Dreams as simulation-based training

Finnish psychologist Antti Revonsuo believes that dreams have a primary function of allowing extensive safe training in escaping dangerous situations. His research (as reported in Psychology Today, Nov-Dec 2007), shows that two-thirds of all dreams are threat dreams, totaling 300 … Read More »

Business Acumen for Finance Managers

One of the great things about running open enrollment workshops within a corporation is that you get a cross-section of managers participating, not all from the same silo.  Mixed functions sit together on teams, and typically argue for decisions to … Read More »

Stealth Learning

For the past 10 years, we have talked about ‘aha! thinking’ and ‘overnight learning’ and tried to express how our learning continues beyond the simulation. Over the past year we have come up with a phrase that describes a lot … Read More »

Positive Feedback From our Kennesaw Simulation

One of the exciting things we’ve been doing more of lately is working with business students at several institutions, helping to “create the sponge” ready to absorb finance and business concepts. The energy and innovation of the students is rewarding … Read More »

Reading The Company Board

The Company Board™ is a graphical presentation of the financial results of a company. Individual line items in the Income Statement and Balance Sheet are represented by colored stacks, with the scale shown at the bottom left. Income Statement The … Read More »