Master Events List

The Master Events List (MEL) is the primary way to create an exercise. This is the timeline of your scenario. It presents the exercise content in sequential time order.

In the Facilitator Dashboard, it's where the Facilitator controls the pace of the exercise.

Benefit

• Automated Scheduling: Set content to go live at specific times to allow for a seamless exercise delivery

• Structured Progress: Ensure a clear flow of events, guiding participants through the scenario step by step

• Efficient Management: Organise and centralise all of the exercise events in one place for streamlined planning and control

Feature

Running

In the Facilitator Dashboard you can skip, pause and publish injects. Do so using the buttons at the bottom of the MEL which allow you to manage the flow of events seamlessly. Each button serves a distinct function:

• Skip lets you bypass an inject if it's no longer relevant

• Pause halts the exercise temporarily

• Publish pushes selected injects to participants in real-time

This flexibility ensures that the exercise can be dynamically adjusted based on the evolving scenario or participant needs.

The MEL can be easily collapsed at your convenience.

Reset options

In the Facilitator Dashboard, you have the ability to reset the MEL. Here's an overview of the rest options available:

Reset option	Clears
Reset messages	All messages from all channels (from Editor and user) Social Watch words and filters
Reset data	Timeline Pulse pie charts AAR observations Checklist data
Reset live exercise configuration	Contact lists

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Designing

Inject attributes

Injects are the components used to build the MEL; they are the content that the players interact with during the exercise.

Organisational attributes and inject details

Detail	Description
Time	Expressed using 24hr clock because all times are relative to the start of the exercise
Tag	Tag is a way to highlight an inject using a dot for emphasis
Asset ID	Refers to a unique identifier assigned to each inject, used to track and manage content within the exercise
From	This is the persona from whom the content will be published from
To	Which player(s) will receive this content

Content creation

Feature	Description
What method?	This is the channel to which the message will be published
Subject	Only present on channels such as email, blog posts, and news articles
Text block	Content body (if using AI to generate content, the content is generated according to the method e.g. if the method is tweeting on MicroBlog, then the message will automatically look like a tweet)

Further actions

Facilitator guidance

Action	Description
Question	Adding a question creates a data point, which appears as a pie chart on the Facilitator Dashboard, allowing the Facilitator to quickly see participants' choices at a glance
Past comments	Past comments allows you to simulate replies on social media posts
Facilitator guidance	This is both a note to the exercise control team and a reminder in the MEL of which inject is coming up
Inject grid	Inject grid enables you to send specific injects at any point during the exercise. To create an inject grid navigate to Inject grid at the bottom of the inject window and give your button a title (this will add the inject to the grid)

Creating an inject

In the Scenario Editor, open your serial and click the + as shown below to add an inject:

In the MEL use the AI Assistant to help generate text-based content. Enter a description of the content, then click the generate button.

The AI Assistant knows the channel you have chosen, saving you from having to type commands like "write an email"

Possible actions

Reorganise

Click the 6 dots as shown below to drag-and-drop and move injects:

Publishing content during development

Right-click on the row.

• Select Publish to player to publish that inject to players

• Select Publish to Facilitator to jump to that part of the MEL in the facilitator dashboard

Import from Excel/.csv file

Import Excel or .csv file allows you flexibility to add injects generated in alternative ways.

For a template for building your exercise manually see below:

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MEL template (3).csv

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The extended format provides greater power to import questions, data points, past comments and hacked website details:

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MEL_Extended template.csv

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