ROCK,PAPER,

STORM !!!A Game on Science, Disasters and Emotions

by Pablo Suarez

Form Duos: ‘Nature’ + ‘Risk Manager’ Pair up with someone from another row

“Nature” can deploy:

Small Storm

BIG STORM

No Storm

“Risk Manager” can deploy:

Small Storm Preparedness

BIG STORM Preparedness

Rocks for SeaWall

Storm causes damage? Risk ManagerLoses Budget

Preparedness too big? Risk ManagerLoses Budget

Preparedness matches Storm ? Risk ManagerGrows Budget

Rock for Seawall and No Storm ? Sea Wall Advances

Out of Fingers? Game Over !(Risk Manager wins if Seawall completed)

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Low Risk

Science Based ForecastsFrisbee instead of Dice

Small Storm

No Storm

Low RiskSmall Storm

No Storm

High RiskBig Storm

Small Storm

Science Based ForecastsFrisbee instead of Dice

Problem / Context

Risks

Options

Decisions

Actions

Evaluation

Engage Stakeholders

Omenn, 2001

Risk Management Framework

Concrete experiences (doing)

Observation & Reflection (reviewing)

Formation of abstract concepts

(concluding / learning)

Testing implicationsfor new situations

(planning / trying out)

The Experiential Learning Cycle

Kolb, 1984