A custom simulation for your decision environment
Signal Knot can create custom decision simulations for organisations that need a scenario closer to their own context, risks, dilemmas, or training goals.
A custom simulation turns a complex professional situation into a branching experience where participants must make decisions under uncertainty, pressure, and incomplete information.
When a custom simulation makes sense
A catalogue simulation is useful when you want to start from a ready-made scenario.
A custom simulation is useful when you need to explore a decision environment that is specific to your organisation, sector, programme, or audience.
It can help participants practise situations where:
- information is incomplete or contested;
- communication choices carry reputational, operational, or institutional risk;
- teams disagree about what can responsibly be said or done;
- pressure builds before uncertainty can be fully resolved.
Custom Simulation Player
A participant-facing interactive simulation with tailored scenario text, decision points, consequences, routes, and endings.
Optional Facilitator Companion
A private facilitator guide that helps educators, trainers, team leads, or facilitators guide discussion and run the debrief.
Optional Signal Knot-led session
Signal Knot can lead a live session using the custom simulation, online or in person where available — useful for a pilot workshop, launch session, training day, team learning event, or programme delivery.
How the process works
- 01
Define the need
We discuss your goals, audience, context, sensitivities, and the kind of decisions participants need to practise.
- 02
Design the scenario
Signal Knot develops a fictionalised or adapted scenario with decision points, consequences, and routes. The goal is not a simple right-or-wrong quiz, but a realistic decision environment where participants must weigh evidence, uncertainty, timing, communication, and consequence.
- 03
Build and refine
We create the simulation, review it with you, and refine the content before use. Depending on the agreed format, the simulation can be used independently, with your own facilitators, or in a Signal Knot-led session.
Possible use cases
- crisis communication and reputational risk
- misinformation and manipulated media
- evidence handling and source evaluation
- public claims and responsible communication
- NGO and humanitarian decision-making
- policy, institutional, or organisational dilemmas
- analyst, newsroom, or professional training
- internal team learning and development
The scenario can be fictionalised or adapted to protect sensitive information while preserving the decision pressures that matter.
Not sure whether you need a custom simulation?
If a catalogue simulation already fits your needs, you may not need a custom project. You can start with an existing Signal Knot simulation, use it with Facilitator Access, arrange institutional use, or book a Signal Knot-led session.
Create a simulation around your context
Tell us what kind of decision environment, pressure, or dilemma you want participants to practise.