SZENARIS Publishes Article in the Specialist Journal “Weiterbildung”

SZENARIS has published an article in the specialist journal “Weiterbildung”. It is entitled “Developing Future Skills for Complex Situations”. The article sheds light on how people can be optimally prepared for unpredictable and complex challenges and what role simulation training and the use of generative artificial intelligence play herein.

The current issue 1/2025 focuses on the topic of “Agile Learning – New Approaches in Education for the Challenges of Tomorrow”. Future skills and learning in uncertain times are moving into focus, as was necessary during the coronavirus pandemic, for example. Decision-makers had to act under considerable time pressure and on the basis of dynamically evolving information. It is assumed that these complex situations will increase in the future, among other things due to globalization, digitalization and social change. This increase poses a challenge for learning conception, because when initial conditions and influencing factors are constantly changing, traditional learning objectives can quickly lose their relevance.

Training courses with simulative elements make it possible to recreate complex, real-life situations virtually without exposing learners to real dangers. In this context, SZENARIS can refer to the virtual team trainer CoCBT (“Cooperative Computer Based Training”) as an example, with which ferry operation and bridge building can be learned using the Amphibian M3 bridge system.

Generative AI opens up new possibilities for making simulations even more realistic. For example, it can create new content such as texts or images. In simulations, generative AI could be used to implement changes in position, for example. In multi-player simulations, it can be used to control virtual teammates who react to the decisions of the learners. Subsequently, generative AI can evaluate the performance of learners and provide feedback.

The current issue of the journal is available at https://weiterbildung-zeitschrift.de/produkt/weiterbildung-01-2025-agiles-lernen-neue-wege-in-der-bildung-fuer-die-herausforderungen-von-morgen/ (in German only, fee required).