rawlins
Over the past year we’ve worked with teams across the globe to rehearse a range of interesting and important crisis scenarios. From product recalls to corporate malpractice, and campaign failures to extreme weather responses, we’ve put hundreds of teams through their paces to assess how they manage a crisis. Notably,…
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18 September 2018 by Steph Gray
When the Weather Channel posted their video warning of Hurricane Florence, it soon started popping up in timelines all over the internet. Storm surge will be a huge factor for Hurricane #Florence Check out what it might look like with @TWCErikaNavarro: pic.twitter.com/TPqTZTmiAM — The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) September 13, 2018…
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19 July 2018 by Chris Malpass
As sexual harassment scandals continue to engulf corporate America, how should your organisation be preparing? It’s unsurprising that we’re being asked by leaders from some of the world’s largest companies to help them run their teams through training workshops and simulations based on the #MeToo scenario impacting their business. As shown…
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15 May 2018 by Steph Gray
Simulations and exercises are our bread and butter. It’s great to rehearse in a safe space, to test out crisis plans and teamworking before the real thing happens. But crises don’t come neatly diarised, in well-equipped conference rooms, so simulations can only be one element of your crisis preparedness efforts.…
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9 February 2018 by Nairi Martirosyan
As part of Social Simulator, I help prepare and deliver crisis training exercises. Adhering closely to the client’s brief, we work through the possible crisis scenarios, using our imagination and experience to make the training as real as possible. Can we ever really be prepared for when crisis strikes? I…
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19 January 2016 by Steph Gray
I’ll let you in on a nasty little technique we use in our social media crisis simulation exercises from time to time. If the team is strong, is using its lines well and deftly handling stakeholders and customers, we’ll sometimes throw in a little bit of a curveball: a bit of…
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