"Walk the system. Count what the journey costs."
A SparkPoint simulation that turns a room into a system: small groups carry a fictional family through its doors, delays, and handoffs, then read the map together.
TrailHead is a facilitated simulation. Each group carries a fictional family's story through a community system, making the choices that family would face, and the room sees what each path cost in time, money, and connection. Its first edition, TrailHead: Rural Health, filled the room at the October 1, 2026 Western NC Regional Rural Health Convening. New editions can be built around the system a group is working on.
Why it exists
Connection is easy to praise and hard to see. TrailHead makes the cost of a missing handoff something a room can feel, and talk about together.
What you'll experience
- A fictional family's story to carry
- Choices at every door
- A shared map of what the journeys took
Who it's for
- Health systems and agencies
- Coalitions and funders
- Organizations planning together
Ideal partners
- Health systems
- Public agencies
- Coalitions
- Funders
Outcomes
- A shared picture of how the system really works
- Concrete places to strengthen handoffs
- Partners who've walked it together
Ready to explore TrailHead?
A SparkPoint simulation that turns a room into a system: small groups carry a fictional family through its doors, delays, and handoffs, then read the map together.