Inside My Canoehead
Preparedness, Exercises and Adventure
Do you need to go without food for a few days to understand hunger?
Not drink for a day to feel extreme thirst?
Not change clothes for a week to see whether merino wool will eventually stink?
Probably not.
So do you need to turn off the power at home to practice a power outage drill?
Evacuate the home on short notice to see whether it will work?
Welcome to the concept of Table Top Exercises.
TTX are a cornerstone of efficient planning in the military and emergency services, recently adopted in the business continuity environment
They excel when key individuals walk through a scenario, discussing what they would do, who they would employ and the timelines. There may be injects into the TTX to complicate the situation, however the value is having the key folks in the same location. Social capital, relationships and understanding the priority of other importance public agencies and corporate divisions.
www.insidemycanoehead.ca
Do you need to go without food for a few days to understand hunger?
Not drink for a day to feel extreme thirst?
Not change clothes for a week to see whether merino wool will eventually stink?
Probably not.
So do you need to turn off the power at home to practice a power outage drill?
Evacuate the home on short notice to see whether it will work?
Welcome to the concept of Table Top Exercises.
TTX are a cornerstone of efficient planning in the military and emergency services, recently adopted in the business continuity environment
They excel when key individuals walk through a scenario, discussing what they would do, who they would employ and the timelines. There may be injects into the TTX to complicate the situation, however the value is having the key folks in the same location. Social capital, relationships and understanding the priority of other importance public agencies and corporate divisions.
www.insidemycanoehead.ca