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| About Us | Information about organizations that we have worked with and the simulations that we developed for them. | |
| Our Services | Providing Simulations | Professional Editions |
| We can provide simulations in a range of ways and versions to meet your needs exactly. For most of the simulations you can download documentation and, for many you can download an evaluation copy. | Academic Editions | |
| Special Editions | ||
| Simulation Rental | ||
| Running Simulations | ||
| Any simulation can be supplied on a fully tutored basis. And, this may be attractive if the simulation is only to be run a few times, is very complex or is being used with a very large group. | ||
| Simulation Development | ||
| Our design experience and approach means that we can deliver a simulation to meet your needs in a fraction of the time needed by our competitors. | ||
| Supporting Training Consultants | ||
| Although we are happy to run simulations for organisations, we do not run courses directly. Rather we provide a way for training consultants and training providers to enhance and add to their offering. | ||
| Product Range | The
Challenge Series Basic simulations that allow managers to appreciate the operation of a total enterprise. They last about a day and covering different industries. They are widely used on business and fiancial appreciation courses, on assessment centres and at company conferences. |
The Casino Challenge |
| Our range consists of a comprehensive range of simulations covering training needs and industrial situations. These are organised into several families that address similar needs and have similar durations. | The Distribution Challenge | |
| The Executive Challenge | ||
| The Foundation Challenge | ||
| The Management Challenge | ||
| The Retail Challenge | ||
| The Service Challenge | ||
| Extended Challenges Extended slightly longer versions of the Challenge Series focusing on specific learning objectives and industry issues. |
EXSTRA - Exploration of Strategy | |
| QUAD - Quality Advantage | ||
| RESERVE - Research & Development | ||
| SYCOPS - Systems Company Operations | ||
| The
Strategy Series Simulations for middle to senior management, focusing on business strategy in differing industrial environments. |
BIONIQUE - Chemical/Phamaceutical Industry | |
| CISCO - Contract Business | ||
| FINESS - Financial Services Simulation | ||
| Global Operations | ||
| INTEX - Industrialising Nation | ||
| LOGISTIQUE - Service Industry | ||
| SMART - Service Marketing | ||
| TECHNIQUE - High Technology | ||
| The
Tactical Series Simulations focusing on the tactical management and control of a total business. They explore the need to manage and control the internal operation of a business efficiently. |
Management Experience | |
| PROFESS - Professional Services Simulation | ||
| UMIX | ||
| The
Functional Series Simulations focusing on the issues of a specific functional area (such as sales or production). So, they allow line management from the function to develop and hone their skills as they attempt to manage the function effectively and efficiently. |
PROTEST Project Management | |
| SMITE - Sales Management | ||
| TEAMSKILL - Production Management | ||
| The
Concepts Series Short (two to three hour) simulations that explore a single business concept. These are ideal to challenge understanding, reinforce a knowledge building session. Their short durations mean that they fit into spare moments (such as after dinner on a course or at a management meeting).. |
Business Focus | |
| Operations | ||
| Product Launch | ||
| Retail Mix | ||
| Sales Calls | ||
| Sales Mix | ||
| Planning
Exercises Experiential exercises that involve the preparation and justification of a plan or budget. |
Financial Analysis | |
| Market Strategy | ||
| Entrepreneurial Startup | ||
| Analysis
Exercises Experiential exercises that involve using statistical and information processing techniques to analyse data and predict and recommend actions. |
Sales Analysis | |
| Sales Forecasting | ||
| Inventory Policy | ||
| Enhanced
Negotiation Role Plays Computer enhanced role-plays use a computer model to assess the impact of team actions. For negotiations models are used to assess proposals, ensure an adequate focus on money and ensure a WIN-WIN outcome. |
Commercial Negotiation | |
| Constructive Negotiation | ||
| Sales Negotiation | ||
| Systems Negotiation | ||
| Index & Terms | List of Simulations | Alphabetic |
| By Duration | ||
| By Availability | ||
| By Family | ||
| Purchase Terms | ||
| Downloads | For most simulations the participant's brief can be downloaded for you to analyse. For the shorter and simpler simulations you can also download an evaluation version of the simulation. | |
| Learning Models | Learning Needs Model | Exploring Knowledge |
| These pages explore the learning models and issues asociated with using simulations for management development and business training of business people | We analysed some two thousand runs of computer simulations on management training courses to determine why organisations use them to deliver managerial learning and enhance courses. | Developing Skills |
| Motivational Aspects | ||
| Assessing Needs | ||
| Enhancing Learning | ||
| Adult (andragogic) Learning Model | ||
| This page explores how adult learners differ from learners in school and university. It contrasts pedagogic instruction with andragogic learning. | ||
| The "Learning Ladder" | Business Success | |
| This attempts to present the work of educationalists a form that relates to business people and provides a strategic structure to managerial development initiatives. So the concepts behind it drawn from the work of Bloom, Bateson, Kolb and Knowles etc. | Practicing Decision-Making | |
| Creating Wisdom | ||
| Building Experience | ||
| Knowledge Practice | ||
| Managerial
Competency Models This page explores three managerial competency models that have been used on assessment centres. |
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| Kolb's Experiential Learning Cycle | ||
| Our simulations are designed to be used by groups of business people with the process managed by a trainer. | ||
| Team
Learning Model We believe that effective managerial learning involves small groups (teams) of managers sharing knowledge & experience and presenting, promoting and negotiating views. This page explores this belief - first asking why this is necessary and second by describing why team learning provides for these needs |
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| Tutor
Managed Learning Model This page explores the role of the tutor in terms of administration, facilitation and learning management. |
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| Deep Smarts | ||
| An article and book that discuss "How to Cultivate and Transfer Enduring Wisdom" | ||
| Systems Dynamics Process Model | Workload | |
| This ensures that our simulations deliver learning effectively, efficiently and consistently. | Cognition | |
| Affection | ||
| Tutor Support System | Help System | |
| This explores the role of the simulation software to support the trainer and the training process in terms of administration, facilitation and learning management support. | Decision Screen | |
| Explanations | ||
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| Corporate Cartooning Paradigm | ||
| This explores the verisimilitude of the simulation model in terms of two paradigms - the Hunter-Gatherer (positivist) paradigm and the Corporate Cartooning (constructionist) paradigm. | ||
| Design Paradigms | Design Philosophy | |
| These pages explore how we ensure that our simulation designs deliver effective, efficient and consistent learning. | Design Focus | |
| Design Prerequisites | ||
| Simulation Model | ||
| Simulation Versions | ||
| Tutoring Support | ||
| System Dynamics | ||
| Software Aspects | Direct Use Simulations | |
| Tutor Mediated Simulations | ||
| Negotiation Simulations | ||
| Published Research | ||
| FAQ | Choosing the simulation to use | |
| Deciding your
needs Information about how you should specify your development needs in terms of learning needs, durations, target audiences and manner of use. The link takes you to a worksheet that you can download and complete. The following links explore the topic in greater detail. |
Learning needs | |
| Duration | ||
| Participants | ||
| Manner of Use | ||
| Exploring
the simulations Information to help you navigate through the over forty simulations on this site in the quickest and most effective manner. |
By example | |
| By duration & contents | ||
| By simulation family | ||
| Narrowing
the search After getting a short list of possible simulations this section explores how you can narrow the search for the right simulation |
View the Participants Manual | |
| Download the Simulator | ||
| Support | ||
| Decide the best simulation | "Off-the-peg" | |
| At this stage you may have found a simulation that currently exists, or one that you feel could be made to fit or feel that your problem is unique and so you need one developed for you. | Tailored | |
| Bespoke | ||
| The Practicalities This explores the practicalities of use of your chosen simulation. |
Tutoring Needs | |
| Computer System Needs | ||
| Support | ||
| Full Version Access | ||
| Ways of using simulations for management
development ThIs page provides links between learning and management training needs and the way computer simulation have been used to address these. So, if you have a specific use, use this page discusses use and provides links to suitable simulations. |
On general management courses | |
| On financial appreciation courses | ||
| On marketing management courses | ||
| For sales management | ||
| On operations management courses | ||
| For assessment | ||
| For team building and motivation | ||
| For customer and community relations | ||
| For design & engineering management | ||
| Using Simulation | Course Finale | |
| These pages provide ideas about ways of using simulation, the issues associated with using them in these ways and links to suitable simulations. | Course Starter | |
| Course Theme | ||
| To Reinforce a Topic | ||
| As a Break | ||
| Stand Alone | ||
| Conference Games | ||
| DevelopmentAssessment Centres | ||
| Spare Time Learning | ||
| Graduate Recruitment | ||
| Promotional Contest | ||
| Links | Training Providers & Services | |
| Other Sources of Information |
© 2002 Jeremy J. S. B. Hall
Most recent update: 17/11/04
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