Let the (Disaster) Games Begin

Now surely you’ve never thought to make a game of disaster preparedness!? Well … 2010 may be a good time to rethink your approach to improving your business continuity readiness.

Games are essential to our human experience and they form a part of every culture.

Defined as structured activities undertaken for fun, games are more and more being used as educational tools. By making aspects of education and work fun through games, attention and retention among participants can be greatly enhanced. The defense industry has understood this for many years – investing heavily in gaming software to enhance soldier training.

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Preparedness as a Gift

The holiday season, for many, is a time of gathering with family and friends. It’s a time when we share gifts, and as a prelude to the new year, it is also a time of reflection. However, many throughout the world are not at peace, are not gathering with friends and family, are not sharing gifts. It is time we awaken to the fact that we are indeed in a new age – an age in which we need to stop thinking just about ourselves and begin to care more about other people and indeed all living things.

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