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What is an Interactive Strategic Business Game
designed by Christwart Conrad?
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An introduction
EInführung auf deutsch
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What it is and what it is not
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a new mixture of board game, business game and role playing game
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not a "Planspiel": the dynamic of the game is generated by the interaction of the participants, not by the Game Master
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not a simulation, but using reduced complexity to learn more about the implications
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based on an intelligent concept of game rules
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is possible and likely to be played more than once
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because it’s fun
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because you can try out different strategies
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all players are involved (no downtime)
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with different transparency and increasing knowledge
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for 8 to 150 participants and more
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face to face communication, no computer’s aid necessary
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competition of several teams (with varying conditions of victory)
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What are the Objectives?
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warming up
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getting to know each other in an effective and easy way
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learning and improving skills and competencies
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team-building, team development
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changing attitudes
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learning to deal with complex, new situations in a change process
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What are you doing during an Interactive Strategic Business Game?
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negotiating
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cooperating (within your team or with other teams)
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deciding tactically
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simulating e. g.:
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Who is supposed to join?
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all people with a strategic thinking (therefore aged 14 years and up)
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all adults
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all people interested in politics, education, training...
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all members of a company
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managers
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distributors
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developers
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controllers
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Why joining?
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Your experience is deeper and you learn much better and keep the things in mind than listening to a speech
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You are active by yourself, doing more than only listening or looking
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You are part of the whole, you feel belonging together despite competition
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You can try out new strategies having fun. There is no reason to be scared because it’s not the reality. You can learn new competencies
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cooperation
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working in a team
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confidence
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open-mindedness
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Which Occasions?
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meetings
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conferences
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training sessions
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workshops
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seminars
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How are Interactive Strategic Business Games presented?
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preparation on the spot, introduction and explanation of the rules, realization, analysis
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with competence
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casual
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fun, but serious
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4 examples of Interactive Strategic Business Games
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© Christwart Conrad, Bonn, Germany
Requests, feedback welcome
phone - 49 - 228 422 93 20
email: christwart.conrad(at)freenet.de
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