LECMgt 2025 Update
Note from the CEO
Here is a brief update on LECMgt. The past six months, we have been in recovery mode. We had finally escaped the COVID pandemic, and then in 2024, we suffered some significant health issues. Roger was out recuperating for nearly seven months. We have been gradually recovering and getting back online. Despite this we hardly missed a beat and were able to complete all contracts on time and generate new interest in our wide array of services. Here is our latest update:
Military Operations Research Society
We are part of the MORS wargaming team. MORS provides wargaming training to the military operations community and the Department of Defense. LECMgt is part of the team and participated in the following MORS classes:
Homeland Security Games and Exercises
The MORS HLS course provides an introduction to designing games and exercises related to homeland security and public safety. Dr Mason team teaches the course with Dr Ed McGrady.
Introduction to Wargame Design
This is an introductory course on wargaming and how games are designed.
Cyber Wargaming
We support the MORS cyber wargaming course with a presentation on business wargaming.
Basic Wargame Design Course
The basic wargame design course provides new wargame designers with a foundation in the art of game design.
Emergency Management
LECMgt completed a THIRA (Threat Hazard Identification Risk Assessment) for the Interlochen Center for the Arts (ICA) in Interlochen, Michigan. ICA is an education and performance venue that includes a board school, summer school program and college of creative arts. The 1400-acre campus is in upstate Michigan. The purpose of the THIRA process is to identify risks, explore emergency capability gaps, and develop solutions to mitigate hazards. This was our second site visit to Interlochen.
Articles
Research and writing is an important part of LECMgt. We are always looking for topics that relate to our clients. By studying new topics, we expand our consulting toolbox. An essential part of the LECMgt team is our editor, Dr. Rich Erlich. Rich is retired from a long and distinguished career teaching English at Miami University. His expertise puts the polish on our articles. Here are some of our recent articles:
Designing Homeland Security Games and Exercises
As the threats to our nation and our communities expand so does the search for new tools that offer analysis and education. Homeland security and public safety games can fill the capability gap.
https://www.lecmgt.com/blog/designing-homeland-security-games-and-exercises/
Wargaming the Complexity Barrier
This article asks the question is your wargame complex or just complicated. It reveals the nature of complexity barriers in games and how designers can move past complications to complexity and emergence.
https://www.lecmgt.com/blog/wargaming-the-complexity-barrier/
Wargaming: Decisions and Synthetic Experience.
This article explores how to use games to teach decision-making and develop synthetic experience.
https://www.lecmgt.com/blog/wargaming-decisions-and-synthetic-experience/
Conferences
Conferences are a yearly highlight for LECMgt. 2024 was the first year we missed several conferences.
2025 Shepherds Conference
Dr. Mason spoke at the 2025 Shepherds Conference on developing church security and safety teams.
2025 Historicon Convention
Dr. Mason participated in a panel presentation with wargame designers Volko Runke and Brian Train. The topic was modeling terrorism in wargames.
Play Testing
LECMgt participates in the Decision Games play test program. DG’s head wargame designer, Joseph Miranda brings their latest prototypes. We test the game using several methods to evaluate their fidelity, balance and playability.
Training
LECMgt is often called upon to provide training to public and private organizations. We provide training for a variety of topics from emergency management to active shooter training for organizations.