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"Really good session and very valuable learning. The interaction via Ipad is brilliant. Would love to run it more often and remotely and maybe even use it as part of PNAC selection. "
– Delegate – Senior Command Course

"In addition to specific learning points I feel I'm growing in confidence to be able to challenge the norm and introduce more emotion into how I consider things eg my suggestions to the "what matters" map of instinct and understanding what matters to others. I've always held these views but I feel they have been diluted over the years"
– Delegate – Senior Command Course

"The last day and a half has been a really valuable learning experience. The debates about what is a critical incident and the map about considerations will be something I have to refer to next time I have a difficult case or gold to run. I also think the honestly around the use of the NDM was refreshing and renewed my confidence. I had begun to feel constrained by having to apply a model over my decision making"
– Delegate – Senior Command Course

"I suppose that the thinking time afforded to me by this course has allowed me the really scrutinise my own values insofar as they relate to strategic thinking and some of the operational decision making exercises that we've done. How do I now develop my thinking and leadership style as I move towards the next chapter of my career remains a key challenge for the next few weeks"
– Delegate – Senior Command Course

"He session has reinforced the importance of doing the right thing. This is a powerful argument if you really understand your values and ethics."
– Delegate – Senior Command Course

"It provides the platform to challenge and express views when others around your are focused on targets or issues that are not adding value to public service."
– Delegate – Senior Command Course

"The day flew by. It was interesting and stimulating. The speaker obviously had years of experience and it showed. It was very good to meet Social Workers, Health and Education in a slightly informal situation to see how differently they approach situations. "
– Delegate – Senior Command Course

"The IT system is an excellent tool to create a mock situation. It has really given me the opportunity to project myself at the strategic level. At the same time, the exercise has showed me the difference of sensibility to the events between English and French point of view."
– Delegate – Senior Command Course

"Don't be afraid to tell the truth, stick to your own personal values and admit when you get things wrong. Demonstrate this to your staff and allow them to make mistakes, it is the learning that is important."
– Delegate – Senior Command Course

"I personally gained a lot from observing Jonathan's facilitative style and being coached in the methodology of Hydra facilitation with special emphasis on 'not bursting the bubble'. The Hydra client end of the exercises was a really useful experience as was being in the facilitators chair in the control room and analysing the logs."
– Delegate – Senior Command Course

"I would advise all school leaders to go on training such as this and would even like to suggest that my borough runs training such as this for all agencies within the Borough. On arriving back to school this training has certainly had an impact.
– Delegate – Senior Command Course

Professor Jonathan Crego MBE

BSc (Hons) Ph.D (Salford) Sc.D (South Wales) Director of the Hydra Foundation

Visiting Professor

Institute of Criminal Justice Studies

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Portsmouth

Visiting Professor

International Centre for Policing and Security, University of South Wales

Director of the Hydra Foundation www.hydrafoundation.org

C.E.O Critical Simulations Ltd

Jonathan is the designer and owner of Hydra, Minerva and 10,000 Volts debriefing methodologies.

He has driven these methodologies for over 25 years In Policing, Fire Service, Counter Terrorism, Major Incident and Multi Agency management of critical incidents. He holds research Chairs at the University of Liverpool Institute of Psychology, Society and Health and the Department of Criminology at Portsmouth University. He has delivered over 350 debriefing events with expert practitioners in areas such as catastrophic disaster, child abuse and murder investigation

Awarded M.B.E by HM Queen Elizabeth II, for Service to Policing, 2009

Books

Policing the Legacy of Lawrence Nathan Hall, John Grieve, Stephen Savage, Doreen Lawrence OBE Chapters: J Crego Publisher: Willan (4 Feb 2009) ISBN-10: 1843925052 ISBN-13: 978-1843925057

Policing Critical Incidents: Leadership and Critical Incident Management Laurence Alison, Jonathan Crego

Publisher: Willan (1 Feb 2008) ISBN-10: 1843922797 ISBN-13: 978-1843922797

Critical Incidents: Investigation, Management and Training (From Handbook of Criminal Investigation, P 572- 585, 2007, Tim Newburn, Tom Williamson, and Alan Wright, eds. -- See NCJ-220829) Author(s): John Grieve ; Jonathan Crego ; Bill Griffiths Publisher: Willan (1 May 2007)

ISBN-10: 1843921871 ISBN-13: 978-1843921875

Education

Ph.D in Immersive Learning Environments Salford University 

Bachelor of Science. (1st Class Hons), Computer Science, joint Hons. with Education Middlesex University,

Certificate in Education, Middlesex University 

H.N.D Mechanical Engineering College of East London

Academic Papers

Facilitating interoperability: maintaining clear superordinate goals, reducing task complexity, and optimizing team size to ensure inter-agency action implementation in critical incident decisions Journal: Journal of Behavioral Decision Making Alison, Laurence; University of Liverpool, Psychology Power, Nicola; University of Liverpool, Psychology van den Heuvel, Claudia; University of Liverpool, Psychology Humann, Michael; University of Liverpool, Psychology Palasinski, Marek; University of Liverpool, Psychology Crego, Jonathan; University of Liverpool, Psychology

How Uncertainty and Accountability can Derail Strategic ‘Save Life’ Decisions in Counter‐Terrorism Simulations: A Descriptive Model of Choice Deferral and Omission Bias

Claudia van den Heuvel, Laurence Alison, Jonathan Crego School of Psychology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK Journal of Behavioral Decision Making (Impact Factor: 2.84). 12/2010 Control and legacy as functions of perceived criticality in major incidents Jonathan Crego, Laurence Alison Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling (Impact Factor: 0.53). 05/2004;

Alison, L. & Crego, J (Submitted). Non Source Attributable Focus Groups for Critical Incidents: A Method for Cathartic Release and Facilitative Debriefs. Military Psychology

Crego, J & Alison, L: Operation Fincham 10,000-Volt Debrief (Briefing Report): April 2004 – Bishard Enquiry

Crego, J & Alison, L: Operation Fincham 10,000-Volt Debrief (Briefing Report): May 2004 - Sir Ronny Flannigan’s HMIC Enquiry

Crego, J: Metropolitan Police New Scotland Yard: Hydra Debrief – Athens Hijack: 6 April 2004, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Athens

Crego, J, Harrison, A, Johns, N, Henson, J & Alison, L: Operation Fincham 10,000-Volt Debrief Part 1 – Learning from Experience: Perspectives from the team that delivered: March 2004

Crego, J, Grieve, J & Griffiths, W: Strategic Management of Critical Incidents 10,000 Volt Workshop: Leicester Hilton 18-20 January 2004 National Crime and Operations Faculty NCPE, Centrex.

Crego, J with Grieve, J, Griffiths, W: Identification of Key Issues for Best Practice Post “The Secret Policeman” Documentary: Results from an Electronic Focus Group: 9 December 2003, Metropolitan Police Race and Hate Crime Directorate

Crego, J, Newland, P & Creed, C: Paper in the proceedings of the 1st International CAiiA Research Conference, "CONSCIOUSNESS REFRAMED - art and consciousness in the post-biological era": 5-6 July 1997

Crego, C: Critical Incident Management: Engendering Experience through Simulation: 1996 Salford, PhD Thesis

Crego, J & Powell, J, The Exercising of Critical Decision Makers and their Teams: A Simulation Approach Using Digital Video And A Multi-Station Computer Network Society of Applied Learning Technologies Conference Proceedings Orlando September 1996

Crego, J: Wisdom’s Way : Police Review, 28 July 1995

Crego, J & Powell, J: Simulated Environments for the Exercising of Critical Decision Makers: Utilizing Networked Multimedia. Journal of Instruction Delivery Systems: Spring 1995

Crego, J: Public Order Training: Metropolitan Journal: March 1993

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Professor Jonathan Crego MBE

BSc (Hons) Ph.D (Salford) Sc.D (South Wales) Director of the Hydra Foundation