Facilitation

Run Signal Knot as a guided session

Use Signal Knot with a group, guided by your own facilitator or by a professional Signal Knot facilitator.

Guided sessions help participants discuss uncertain information, explain their reasoning, surface tradeoffs, and reflect on the consequences of their decisions.

Choose a catalogue simulation and run it with Facilitator Access, or ask Signal Knot to lead a live session for your team.

Two ways to run a guided session

Facilitate it yourself

Choose a Signal Knot simulation and get Facilitator Access for that specific simulation.

Participants use the Simulation Player on a shared screen. The facilitator uses the private Companion on a separate device.

The Companion helps the facilitator know what to say, what to ask, what reasoning patterns to listen for, when to slow the discussion down, and how to guide the final debrief.

Best for
  • educators and trainers
  • analyst and research teams
  • communication and policy teams
  • newsroom and verification leads
  • NGO and humanitarian teams
  • professional development programmes

Choose a simulation from the catalogue, then get Facilitator Access for that simulation.

Choose a simulation for facilitator access

Ask Signal Knot to facilitate

Signal Knot can also run a guided session for your team using one of the catalogue simulations.

A professional Signal Knot facilitator leads the workshop, guides the discussion, surfaces key reasoning patterns, and runs the debrief.

Sessions can be delivered online, for example via Teams, or in person where available.

Best for
  • company team learning sessions
  • one-off workshops
  • organisations that want an external facilitator
  • professional development and internal training
  • teams trying Signal Knot for the first time
  • programmes or events where structured discussion matters

Contact us to discuss the simulation, format, group size, delivery mode, timing, and pricing.

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Product preview

Preview the Facilitator Companion

The Facilitator Companion is a private workspace used by the facilitator during a guided Signal Knot session.

Participants see the Simulation Player. The facilitator uses the Companion separately to guide discussion, surface reasoning, and close with a structured debrief.

Decision guidance, discussion structure, and group choice flow.
Guided questions and optional exercises for structured discussion.
What facilitators get

Designed for real facilitation

  • Structured session setup

    Start with a clear discussion format and opening frame.

  • Decision-by-decision guidance

    Help participants think through tradeoffs before the group moves on.

  • Sharper questions

    Use prompts that separate evidence, interpretation, and attribution.

  • Optional exercises

    Add short activities when you want deeper reflection.

  • Branch-aware support

    The guide follows the path the group actually takes.

  • Ending debriefs

    Close with a clear learning frame and reflection prompts.

Session flow

What happens in a guided session

  1. 01

    Set the frame

    The facilitator introduces the scenario, the purpose of the session, and the kind of judgment participants will practise.

    Participants are not asked to guess the correct answer. They are asked to work through uncertainty, pressure, evidence, interpretation, and consequence.

  2. 02

    Work through decisions

    The group reads the situation, discusses the available options, and decides how to respond.

    The facilitator helps participants slow down, separate evidence from interpretation, identify assumptions, and consider the risks created by each choice.

  3. 03

    Debrief the Decision Profile

    At the end, the group reflects on the Decision Profile and what the route revealed about judgment, communication, caution, escalation, source handling, and uncertainty.

Bring Signal Knot into a guided session

Choose a catalogue simulation and run it with your own facilitator, or ask Signal Knot to lead the session for your team.