Over the last 5 years, evidence about the common practice of assigning learners to the observer role in simulation has proliferated. The majority of evidence supports that there is no significant difference in cognitive knowledge outcomes between participant and observer roles in simulation when observers have direction and clear objectives. This podcast with Dr. Brandon Kyle Johnson and Dr. Mary Fey presents a strategy in which observers take active and engaging roles in simulation. The podcast focuses on a “Fiction Contract” to prepare students for a real-life simulation scenario. Learn more by reading their article.