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Management Board Games
Experiential learning involving intensive, high-energy game play, bringing out natural behaviors in participants. The facilitated debrief helps contextualize learnings to workplace situations.
You are part of a rescue mission in an earthquake-hit zone, to save lives and rehabilitate victims, under stress of time, economy and communication. Learning outcomes include decision making, collaborative problem solving and situational leadership.
The Game
Participants are part of an elite special task force who are called in to run rescue operations in an earthquake-hit city for 6 days.
As part of their mission they have to save lives build shelters and cater to the needs of the affected people. All this needs to be achieved under the various pressure dynamics of time, economy and communication.
Every member in the team has a vital, predetermined role to play, ensuring that the objective of the team is met.
The Method
Experiential learning and facilitated delivery
Extremely engaging experience allowing participants to be their natural selves
An open environment which does not judge a certain behavior as ‘good’ or ‘bad’ – making learning and reflecting more comfortable.
The Learning Outcomes
Decision Making
Collaboration and Joint Problem Solving
Dealing with Change
Optimum use of resources
Negotiation
Situational Leadership
Profitability
36 Hours
Be part of a rescue expedition to a remote tribal area to conserve the environment. Learning outcomes include Planning, goal setting, time management and balancing individual and team goals.
The Game
The construction of a dam on the river Samastha has endangered the entire Tavanshi Forest, including the survival of a lost tribe.
As part of a rescue attempt, participants need to plan and execute an expedition in the hope of gathering evidence, sighting the tribe and returning to base camp with conclusive evidence.
Participants have to team up, carefully choose their routes, supplies, and the team strategy to battle out the various forces of nature, as they rough it out in the jungle.
The Method
Extremely high energy game play
Reflection on behavior & performance
Detailed and contextual debrief
The Learning Outcomes
Planning & goal setting
Effective time management
Effective management of resources
Situational leadership
Balancing individual goals and team goals
Re-scheduling and planning real time
Angels18
Plan a rescue operation on foot to Mount Olympus @ 19,000 feet looking for survivors of a climbing expedition. Learning outcomes include strategic planning, data-driven decision making, managing uncertainty and taking calculated risks.
The Game
10th. May, 12 pm: Peak climbing season on Mount Olympus soaring 19,000 feet above the clouds. There are several climbers queued up near the summit .
10th May, 2 pm: Dark clouds blow in over the horizon with gale force winds that whip the snow and ice into a fierce storm. Visibility drops to a few inches. On the icy peak fifty climbers are struck by the disaster.
11th May: Word of the storm reaches the participants at the Emergency Control at Base Camp. Rescue teams are quickly assembled. The immediate mission is to search for and rescue the survivors. Conditions do not permit helicopters. The mission needs to be accomplished on foot.
The Method
Extremely high energy game play. Participants have to:
Plan the mission strategy, form teams, assign roles, get supplies, select the optimum route, and execute the rescue mission in a constantly changing environment.
Take quick decisions, deal with the uncertain environment and work together to succeed in their mission.
Reflection on behavior and performance
Detailed debrief
Contextualizing behavior and debrief to the work context
The Learning Outcomes
Understand the importance of strategic planning and plan monitoring
Appreciate the value of informed decision making
Discover biases, personal approaches and styles that may impede clear decision making
Effectively communicate and convince stakeholders of decisions
Evaluate and manage uncertainty
Take optimum decisions in a changing environment
Understand the importance of taking calculated risks
Appreciate the importance of team work and collaboration in goal achievement
