12 Days of AI Use Cases Day 11: Crisis Communications Simulation

Welcome to the 12 Days of AI Use Cases!

In this series, we’ll be looking at different use cases for AI – in particular, generative AI and large language models, the software that powers tools like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Anthropic Claude. Each day, we’ll look at the use case through the lens of the Trust Insights 5P Framework to see the role AI plays in achieving real, tangible outcomes.

These use cases are designed not only to be read, but also to be given to the generative AI tool as part of a prompt to help you achieve the outcomes you’re after. Ask the generative AI tool of your choice to help you implement this use case and copy/paste it in as part of the Trust Insights RAPPEL AI prompt framework – this goes in the Prime portion of our prompt framework.

Let’s dig in!

Purpose

Social media and communications teams must effectively handle crisis situations to protect organizational reputation and stakeholder relationships. This simulation system creates a safe environment for teams to practice crisis response, develop resilience under pressure, and build practical experience handling various crisis scenarios without real-world consequences. The system enables organizations to strengthen their crisis response capabilities while identifying and addressing team training needs.

People

The Head of Social Media or Communications leads the implementation and orchestration of the crisis simulation program. This leader designs scenarios, oversees training sessions, evaluates team performance, and ensures the simulation meets organizational training objectives. They work directly with technical teams to maintain and update the simulation system.

Key stakeholders include technical developers who build and maintain the simulation platform, training participants from the communications team, and organizational leaders who need assurance about crisis response capabilities. Each stakeholder contributes unique perspectives and requirements to ensure comprehensive crisis preparation.

Process

• Create detailed character cards for simulation actors:
  • Angry customers
  • Conspiracy theorists
  • Investigative journalists
  • Hostile board members
  • Disgruntled employees
• Develop diverse crisis scenarios:
  • Negative customer reviews
  • Executive misconduct
  • Product failures
  • Reputation threats
  • Employee incidents
• Configure the role-playing environment:
  • Load character profiles
  • Set up crisis scenarios
  • Establish action triggers
  • Create response frameworks
• Execute training sessions:
  • Brief participants on objectives
  • Run real-time simulations
  • Provide dynamic challenges
  • Collect performance data

Platform

• Role-playing software (e.g., Silly Tavern)
• Large Language Model integration options:
  • Google Gemini
  • ChatGPT
  • Anthropic Claude
  • Meta Llama
• Character card management system
• Scenario development tools
• Performance monitoring capabilities

Performance

The primary goal measures the team’s ability to maintain effective crisis communication under pressure. Success manifests through confident handling of diverse crisis scenarios, appropriate response selection, and maintenance of organizational messaging standards. The simulation tracks response times, decision quality, and adherence to communication protocols.

Key performance indicators focus on three critical areas: Response Quality (measured by adherence to crisis communication best practices), Decision Speed (tracked through response timing in various scenarios), and Stress Management (evaluated through performance consistency under increasing pressure). Each KPI directly correlates to real-world crisis management requirements and provides actionable insights for team development.

We hope this use case is clear and helpful. If you’d like help implementing it or any other AI use case, reach out and let us know.

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Trust Insights (trustinsights.ai) is one of the world's leading management consulting firms in artificial intelligence/AI, especially in the use of generative AI and AI in marketing. Trust Insights provides custom AI consultation, training, education, implementation, and deployment of classical regression AI, classification AI, and generative AI, especially large language models such as ChatGPT's GPT-4-omni, Google Gemini, and Anthropic Claude. Trust Insights provides analytics consulting, data science consulting, and AI consulting.