Crisis Management The game Brought to you by Sakin and Thierry

What is crisis management Dealing with a major unpredictable event that is threatening Risk management: dealing with risks before they occur Crisis mangement: dealing with the events when they are happening

Dealing with a major unpredictable event that is threatening

Risk management: dealing with risks before they occur

Crisis mangement: dealing with the events when they are happening

Characteristics of crisis management Unpredictable circumstances Lack/ bias of information Often: many people involved

Unpredictable circumstances

Lack/ bias of information

Often: many people involved

Strategies risk and crisis management Prevention (!) However: reducing risk to zero is impossible Putting resources together Ensure effective cooperation Negotiate Make some offers at 1 place in order to guarantee safety at another place

Prevention (!)

However: reducing risk to zero is impossible

Putting resources together

Ensure effective cooperation

Negotiate

Make some offers at 1 place in order to guarantee safety at another place

Simulation game: flood and dikes Suppose you are an island state, surrounded by water.... How much should you invest in dike-building?

Suppose you are an island state, surrounded by water....

How much should you invest in dike-building?

Simulation game: flood and dikes Dikes: walls that can protect a country or land area against the water Drawing/photo of a dike

Dikes: walls that can protect a country or land area against the water

Rules of the game There are two island states, each one has 4 sides At each side there are max. 4 people

There are two island states, each one has 4 sides

At each side there are max. 4 people

Each round Do three things Water rising? Dikes damaged? Chance…. Building dikes Gaing money

Do three things

Water rising? Dikes damaged? Chance….

Building dikes

Gaing money

Erratum Each round: Build dikes After this gain money If dikes are equal to water heigth, you lose half of your credits

Each round:

Build dikes

After this gain money

If dikes are equal to water heigth, you lose half of your credits

Crisi problems Cooperation Lack of resources at the wrong time Divided opinions Assess risks Prioritise things w r o n g t i m e D i v i d ed o pi n i o n s As s e ss r i s k s P r i o r it i s e things

Cooperation

Lack of resources at the wrong time

Divided opinions

Assess risks

Prioritise things w r o n g t i m e

D i v i d ed o pi n i o n s

As s e ss r i s k s

P r i o r it i s e things