• Global Factory: Strategic Business Management for Decision Makers (Board-based Simulation)
• Effective Change Management (Simulation-based Training)
• Finance for Non-Finance Managers (Board-based Simulation)
• Teamwork (Simulation-based Training)
  

 

Simulations rank high among the most useful learning techniques because they provide a

learning environment which approximates the workplace in many ways. Participants have the

opportunity to experiment and experience competencies that can be directly applied in real

work situations.

The 'Finance for Non-Finance Managers' is run over one day and is a great tool for giving

junior managers a basic orientation in business management and make them learn the

language of finance.

Our teamwork simulation is especially well suited for teams with a mostly technical background

(teams are tasked with constructing a fire-fighting system) and can support or ignite quality or

process improvement initiatives.

 

 

Here is what participants with the executive workshop 'Global Factory: A Simulation on

Strategic Business Management' said:

 

'Very good learning. Great training for getting the big picture view. For the first time I had all

important KPIs at one glance. For the learning effectiveness it was helpful that we used a

board-based and not a computer-based simulation.' Swiss General Manager

'The small group of participants made for an ideal learning environment. Good communication

with peers and great support from the facilitator. Thank you.' Chinese Deputy General

Manager

'Excellent training. I will recommend this course to my colleagues and friends.' Chinese Plant

Director

 

 

Global Factory: Strategic Business Management for Decision Makers (Board-based Simulation)

This two-day training is well suited for cross-functional teams which desire to improve

their collaboration and decision making.

In the board-based simulation 'Global Factory' small teams of participants run simulated

companies and manage 'their' enterprises by taking investment decisions related to

purchasing, production, R & D, marketing and sales and finance. Their task is to identify

and implement a development and growth strategy for their company and to engineer a

turnaround by improving key financial ratios relating to profitability and ROI. The teams have

to manage liquidity and budgets and evaluate the company's cost structure to develop

sustainable business strategies. As a result entrepreneurial thinking is strengthened and

teams align around common objectives and strategies.

This two-day simulation-based training helps organizations systematically and efficiently

address, implement and institutionalize change. The simulation provides structure,

tools, and processes necessary to learn about how to plan and implement a successful

change initiative.

This course is designed to provide students with the basic understanding of organization

change. The situational aspects of change the participants involved in are: developing plans,

evaluating strategy, considering challenges, setting priorities, creating value, assessing

behaviors, modeling complexity and risk, determining readiness, predicting adoption and

internalization, identifying fits and gaps, building a change scoreboard, predicting success,

and applying results to reality.

The simulation is conducted in small teams using a game board and working collaboratively

to develop a change strategy and roadmap to successfully implement change based upon

a selected business case.

 

Effective Change Management (Simulation-based Training)

This two-day simulation-based training helps organizations systematically and efficiently

address, implement and institutionalize change. The simulation provides structure, tools,

and processes necessary to learn about how to plan and implement a successful change

initiative.

This course is designed to provide students with the basic understanding of organization

change. The situational aspects of change the participants involved in are: developing

plans, evaluating strategy, considering challenges, setting priorities, creating value,

assessing behaviors, modeling complexity and risk, determining readiness, predicting

adoption and internalization, identifying fits and gaps, building a change scoreboard,

predicting success, and applying results to reality.

The simulation is conducted in small teams using a game board and working

collaboratively to develop a change strategy and roadmap to successfully implement

change based upon a selected business case.