MBA - the Board Game!
Don’t we all wish that life was as tidy as biz school case studies? Well, it’s not. It’s also not fair, and smart people do stupid things. All of which should be factored into real-world business planning.
Thus, my idea: MBA the board game! Instead of systematically working a case with defined variables and assumptions - people would learn to think on their feet and turn on a dime. Depending on the roll of the dice and cards chosen - the students would have to deal with everything from natural disasters…to global economic changes…to the start-up founder’s sudden death in the middle of the crucial first investment round (something that really happened to one of my clients.) The professors could have great fun coming up with new things for every game or turn.
Sure, sounds silly - but game-playing has long been proven a great way to learn.
They could even have cute little plastic Mercedes or Beemers…along with those pink and blue pegs like in my childhood favorite, the Life board game (Am I the only one who used to end up with some many “children” I had to pile the little pegs on top of the car?)
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November 10th, 2005 at 11:07 pm
Mary, I love it! This is fabulous idea and if you don’t jump on it, I’m going to use it!
November 10th, 2005 at 11:11 pm
MBA: The Board Game
Mary Schmidt:
Don’t we all wish that life was as tidy as biz school case studies? Well, it’s not. It’s also not fair, and smart people do stupid things. All of which should be factored into real-world business planning.
Thus, my idea: MBA the…
November 11th, 2005 at 8:15 am
That’s a great idea, I hope something comes from it (either from you or Dane!)
November 11th, 2005 at 10:15 am
Dane, I’m always willing to talk joint venture!
This could also be a retail idea - but having done some work in the game/toy industry - it’s cut-throat - killer competition and sales positioning - makes the high-tech industry sectors look like a bunch of baby dolls.
November 11th, 2005 at 10:57 pm
“… it’s cut-throat - killer competition and sales positioning…”
So forget about competing for shelf space and packaging. Take the game online!
November 12th, 2005 at 10:11 am
Yes, indeedy - no competition there, is there Shane? So, you want to write the code?
November 14th, 2005 at 9:11 am
Mary,
You might think about contacting the Ledets at the Manufacturing Game. If you went this route, you would avoid all the retail toy/game cut-throat market and zero in on your actual target audience. Worth a thought, anyway.
http://www.manufacturinggame.com/
November 14th, 2005 at 11:51 am
[Mary said: “…So, you want to write the code?”]
That’s probably beyond my programming capabilities. I’m trying to figure out how to get paid for generating the ideas instead of doing the heavy lifting.