Tag Archives: strategic thinking

Exploring the Meaning of Discrepancies Between Policy and Practice

By Chelsea Zfaz We live in a world in which established policies offer some degree of stability in the face of general chaos in our professional, public and private lives. But what actually is a policy, and how does it actually serve us as … Continue reading

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Is the perception of preparedness conducive – or threatening – to preparedness?

In today’s fast-paced and evolving world, both individuals and businesses rarely have as much resources at their disposal as they would like. Across the globe, people are overworked, operations are overloaded and budgets are constrained. So why should we prepare … Continue reading

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Are you the leader or just a “central” component of your organization’s crisis management process?

As the first quarter of 2017 winds down, we at BeST headquarters sat down to review insights from more than 15 games we carried out in the last few months. Interestingly, we found many recurring themes. One of these insights … Continue reading

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BeST is on the GSA Schedule!!

BeST is proud to announce that as part of our growth in the United States we have been approved by the General Services Administration. We can be found on the GSA schedule 70 IT. Contact us directly  or our US partners … Continue reading

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Being Prepared – Computerized War-Gaming to Mitigate Cyber Risks

We are proud to announce that BeST is partnering with Mr. Pascal Buchner, IATA Chief Information Officer, to present our latest case study involving the Scenario Platform (Powered by Best) at the Passenger Terminal Expo. The objective of this joint … Continue reading

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Preparing for Active Shooter scenarios, Cyber Attacks and Natural Disasters

It’s been a busy month at BeST headquarters, with 4 war-Games and Tabletop exercises taking place. More than 110 participants in 4 events dealt with a variety of dilemmas ranging fromactive shooter scenarios, Crisis management for a large corporation following … Continue reading

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Every Minute Counts…

“The hack at Hollywood Presbyterian forced doctors to use pen and paper in an age of computerization. News reports said its fax lines were jammed because normal e-mail communication was unavailable, and some emergency patients had to be diverted to … Continue reading

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War Gaming Simulation together with GIMI

Lotan Group is proud to announce the completion of another Strategic Decision Making Simulation using our computerized “BeST” system (Be-Strategic.solutions). The simulation was held by the Galilee International management institute in the North of Israel as part of the annual … Continue reading

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War Gaming Simulation in Europe

We are proud to say that we have concluded another Strategic Gaming simulation in Europe. The war-gaming simulation using our computerized platform BeST (see the movie) was considered a great success with participants from the Aviation and Banking sector dealing … Continue reading

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Strategic Simulations as an answer to Nassim Taleb’s “AntiFragile” concept

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, one of great philosophers our time, author of “The Black Swan“ has revealed his new concept of “Antifragile“, a philosophical approach on how to thrive in an uncertain world. In The Black Swan theory, Nassim Taleb showed that highly improbable … Continue reading

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