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Experiential Learning- summary and actions

Examples of Games and Learning Outcomes (Les Buckley 2025)

Why Experiential Learning?

Experiential learning gives executives what lectures, readings, and case discussions cannot—real practice in real time. Instead of analyzing someone else’s decisions safely from the sidelines, learners are thrown into live situations where they must decide under pressure, exposing blind spots, habits, and biases they didn’t know they had. They fail safely and learn fast, getting immediate feedback with less risk.… Read more

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Why it makes sense to use Boardgames in Executive Education to boost learning

Addressing the Limitations of current Executive Education (a personal view)

The prevailing model of executive education is facing scrutiny for its effectiveness in equipping today’s business leaders with the skills necessary to navigate an increasingly complex and volatile business environment. Research and feedback from executives highlight several key limitations of traditional face-to-face lecture methods often utilised by Undergraduate facilitators (Klein et al 2023).… Read more

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Enhanced Executive Learning by Utilizing Board Games

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This white paper aims to elucidate the critical elements and inherent value of board game-based learning within the context of executive education.

Executive Learning; Addressing Current Limitations

The prevailing model of executive education is facing scrutiny for its effectiveness in equipping today’s business leaders with the skills necessary to navigate an increasingly complex and volatile business environment. Research and feedback from executives highlight several key limitations of traditional lecture methods (Klein et al 2023).… Read more

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Another serious game to use to learn about strategy -“For Sale”

Serious games, leveraging the intrinsic motivation and engagement of gaming, have emerged as an innovative training technique in the business world. They have the potential to simulate real-world scenarios, enabling players to practice strategic decision-making, risk management, and resource allocation, among other vital skills, in a safe and controlled environment. The key to their effectiveness lies in their ability to present complex concepts in an interactive and engaging manner, promoting experiential learning, and encouraging critical thinking.… Read more

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What I’ve learned from facilitating the “Power and Influence” simulation

Covid-19 has given us the gift of free time and perspective comes from using this well.  While I have been considering the content of my executive education sessions and how I could enliven my facilitation  I’ve come to the stark realisation that three of my “courses” really would have been career changing for me at the career stage of our typical participant.… Read more