FOR UNIVERSITIES
Steel Porcupine™ is designed to integrate easily into existing university teaching, without requiring specialist technical skills, bespoke development, or changes to programme structure.
It supports departments that want to teach decision-making under complexity in a structured, repeatable way.
The platform is suitable for both undergraduate and postgraduate cohorts.
Cohort Size and Format
Steel Porcupine™ is flexible by design.
Suitable for small groups or larger cohorts split into teams
Can be run in-person, online, or in hybrid settings
Scales through role allocation rather than additional technical overhead
Facilitators retain full control over group structure and pacing.
Learning Objectives Supported
Steel Porcupine™ is particularly well-suited to teaching:
Systems thinking and complexity
Trade-offs and constrained decision-making
Unintended and second-order effects
Strategic reasoning under uncertainty
The interaction between political, economic, and media systems
It complements, rather than replaces, lectures, readings, and case studies.
Assessment and Reflection
Facilitator Support
Steel Porcupine™ is facilitator-led.
Universities are provided with:
Scenario materials and guidance
Clear session structures
Support for onboarding and first use
No specialist technical or programming expertise is required.
Licensing
Steel Porcupine™ is licensed at the institutional level, allowing use across agreed modules or programmes.
Licensing is designed to be transparent, predictable, and compatible with university procurement processes.
(Full details are provided as part of the information pack.)
Where Steel Porcupine Fits
Steel Porcupine™ can be used across a range of teaching formats, including:
Seminars and small-group teaching
Supporting applied discussion alongside theoretical material.
Workshops and intensive teaching sessions
Allowing students to engage deeply with a scenario over a single session or day.
Capstone modules and applied components
Providing a structured environment for synthesis, reflection, and assessment.
Interdisciplinary teaching
Bringing together students from politics, economics, and related disciplines.
While Steel Porcupine™ is not assessment-driven by default, it can support a range of academic assessment approaches, including:
Reflective essays and learning journals
Comparative analysis of decision paths
Group presentations and debriefs
Critical evaluation of outcomes and assumptions
Decision logs and outcome summaries provide a clear basis for structured reflection.
Pilots and Adoption
Steel Porcupine™ is currently being introduced through pilot engagements with UK universities.
Pilot arrangements are designed to:
Be low overhead
Fit within existing teaching plans
Provide space for academic feedback and refinement
There is no obligation to proceed beyond a pilot.