Bram Verhoeven, Nikki van Emmerloot, and Frederik Venneman, three Information Management Master’s students, were already well on their way with their graduation research projects on crisis management, guided by their thesis supervisor Kenny Meesters, when the corona crisis erupted. As a crisis expert, Kenny Meesters had been appointed to the national operational team on corona (LOT-C) in Zeist. This proved to be a blessing in disguise for the three students: as a result, they were allowed to work for the team as well, a rare opportunity to obtain a wealth of information and experience for their graduation research. All three students have been keeping a diary for a week about their work at LOT-C.