INCIDENT SANDBOX TM

High-Immersion, Role-Based Incident Simulation

A high-immersion simulation where multiple areas of the organization respond to a complex, evolving disruption under realistic conditions.

The Incident Sandbox recreates how incidents actually unfold — with uncertainty, pressure, incomplete information, and real-time decision consequences.

How does it work?

Participants are assigned real organizational roles and placed inside a live, evolving scenario.

They must:

  • Make decisions with limited and changing information
  • Coordinate across functions (operations, leadership, legal, communications, safety, security, logistics)
  • Adapt as new variables are introduced

Unlike discussions or drills, the scenario reacts to their decisions.

What makes it different?

High immersion

  • Pressure, ambiguity, and competing priorities are intentionally introduced.
  • Decisions happen in real time.

Security accuracy

  • Scenarios reflect how real incidents escalate.
  • Consequences follow realistic cause-and-effect logic.

Unique methodology

  • Combines functional response with controlled uncertainty.
  • Allows safe failure, learning, and adaptation without real-world consequences.

Reality portrayal

  • Not scripted outcomes.
  • No “right answers” — only decisions and consequences.

What does it look like?

  • Multi-function participation across the organization
  • Dynamic scenario with evolving injects and variables
  • Facilitated and controlled by Armadillo
  • Observers and evaluators capture decisions, coordination, and response patterns

This is not a discussion — it is a lived experience.

Why is it useful?

Because real disruptions:

  • Don’t follow plans.
  • Create uncertainty and friction.
  • Require judgment under pressure.

The Incident Sandbox allows organizations to:

  • Experience how decisions actually play out.
  • Identify strengths and failure points in coordination.
  • Build adaptive response capability — not just procedural compliance.

Who is it for?

Organizations that want to test how the whole system behaves, not just individual functions.

Ideal for:

  • Leadership and crisis management teams.
  • Organizations with complex operations or exposure.
  • Teams responsible for high-impact decision-making.

Best used after foundational discussions or drills — when the goal is to test reality.

Outcomes

  • Deep insight into organizational behavior under stress.
  • Identification of systemic gaps and friction points.
  • Practical lessons that strengthen response, continuity, and recovery.
  • Increased confidence to operate under uncertainty.

Our Services

Tabletop Exercise (TTX)

A discussion-based session where leaders and key teams walk through a realistic incident scenario to review decision-making, roles, continuity plans, and identify gaps before a disruption.

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Response Drills

A focused exercise where participants test a single response capability or process under a simple, static scenario to validate response performance under realistic conditions.

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Incident Sandbox

A high-immersion, role-based simulation where multiple areas of the organization respond to a complex, evolving incident, testing coordination, leadership, and adaptability under pressure.

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