# How ### **Overview** **This section expands on our** [**5-minute guide to running a Chaos Day**](https://playbooks.equalexperts.com/chaos-day-playbook/5-minute-guide#5-minute-guide-to-running-a-chaos-day) **with details including key outcomes, common problems and experience reports, as well as a suggested timeline for the end-to-end process. The process steps we’ll expand on are:** | ![](https://2234355326-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M1A2SwkHXZYbAGZBAoX%2Fuploads%2Fir8isHdax3YS8GRsdCyl%2F1plan%403x.png?alt=media\&token=b6769210-4a8e-4a8b-9f4f-fd7f8e0f0ea4) | [Deciding who will be involved](https://playbooks.equalexperts.com/chaos-day-playbook/how/who-to-involve-in-a-chaos-day), what experiments should be run, where to run them, and when is the best time to wreak havoc (or how to know when isn't the best time). | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ![](https://2234355326-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M1A2SwkHXZYbAGZBAoX%2Fuploads%2Fw9slihBZkVaqJ10fxMvz%2F2execute%403x.png?alt=media\&token=a05b9453-70e3-4b79-9d1f-32b4476ae6c7) | [How to run experiments](https://playbooks.equalexperts.com/chaos-day-playbook/how/how-a-chaos-day-unfolds), including communication channels, facilitation, documenting timelines and restoring normal service. | | ![](https://2234355326-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M1A2SwkHXZYbAGZBAoX%2Fuploads%2FWzFgw7viSDua6KPAtrfc%2F3share%403x.png?alt=media\&token=72079581-9039-4c5c-997e-4a90c7c3a114) | [Why and how to extract and disseminate the knowledge ](https://playbooks.equalexperts.com/chaos-day-playbook/how/learning-from-a-chaos-day)gained, as widely as possible across your organisation. |