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CRISIS TO CAPABILITY BOOTCAMP

2026

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Chicago | Oct 5, 2026

Philadelphia | Oct 7, 2026

D.C. | Oct 8, 2026

For Corporate Affairs

An immersive executive bootcamp combining crisis leadership and practical AI capability for today’s workplace.

One day.
Two essential capabilities.
Three locations.

Crafted for today’s leadership challenges

Today’s leaders are navigating two major realities at once: constant disruption and rapidly evolving technology. This bootcamp is designed to help professionals build practical capability in both.

Unlike traditional training programs, this is not a day of passive presentations or theoretical discussions. Participants will:

Through a live crisis simulation, navigate fast-moving scenarios, make decisions under pressure, manage competing priorities, and sharpen their communications and leadership instincts.
Explore how AI can be used as a practical tool to support communications, workflow efficiency, stakeholder engagement, and faster decision-making in an increasingly complex environment, while keeping human judgment in the lead.

This is not theory. It is practical, hands-on learning designed to help professionals build confidence, capability, and readiness.

Why this bootcamp

You'll leave with:

Practical crisis decision-making tools
Greater confidence leading through uncertainty
Actionable ways to integrate AI into workflows and decision-making
Tools, frameworks, and feedback you can immediately apply in your role
A network of peers facing similar challenges

The bootcamp is designed for flexibility. Register for a single session or attend both—whichever best aligns with your goals.

Why now?

Organizations are navigating constant disruption while AI is rapidly reshaping work. Leaders need practical capability—not theory.

Built for professionals who are...

Managing communications, crisis, or organizational change
Need to make decisions in fast-moving or high-pressure environments
Responsible for strategy, operations, or transformation
Want practical, not theoretical, AI skills for the workplace
Lead teams, functions, or organizational responses during critical moments
Want to build confidence before a real crisis occurs

The program is ideal for professionals who want to strengthen their ability to think strategically under pressure, improve decision-making in fast-moving environments, and better understand how AI can support communications, preparedness, and day-to-day work.

No technical AI experience is required—just curiosity and a willingness to learn through experience.

Curriculum overview

Crisis Simulation

Morning session

Facilitated by Scott Davies

Participants will be immersed in a live, evolving crisis environment where new information, stakeholder pressures and operational challenges emerge throughout the experience. Working in small teams, you will make decisions under pressure, respond to emerging developments, and adapt as the situation escalates.

The goal is simple: strengthen crisis judgment, sharpen decision-making and build confidence before a real crisis occurs.

The experience concludes with a facilitated debrief, highlighting key learnings, response strengths and areas for improvement.

Scenarios may include issues such as:

Media scrutiny and reputational pressure
Employee misconduct or internal escalation
Operational disruptions or safety incidents
Product recalls or quality concerns
Cybersecurity or data-related events
Activist, community or stakeholder pressure
Environmental or facility-related incidents
Executive leadership and communications challenges

AI Workshop

Afternoon session

Facilitated by Kristine Grow

AI is changing the workplace faster than most people realize. This hands-on workshop helps professionals understand what AI is, how it’s reshaping industries, and how to use it practically to improve productivity, communication, and decision-making. Walk away with a clear understanding of AI—and the skills to start using it with confidence.

This session includes multiple individual and group exercises to ensure you leave with practical skills.

Meet the facilitators

Scott Davies
Reign-Maker Strategic Advisory | Founder & Principal

Having been Chief Communications Officer to a Fortune 60 Company as well as a Cabinet level Chief of Staff, Scott has dealt with all forms corporate and political crises. A deeply gifted leader, when infant formula was potentially contaminated in the Philippines, he led the crisis management team. When the safety of a weight loss drug was questioned, he led a global co-ordinated communications strategy to withdraw the product. When politicians have been in trouble, Scott Davies has found them the right words. Many leaders say they are prepared for a crisis, but most only have a strategy of hope. Let this master of crisis management prepare you to shine in the most challenging hours of your professional life.

Kristine Grow
Grow Communications Strategies | Founder & Principal

Kristine has spent years leading Communications teams through the evaluation and adoption of every major tech disruption, from the explosion of social media to the shift from print to digital to today's wave of automation and intelligent tools. Each new technology promised to be a job killer, yet each one created new opportunities for the curious, the collaborative, and the courageously adaptable.

During the bootcamp, Kristine demystifies what AI is — and what it isn’t. She’ll help you understand how to think about AI as both a tool and a creative partner, where it can accelerate your work, and where human judgment must stay firmly in the lead. You’ll leave more confident, more curious, and better equipped to use AI to elevate your strategy, sharpen your impact, and free yourself to do the work only humans can do.

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Pricing

Full Bootcamp
Crisis Simulation + AI Workshop

Early Bird Discount | $1,925.00

Base Price | $2,565.00

Crisis Simulation ONLY
Morning session

Early Bird Discount | $1,155.00

Base Price | $1,540.00

AI Workshop ONLY
Afternoon session