The SENSE simulation encompasses both practical training and capacity-building through a focus on negotiations and resource-allocation in a post-conflict environment. 

Participants in SENSE assume roles representing both national and international actors. Over the course of three or four days, SENSE simulates resource allocation and other challenges confronting national and international decision-makers.

Throughout the simulation, the sophisticated computer-support system provides rapid feedback to the players demonstrating the results of their actions. 

Observing this feedback, players are able to experience the short- and long-term impact of their decisions on political stability, social justice, and economic progress. 

SENSE Statistics: 

• A typical SENSE simulation involves between 40 and 66 participants
•  A game requires 3 full days of instruction and simulation, and often includes two days of basic conflict management training before the simulation.
• Prior to the start of the simulation, players are assigned roles and given playbooks. Players then assume roles representing various government, NGO, and private sector officials.
•  Around 40 computers are set up throughout three rooms, which are connected via wireless network.
•  A group of qualified SENSE team members assists the participants in using the computer program to most efficiently run the simulation.
• The team consists of a Game Master, three Mentors (for the International, Domestic, and Government sectors), and 12-19 Tutor-Coaches. 

SENSE provides a multi-disciplinary framework for time-sensitive decision-making that closely replicates the pressures faced by real-world policymakers.  Participants must integrate approaches and strategies for confronting a multitude of challenges, develop and act on decision options, and test crisis-action plans. 

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