GLOBE Tabletop - Capability Development through Pre-Exercise Learning for Humanitarian Missions

Abstract

[EN] Simulation exercises play a significant role in training for humanitarian missions and provide suitable space for appropriate preparation of humanitarian personnel. It was observed that participants in the GLOBE simulation, a humanitarian crisis simulation exercise, lacked fundamental knowledge concerning structure and process organization, situational awareness, and complex planning tasks. Thus, this paper explores the concept of capability development through pre-exercise learning, suggests improvements of the efficacy and effectiveness of learning for individuals engaged in humanitarian mission simulations, and provides implications for improving the overall effectiveness and outcomes of simulation exercises. The conceptualization of pre-exercise learning with gamification and tabletop exercise elements prior to participation in the simulation exercise is expected to lead to enhanced capability development during the simulation of humanitarian missions.