With colleague Suzanne Ross, I develop and use facilitated games for board and management development and training. These are outstanding tools for business / management students, management teams and boards of directors to develop knowledge, sharpen skills and support important and difficult conversations.
Conflicting Interests is a fast-paced co-operative card game to deepen understanding and promote identification of conflicts of interest. Can you identify your conflicts of interest in time?
Who is it for? Non-profit boards of directors, non-profit management students
How long does it take? Approximately 20 minutes
Complexity score: 2/5
Decision Distortion is a fast-paced competitive card game to deepen understanding of the psychology of risk and decision-making.
Who is it for? Management students, teams
How long does it take? Approximately 20 minutes
Complexity score: 2/5
Mission Fund Moxie is a competitive game where co-operation leads to success. Players play charities competing for funding opportunities. Which funding opportunity builds on your competitive advantage, helps advance your mission, and doesn't overstrain your resouces?
Who is it for? Non-profit / charity management students and practitioners
How long does it take? Approximately 45 minutes
Complexity score: 2/5
Startup Showdown is a fun competitive card game to explore competitive advantage.
Who is it for? Business students and teams
How long does it take? 20-30 minutes
Complexity score: 3/5
Station to Station is an active management training game that helps management teams to develop communication and co-operation skills as they quickly make collaborative decisions on where to focus. This sharpens key skills in asking for help and assessing prioritization from a shared perspective.
Who is it for? Collaborative management teams, management students
How long does it take? Approximately 30 minutes
Complexity score: 2/5
Stratevariance is a co-operative tabletop game and the centrepiece of a management development workshop. Through facilitated game-play and briefings, participants gain insights into their own leadership strengths and strategies for team success. Participants play managers who supervise employees. We can adjust game play to focus on factors important to the organization or course.
Who is it for? Management groups, management students
How long does it take? Approximately two hours, including debrief; it is also part of a day-long management retreat option with additional related activities
Complexity score: 3/5