The 4th Crisis Simulation Workshop
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
Global Health Innovation Policy Program (GHIPP)
Co-hosted by Japan Institute for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship (JSIE)“Regional Crisis Management & Leadership Workshop”

This program’s funding was provided by the United States Government
March 29-30, 2022 Online★Goals and Contents of the Crisis Simulation Workshop•

This is an active learning exercise, where participants will take part in a simulation of aregional crisis that may affect multiple nations in various ways. Participants play as teams
for respective country roles, including Japan, China, the US and Russia.

•Each team representing a country will decide on various policies and responses, including
how to deal with domestic constituents and international community based on their own
national priorities and how to meet the ends by negotiating with other nations in bilateral
and/or multilateral settings.

•The goal of the exercise is to give participants an appreciation for the complex issues ofregional crisis in understanding how each nation would behave based on their national
priorities, identifying obstacles and challenges through making of domestic emergency
measures, and practicing leadership to come up with best agreed solutions.

★Highlights•26 participants (11 nations, 13 women) were selected through competitive application
process, and their backgrounds vary, such as corporate managers, graduate students,
government officials, medical doctor, financial experts, military officials, consultant,financial experts, and policy analysts.

•Participants are from Canada, the United States, Malaysia, Vietnam, Japan, ROK, France,
Australia, China, India, and Maldive. The more diverse their backgrounds are, the broader
perspective and the more quality discussion take place. In particular, participants who haveyears of working experience in professional areas and overseas experience, are adding
extra values to the richness of the discussions and strategy-building processes.

•The workshop requires high level of English communication skills to negotiate, discuss, andpresent their ideas. Participants can actively learn practical perspectives of other nations byconducting role-playing exercises.

★Testimonial The highly-detailed structure, as well as the fact that there was still a very friendly atmosphereeven noting the tensions during the plenary meetings. I think this was a direct result of how wellthe event was structured that things did not get out of hand.
 Decision-making moves quickly, and it's very easy to have a lack of full information, which resultsin guessing and second-guessing. Also, it is very easy to trip up and accidentally say somethingthat is inconsistent with earlier policies/decisions (i.e. including China in list of allies, or referring
to Ukraine as an "invasion" rather than "situation") I learned what matters most is the coordination within a team in negotiation, and get thedomestic issues to be addressed first.
 I learn how to speak in a more diplomatic language and able to see how domestic priorities affects
foreign policy and experience the dilemma faced by leaders of their respective countries whennegotiating in international arena.
 It had reaffirmed the fact that any international event would require the collaboration of experts
from multiple fields. This highlights the importance of keeping our minds open.
 Excellent exercise. Despite being online, it was well structured, coordinated and organized.
 I liked the workshop in particular the ability of meeting experts from different fields and converse
with them in depth.
 The scenario is so clear, real, and full of suggestion for us to discuss.
 If we had had more time like 2 full days, the discussions would be more realistic and professional.
However, given the time consideration (It is challenging for professionals to secure such time), I
really like the way workshop is set.
 The level of participants was high, and I enjoyed the well-organized scenario as well as theproductive & inclusive atmosphere throughout the simulation.
 Being able to see different perspective. I had participated the sessions in person as well as
online previously. The ability to include participants from abroad has increased the diversityof views. It has changed my own personal perceptions and opened my own eyes to accept
different approaches even at my job. I was really impressed with how the students were able
to bring their background and inject their expertise into the simulation and created a realisticexperience.
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実際の国際社会に沿ったシナリオで非常に臨場感があった。チームごとに議論をする中でも、自分にはない視点を得ることができた。最後に他チームの議論の様子も紹介され、自分たちのチームとの類似点、相違点を知れたのも面白かった。

 Thank you for allowing me to join again. I've learned greatly from each simulations. Thesimulations are applicable for any career field. Not just in a "health" crisis. I've taken what I've
learned and applied it to my daily work. It has been very helpful for me to grow as a person
and as a professional at work.
 First of all, I really enjoyed the clear structure and instructions provided by the moderators.
This really facilitated the extent to which we could engage meaningfully with the topic. Theamount of support all the way through and responsiveness of the moderators to any questions
or concerns was also fantastic. Overall I felt that this structure and support allowed us
participants to get the most out of the experience. Secondly, I was impressed by the range anddepth of experience of the attendees. It was thoroughly enjoyable exchanging with justintelligent, unique individuals. I felt that every person I interacted with brought something
new to the experience that I was able to learn from. I was also honored and humbled to havebeen nominated group leader by my teammates during the process, something which cameas a pleasant surprise.

★Survey result
How effective were the instructors in articulating the subject matter?
How satisfied of the workshop?

Was Facilitator effective?

17.6

5.9

82.4

Very satisfied

Very satisfied

SomewhatsatisfiedSomewhatsatisfied

94.1

Would you be interested in participating in crisis simulation workshops again in the future?
Would you be interested in participating in crisis
simulation workshops again in the future?

YesNo

100

For any questions and inquiries, please contact Global Health Innovation Policy Program at GRIPS
Dr. Hiromi Murakami at hi-murakami@grips.ac.jp.