Emergency simulations and tabletop exercises
Exercise coordination, plans and communication before facing a real crisis.
Discover: Emergency simulations and tabletop exercisesAdriano Pantaleo · Gioca sul Serio
Put decisions to the test.
I design and facilitate serious games, wargames and tabletop exercises for institutions, universities and organisations. Tailored scenarios to practise coordination, negotiation and complex decisions.
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PLANNING & ANALYSIS
PLANS / DECISIONS
EDUCATIONAL WARGAMES
STRATEGY / LEARNING
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
CRISIS / COORDINATION
SOFT SKILLS TRAINING
LEADERSHIP / NEGOTIATION
EXPERIMENTAL GAMES
PROTOTYPES / NARRATIVE
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What challenge shall we start with?
Three pathways, with activities, materials and documented projects. Your objectives shape the work.
Wargaming and multi-actor strategic simulations
Explore decisions, interests and interdependencies through explicit scenarios, roles and consequences.
Discover: Wargaming and multi-actor strategic simulationsExperiential learning, leadership and negotiation
Make choices, reasoning and group dynamics observable, then examine them through a guided debrief.
Discover: Experiential learning, leadership and negotiationSelect a console
Five operational consoles
Five areas to explore: planning, strategy, emergencies, skills and experimentation.
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Planning & Analysis
Games and simulations for testing plans, observing decision processes and identifying vulnerabilities before they become incidents.
CON-02ONLINEEducational Wargames
Educational wargames for exploring influence, strategy and tactical learning through decisions and consequences.
CON-03ONLINEEmergency Response Games
Games focused on relief, recovery, disaster analysis and communication during emergencies.
CON-04ONLINESoft Skills Training
Training experiences for leadership, negotiation and decision-making in complex situations.
CON-05ONLINEExperimental Games
Prototypes, experimental serious games and narrative games used to explore new formats and languages.
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Games and simulations to explore
From emergency response to science diplomacy: explore projects, materials and field experience.
Fronte Artico 2026 – Arctic Power Projection
Ten actors, different interests and simultaneous choices. An Arctic simulation exploring how decisions interact and produce consequences.
Discover: Fronte Artico 2026 – Arctic Power Projection
Sahel Climate Actions: A Great Green Wall Multi-Actor Serious Game Prototype
Independent prototype for exploring decisions, negotiations and climate consequences in the Sahel.
Discover: Sahel Climate Actions: A Great Green Wall Multi-Actor Serious Game Prototype
International Engagement Engine — Software for multi-actor negotiation simulations
Software for multi-actor negotiations, tested in Erice. Public Zenodo record, restricted files. Revision planned to simplify the interface and procedures.
Discover: International Engagement Engine — Software for multi-actor negotiation simulations
Elba Emergency — Civil-Military Cooperation Game
Cooperative game for practising interagency coordination, leadership and emergency decision-making.
Discover: Elba Emergency — Civil-Military Cooperation Game
Orbital Chokepoint
Crisis game for practising adaptive leadership, negotiation, strategy and responses to unexpected events.
Discover: Orbital Chokepoint
WideMed / Mediterraneo: Science & Defence Industry
Educational matrix wargame for training, science diplomacy and observation of decision-making.
Discover: WideMed / Mediterraneo: Science & Defence Industry
Senigallia Flood 2022 — Emergency Response Game
Simulation focused on decisions, coordination, information and communication during flood response.
Discover: Senigallia Flood 2022 — Emergency Response Game
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The portfolio at a glance
Available projects, publications and tools.
12Cartridges
7Institutional
5Independent
10Available resources
5Consoles
Design. Test. Evaluate.
From idea to evidence
Design, experimentation and evaluation for scientific, institutional and professional contexts.
Serious game and policy-simulation design
Game structure, roles, rules, cards, scenarios, scoring systems and analogue or digital prototypes.
Facilitation and delivery
Briefings, controllers, multi-table delivery, debriefs and staff support for complex exercises.
Assessment and evidence
Observations, data and analysis to assess decisions, processes and learning.
Digital tools and publications
Interactive prototypes, configurable software, rulebooks and citable publications.
Let’s test a scenario.
A difficult question can become a playable system.
For design, exercises, evaluation, professional engagements and conferences.
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