tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91177851188005704852011-04-21T18:01:18.936-04:00A forum dedicated to games and simulations used for Management Development, Team Development, Teambuilding, Department Meetings, Away-Days and Conferences.Bob Bissettnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117785118800570485.post-24337317845628198552008-07-16T14:00:00.004-04:002008-07-16T14:23:51.104-04:00<p face="arial">Experienced trainers know that games for learning and development can be used as five minute icebreakers or whole day simulation.</p><p style="font-family: arial;">The following are some ideas where you could effectively use 45-120 minute games.<br /></p><ul style="list-style-image: url(images/b3.gif); font-family: arial;"><li>a training-lunch - perhaps you can follow it with some pizza<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DdkKOHc00-Q/SH48hJ6T8kI/AAAAAAAAADw/sdU-qV56Y5c/s1600-h/IMG_4096.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DdkKOHc00-Q/SH48hJ6T8kI/AAAAAAAAADw/sdU-qV56Y5c/s200/IMG_4096.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223679158090199618" border="0" /></a></li><li>your monthly department meeting</li><li>Friday afternoons before breaking for the weekend</li><li>when your staff are too busy to attend a full training program</li><li>filling a 1-2 hour gap in a conference with an activity that is meaningful, memorable and produces results</li><li>improving staff morale</li><li>when you want to try something different</li></ul> <p style="font-family: arial;"> It is very important that all games are properly debriefed at the end and links made to the workplace.<br /></p><p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=""><a href="http://www.canamgam.ca/">Click here to find out <b>more</b> about games and simulations.</a></span></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9117785118800570485-2433731784562819855?l=gamesformanagement.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bob Bissettnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117785118800570485.post-50001003522638411102008-07-11T17:04:00.006-04:002008-07-13T12:24:20.408-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">1. Learning becomes enjoyable, challenging and stimulating.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">2. They enable participants to quickly realize their strengths and weaknesses in a relatively safe environment.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DdkKOHc00-Q/SHosCWEQn0I/AAAAAAAAACo/nwc9bTzfTXY/s1600-h/leadout_b180.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DdkKOHc00-Q/SHosCWEQn0I/AAAAAAAAACo/nwc9bTzfTXY/s200/leadout_b180.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222535136684318530" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">3. They enable the transfer of theory into practice.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">4. They enable participants to see and experience the gap between what they think they believe and what their behaviour demonstr</span><span style="font-family:arial;">ates they believe.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">5. Games and simulations encourage participants to take risks and experiment with new behaviour.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">6. Participants often know more than they think they know. Games and simulations help participants to discover the underlying principles that make them competent.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">7. They stimulate participants to ask more penetrating questions, about themselves, their colleagues and their organization, than a more formal learning process would trigger.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">8. They can produce more powerful insights than were planned for the learning experience.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">9. They are <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">F</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">U</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">N</span></span>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I'm sure there are a lot more reasons to use games and simulations in corporate learning and development programs. Tell us about them.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><span style=""><a href="http://www.canamgam.ca/">Click here to find out <b>more</b> about games and simulations.</a></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9117785118800570485-5000100352263841110?l=gamesformanagement.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bob Bissettnoreply@blogger.com0