Game Based Interventions By Transcendix
- 1. Learning through Games Based Interventions A Niche Area of Transcendix Expertise “Tell me, and I'll forget. Show me, and I may remember. Involve me, and I'll understand." - A Chinese Proverb
- 2. The Background The best learning takes place in a (simplified) 1. In our experience, some of subset of the real the best learning results are domain, via simulations a achieved through game- game can create. based learning. Games encourage 2. A well-designed and active and executed game stirs deep critical, not thinking in the participants. passive, learning. Games facilitate a cycle of probing the world (doing 3. The recall-value of something); reflecting on moments of realization in a this action and, on this Learners get lots of game is extremely high. basis, forming a practice in a context hypothesis; re-probing the that is fun and 4. This deck gives you a peek world to test the exciting. into the games we offer. hypothesis.
- 3. The Menu and Areas of Learning 1. Likes and Dislikes Culture, Values and 2. Nine Pins Organization’s 3. Values Auction/Values Chest Competencies 4. Dramatix Team 5. The Bandit’s Treasure Hunt Working, Collaboration, Stak 6. Gift-Wrapped eholder Management 7. Baker’s Street Performance Management 8. Butterfly Strategic Thinking, 9. Car Wars Planning, Creativity 10. Wall Charts 11. Case Studies Front-line Leadership Skills 12. Ninja Strokes
- 4. Like and Dislikes Duration – 2.5 hours Key Messages: An activity fashioned on a Facebook wall, Desired Values of the Organization with several status messages, and the Code of Conduct participants, working in teams, posting Workplace Etiquette and Protocol ‘comments’ on them, with ‘likes’ and ‘dislikes. The idea will be to create several scenarios as ‘statuses’ posted by protagonists and give pre-printed options of ‘comments’ which teams can choose. Participants build a facebook wall in the classroom! They role-play and act out their preferences. Team Size – 25-30
- 5. Duration – 2 hours Key Messages: Desired Values of the Organization • An activity fashioned on bowling, with a twist. Each of the pins will have a message Cost of ‘Living the Values’ on it. Some messages will confirm client’s Workplace Etiquette and Protocol stand, while others will be contra to it. Each team’s task will be to knock off only the ones that are ‘contra’, and try to leave the positive ones standing! • The teams will have fun doing this, as they make several strategies and cheer each other. DEFINITION • After the game, each team will tabulate scores and celebrate the winners. • Finally, the teams will settle for a discussion. Team Size – 25-30
- 6. Values Auction Duration – 2 hours Key Messages: An activity fashioned on a Marketplace auction! • Each value has a cost : in terms of the efforts Desired Values of the Organization and sacrifices it take Cost of ‘Living the Values’ Workplace Etiquette and Protocol • Participants receive Values on 10” X 10” laminates. Set Price and Discount coupons, fake currency notes, Sample stories and guidelines, Leader’s Guide, PPT. • Each team gets a budget in which they have to bid for the values on auction. • There are complications and offers that makes this game exciting. • And, as they do so, they learn what each value stands for, and how it can be truly lived. Team Size – 25-30
- 7. Values Chest Duration – 2 hours Key Messages: The game will be around positioning values as treasures which the participants have to Desired Values of the Organization dip into the chest to find. Cost of ‘Living the Values’ Workplace Etiquette and Protocol Teams come, one by one, to pick a treasure from the chest. Each pick requires them to perform a task. They will need to complete a task to claim that value. Once they complete that task, that value is theirs. Team Size – 25-30
- 8. Dramatix Duration – 4-6 hours Key Messages: A ‘drama’-based learning method in which Organization’s Competency teams learn via role-plays/street Framework. plays/movie-making. Cost of ‘Living the Values’ Workplace Etiquette and Protocol • The format calls for participants to create and enact scenes as prescribed by scripts designed by us. • Exciting props and costumes provided. • While doing so, they learn various aspects related to the learning objectives. The enactment is preceded by 2 hours of training and followed by 1 hour of debrief. Team Size – 25-50
- 9. The Bandit’s Treasure Hunt Duration – 5-6 hours Key Messages: •The participants don colorful costumes provided • Collaboration by us and plan a mission. • Managing the Internal Customer •The information needed to complete the mission • Stakeholder Management is provided in parts, to the different teams. • Inclusivity & Diversity •As the participants set out to find a lost treasure, and grapple with exigencies along the way. •With lots of music, fun and dance, the tempo rises as the treasure trove is reached. •A powerful end, that helps them experience what true collaboration means. Team Size – 25-40
- 10. Gift-Wrapped Duration – 3 hours Key Messages: •The participants are given an assortment of • Collaboration items with which they need to prepare gifts • Managing the Internal for an NGO. Customer • Stakeholder Management •The requirements of the NGO are specified • Inclusivity & Diversity in a booklet. •The task is to collaborate, and plan to ensure each team arrives at a win-win. •Colorful and fun, the game makes the participants leverage everyone’s skills. Team Size – 25-35
- 11. Bakers’ Street Duration –3 hours Key Messages: Teams leverage different skills, abilities and • Inclusivity and Diversity aspirations to complete a group task. They • Collaboration &Influencing encounter conflicts, and challenges, but learn that • Strategizing and Prioritizing the best outcome depends on how well they synchronize differences instead of trying to eliminate them! •We set up a street with cake-assembly components on sale. •Teams scramble to assemble the best-possible cake they can. •They refer to their design, take stock of the purchases they have made, and arrive at an execution plan that best utilizes their ideas and available resources.. Team Size – 25-35
- 12. Butterfly Duration –3 hours Key Messages: • Appraisee Maturity •The game teaches team members that • Sharing responsibility of Performance Management is a two-way performance management. street, with the manager •responsible for goal-setting, ongoing coaching and delivering •comprehensive reviews, and the team member responsible for •sharing that responsibility by being open, proactive, and responsive. •Inspired by the Insect World. •Insect Headbands and lots of action for the participants. Team Size – 15-20
- 13. Car Wars Duration –3 hours Key Messages: • 2-way communication • Decision Making • The game unfolds over a lot of fun, music and • Risk-taking action sequences that keep the participants • Collaboration &Influencing engaged deeply. • Strategizing and Prioritizing • Two teams are given the task of constructing a car which has specifications like color, length, cost etc. that would have to be bought at a cost. • The goal is for the teams to build a car with the specifications while playing the roles that they have chosen and in the given time-limit. Team Size – 25-40
- 14. Wall Charts Duration –3 hours Key Messages: Strategic Thinking •A Wall Chart is a summary of a challenge Planning being faced by any organization. Creativity •It has point-wise notifications of the Role Play - 1 (10-50 points) challenges. Word Jumble - 1 (5-10 points) •It has an accompanying booklet which Crosswords - 2 (10 to elaborate all the details. 20 points) Caselet – 1 (10 to 40 •It enables teams to pin it on the walls points- enabling other teams to view and learn from each business challenge. Difficulty Level Total : 120 points •The teams present their solutions referring to the wall chart. Team Size – 20 -35
- 15. Case Studies Duration – 2 hours Key Messages: Strategic Thinking •We offer to design case studies to help Planning teach issues the organization is grappling Generating multiple viewpoints with. •Solutions to the case are sought via inventive game-based methods instead of discussions / paper and pencil answers. •Ideal for Sr Leaders, on topics core to the business. Team Size – 15 to 20
- 16. Ninja Strokes Duration –3 hours Key Messages: • Situational Leadership •Ninja Leadership is a game that helps • Feedback and Coaching participants to learn the different leadership styles that are needed to manage different folks in different situations. •The game is played within the framework of Ninja styles. •Participants win color ribbons to denote their level of proficiency as the game moves along. •The learning outcome is the realization that flexibility and malleability are needed in leading people. Team Size – 15-20
- 17. • HCL Technologies Pvt. Ltd. • Iviz Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. • Aris Global Software Pvt. Ltd. • Newton Group • Schneider Electric India Pvt. Ltd. • Lancet Software Pvt. Ltd. • EMC Software & Services India Pvt. Ltd. • G7 Group of Companies • Intel India Pvt. Ltd. • Quetzel Designs India Pvt. Ltd. • Axa Business Services Pvt. Ltd. • The Samhita Academy • Head Start • APC by Schneider Electric • Faiveley Transport India Pvt. Ltd. • Manatec • Titan Industries • Exilant • United Spirits Limited • The Zone • CholaMandlam MS General Insurance • Thinksoft Global India Pvt. Ltd. • Desi Crew Solutions Pvt. Ltd. • Invendis Technology Pvt. Ltd. • Tejas Networks Limited • GRG Dairy Products Pvt. Ltd. • Indian Machine Tools Manufacturer's • Indian Semiconductor Association Association • Bharat Electronics Limited • Collabera • Cisco Labs India Pvt. Ltd. • Facebook • Syngene (Biocon)
- 18. •We shall require 4-6 weeks from sign-up to deliver, based on the nature of game and the components needed. •The costing will based on the nature of the game, the creative team’s man-days, and creativity involved. •We offer to print the game kits at our end. The contact person for all discussions will be Ranjay Sarda who can be reached at ranjay@transcendix.in