Monday, June 27, 2011

Future Lab Study

The future lab study was an interesting look at the kinds of things PIOs are faced with during and after a crisis situation. It was definitely a new way of thinking about a crisis that I hadn’t thought of before. I was a little difficult to think as a PIO not having any previous experience doing so.

I thought that the overall format of the situation cards was a good way to guide the discussion. They allowed for the discussion to be focused and still vary in topics. I do think the cards could be a little more specific. The open discussion format also worked well. I don’t know if the mock iPhones were necessary. A real phone or tablet might work better. I agree with the comments made about changing the location of the hypothetical situation. Having the same scenario as the Boulder Fire made it easy to get stuck talking about what did happen instead of what could happen in the future.

This is a good way to think about crises ahead of time and I think you could get some really good ideas from future lab studies.

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