Story time for hackers. The importance of storytelling and simulation for teaching and training policymakers including a scenario from the Atlantic Council Cyber 9/12 program and other comparable efforts. Hear from panelists on how they construct stories and simulations for policymakers, from short from prose to war games to student competitions. This panel draws on the hacking community’s rich history of storytelling through fiction, graphic art, and more to demonstrate the practical importance of shaping ideas in policy debates. This session complements an otherwise heavy emphasis throughout the track on ideas over the medium itself. Panelists would also discuss their approach to breaking down a complicated issue or problem in order to represent its core themes, challenges, and opportunities especially for policymakers.