Crisis Management Simulation: developing a methodology for transforming communication response.
The ability of any large corporation or public institution to handle a crisis can have major economic, environmental, social or cultural consequences. For the Australian Defence Force (ADF), effective crisis management communication can literally mean life or death. This project merges cutting-edge digital games technology with applied drama techniques to produce a crisis management game to simulate conflict and crisis scenarios. Working closely with the ADF to better understand organisational communication under extreme pressure, this new approach will build teamwork and break down barriers to effective crisis management. The methodology developed will have global application to public and private organisations.
This is an Australian Research Council Linkage Project 2007-09 (Project Number LP0775418)
Industry partner is the Australian Defence Simulations Office.
CSU’s Centre for Research in Complex Systems also supports the project.
CHIEF INVESTIGATORS
| Professor John Carroll | School of Communication |
| Professor Terry Bossomaier | School of Computing & Mathematics Director, Centre for Research in Complex Systems |
| Ms Zoe Hibbert | School of Communication |
| Dr Joanne Arciuli | School of Social Science & Liberal Studies |
| Mr David Cameron | School of Communication |
| Dr Jim Tulip | School of Computing & Mathematics |
DOCTORAL CANDIDATES
| Ms Cate Dowd |
| Ms Amalie Finlayson |
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
| Ms Vianne Tourle |
