Polpeo - Crisis Training & Simulation Platform

IS YOUR ORGANISATION

CRISIS READY?

Polpeo is a crisis training and simulation platform. Our realistic and immersive crisis simulations prepare organisations to respond and communicate effectively in a crisis.

A Polpeo crisis simulation gives you the experience of managing and responding to a crisis as it breaks and unfolds. It is only by experiencing a crisis that you really learn what works and what doesn’t in your response, and where there might be gaps in your crisis preparedness.

A live crisis simulation stress-tests your crisis plans and processes, rehearses your teams, hones your communications response (both internal and external), and builds your resilience, all within a safe, secure environment, away from the glare of the public and media.

We can provide in-depth crisis training alongside your crisis simulation, and a Polpeo facilitator will guide and support you throughout the exercise.

A crisis can creep up on you. Or it can knock you over without warning. However it hits, your organisation needs to be ready.

Prepare your team for a crisis

Stress test your crisis plans and processes. Call us on +44 20 3457 6405.

Crisis Simulations

Strategy Workshops

Communications Training

How does it work?

Polpeo simulates a crisis breaking and spreading fast across news sites, social media, messaging apps, websites, reviews, petitions and communities.

The site is simple to use and fully interactive. On Polpeo, you will manage your response to the crisis, making operational and communications decisions, creating strategies and messaging, responding to calls and emails, and logging actions.

You will have to navigate the twists and turns of a realistic crisis, dealing with threats such as disinformation and misinformation, deepfakes, public outrage, political debate, social activism, backlash, protests and employee discontent. You can respond to messages from the public, media, employees and stakeholders, and experience live media interviews, feeling the pressure as if it were a real crisis.

Behind the scenes, our live team of roleplayers mimic the public response to the crisis, and our content team edit news articles and social posts in real-time, making this a fully interactive experience.

Choose from:

A fully customized crisis simulation created specifically for your organization

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One of our off-the-shelf crisis simulations, with new storylines released regularly

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What will you take away from a Polpeo crisis simulation?

Uncover gaps in your crisis plans and processes

Develop the confidence to manage and respond to a crisis

Build resilience in your crisis team

Gain real experience of dealing with a crisis

Create actionable insight to help you improve your crisis response

Train and upskill your team in current best practice in a crisis

Most companies will have a crisis plan in place. Polpeo's crisis simulations let you rehearse how you would implement that plan, to reduce the risk of lasting damage to your brand.

Simulations anywhere in the world

All our crisis simulations can be delivered either in-person or virtually, and your teams can join from anywhere in the world.

We can run simulations in all major languages.

What makes Polpeo different?

We understand what you need from a crisis simulation exercise. We were founded by crisis management, communications, PR and social media experts, who have decades of experience working with brands and agencies.

Our technology is simple-to-use and intuitive. It’s all internet-based, so there’s nothing to download, and you don’t need any training on the technology.

Prepare your team for a crisis

Stress test your crisis plans and processes. Call us on +44 20 3457 6405.

Crisis Simulations

Strategy Workshops

Communications Training

What our clients say

The simulation was one of those intense and brilliant experiences that made my body go hot and my brain blank for a moment or two. Then the adrenaline kicked in and the experience enables you to draw on everything you know, lean into everything you don’t yet know and explore the possibilities of doing things differently. It was fascinating to see how I and colleagues responded in the moment. And we have had incredibly valuable discussions and successfully tried some different approaches since. Kate and Tamara’s deft and skilful facilitation made this unique experience challenging, safe and ultimately rewarding and beneficial.

Simon Blake, Chief Executive

Stonewall

Polpeo’s live simulation training brings crisis communications to life in real-time, giving our teams the confidence to navigate high-pressure situations. Crises can emerge from anywhere, at any time. This immersive experience showed us when to respond, who to involve and how to stay in control. Most importantly, it reinforced that empathy, clarity and timing can make the difference between chaos and control. Because in a crisis, it’s not just about ‘what’ happens – it’s ‘how’ you handle it that determines whether you navigate the storm and protect your company’s reputation. An absolute must for any business

Director of Communications

Pentland Group

It is no exaggeration to say that working with Polpeo has been transformative, not just in our attitude and approach to crisis communications, but more profoundly our mindset around how we talk about our business inside and outside our building. I found the whole team to be engaged, caring calm and downright inspiring and impressive.

Communication Director

Publishing Sector

We used Polpeo to deliver a crisis simulation for our directors – they all said they found it challenging and it really helped them to reflect on our crisis preparedness. The crisis tool Polpeo have developed was absolutely brilliant and totally made the simulation. It was so realistic and meant our directors were having to consider how the crisis was playing out on all our channels, as they would do in an actual crisis. The team were a real pleasure to work with.

Andrea Lisher, Head of PR

MS Society

Outstanding training day with the Polpeo team… In this day and age all our businesses should be prepared.

Quite honestly the best training event I’ve ever been on.

Marketing Director

Legal Sector

Absolutely love working with the Polpeo team. The simulation tool gives the comms team a real flavour of what it’s like to manage an unfolding crisis, and crucially not only helps stress test processes but the experience also really boosts the team’s overall confidence in dealing with difficult issues. There are always plenty of learnings and insights to take away from the day.

Director, Corporate Communications

Automotive Sector