Futurist Media for Improved Crisis Scenario Education
Scenario techniques used for training first responders and policy analysts are being transformed by the Web and media, thus influencing global politics and national security readiness. The panelists will present one example, the Project on National Security Reform (PNSR) scenario “Red Death” of a biological attack on the U.S. that was transformed into a 15-minute video by Argonne National Laboratory, available free on the Web. The panel will then engage audience discussion about the value of scenario development transformed into media and the real and potential impact it can have on training first responders and policy analysts at all levels of government, including the president of the United States. How will this new media trend impact futurists and their audiences now and in the future? The panel’s multimedia approach will explore this issue with discussion, a real-world example, and audience engagement.
Participants will leave this session with an understanding of:
- How futurist media can, and is, being used by decision makers at all levels now and in the future to impact change and increase awareness.
Sheila Ronis is director of the MBA and Master of Science in Strategic Leadership programs at Walsh College. She is chair of the Vision Working Group and leader of the Project on National Security Reform, Troy, Michigan, USA
John Meagher is past president of the Washington Chapter of the World Future Society, Manassas, Virginia, USA
