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We are getting ready to make our venture public. That includes launching this website. Before we do so, you can help us by providing your feedback on the website and our effort. Click here to tell us what you think (or go to the “Quicklinks” menu). It...
Spontaneous leadership in the wild

Spontaneous leadership in the wild

There is no substitute for the real thing. We hope to field a small team of researchers sometime in 2017 for a field-based case study. This is contingent on the vagaries of disaster, funding, and prior commitments. In the meantime, we are working on ways to identify...
Aaron Vanek

Aaron Vanek

Aaron Vanek has nearly 30 years experience playing and creating games, primarily live-action and tabletop roleplaying games. He has worked with many national non-profit, community, and commercial organizations to produce fun and engaging learning events. He has...
Research roundtables

Research roundtables

We combine emergent leadership and improvised crisis response. There are others who are interested in each of these areas. To learn from and encourage their efforts, we would like to hold a series of virtual roundtable discussions. These sessions would allow...