From a high-fidelity ideal to a "good enough" simulation: the example of crisis management preparedness in civil safety

D'un idéal de haute-fidélité à une simulation « suffisamment bonne » : l'exemple de la préparation à une gestion de crise de sécurité civile

Elleke Ketelaars (1, 2, 3) , Simon Flandin (1, 2, 3)

1 UNIGE - Université de Genève = University of Geneva
2 RIFT - Laboratoire Recherche intervention formation et travail
3 CRAFT - Conception Recherche Activité Formation Travail

This paper questions the concept and ideal of high-fidelity, on which crisis simulations are often based, and aims to show how so-called "low-fidelity" simulations can offer learning and development opportunities, particularly for professionals not familiar with crisis management. Conducted within the framework of the course-of-action (Theureau, 2010), our study consisted in analysing the lived experience of municipal officials in prototypical "low-fidelity" simulations (e.g., test of the municipal emergency plan). We identified four conditions favourable to learning and development that contribute to the emergence of a "space of immersed reflexivity" in simulation. Finally, we are contributing to a technological research program in training (Durand, 2008) by defining an original way of thinking about simulations: the "good enough" simulation.

Mots clés: education; training and safety programs; decision making and risk assessment; attention; time sharing and resource allocation; experience and practice

Domaines: Sciences de l'Homme et Société; Sciences cognitives

Elleke Ketelaars, Simon Flandin. D'un idéal de haute-fidélité à une simulation « suffisamment bonne » : l'exemple de la préparation à une gestion de crise de sécurité civile. SELF, Jan 2021, Paris, France. ⟨hal-03114732⟩