A tabletop that changes as you respond
Most tabletop exercises ask participants what they would do in a fixed scenario. Ours adds a live simulation that keeps changing as the room makes decisions. The debrief is based on the outbreak the participants actually produced. We design the scenario, facilitate the exercise, and deliver the after-action review.
A discussion-based exercise with a live simulation underneath it
Technical and policy
The technical cell focuses on case definitions, diagnostics, and clinical response. The policy cell focuses on risk communication, mitigation strategies, and public trust. Both face the same outbreak.
The situation keeps developing
New information arrives while the room is still deciding. A cluster may appear before the pathogen is identified. Pathogen confirmation may arrive alongside a press leak.
Replay what the room did
During the debrief, participants can review the contact network and epidemic curve, and follow individual participants through the outbreak.
We provide everything but the room
Our team designs the scenario, runs the exercise, and documents the results afterward. You bring the participants.
Scenario design
- A scoping call focused on your aims and audience
- A scenario built around your training objectives
- Pathogen parameters and inject timing
Facilitation
- End-to-end delivery by our team
- All participant and facilitator materials
After-action review
- An immediate debrief while the experience is fresh
- A written after-action review within 24 hours
- Raw data export
Past deployments
Global Health Security Conference · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
A biosecurity exercise for conference delegates focused on decisions made during the early stages of an outbreak.
UN BWC ISU and ICGEB · Trieste, Italy
Biosecurity training including a scenario-based exercise that brought together 16 early- and mid-career scientists from four continents.
ICGEB and UN BWC · Cape Town, South Africa
An outbreak-preparedness tabletop for 15 fellows in the Training Course in Pathogen Detection and Biosecurity.
Let’s scope your exercise
Send us your audience parameters (size, type, experience level, etc.), objectives, and timing. We’ll reply with a proposal.