Picture this: navigating the multifaceted world of business, unearthing the intricate balance between departmental roles, and witnessing their collective influence on overall performance. Recently, we had the pleasure of diving into these realms during a heart-to-heart with Christian Castaneda, a … Read More
People have different learning styles. Not everyone thinks visually, although most people do. This is important for game developers like Andromeda Simulations to remember, because we specialize in the visual display of information. But we also have to pay attention … Read More
We are slowly changing over from the old logo (left) to a new one (right). You can see certain similarities – the blue/green which are prominent in our game boards and our pieces, the I and O with a slash … Read More
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 in the center. For example, here is … Read More
There’s a question I hear occasionally about the use of Income/Outcome for teaching fundamental business concepts: “But would it work in other countries?” That’s like asking if the Periodic Table of elements applies on other planets. The answer is Yes. … Read More
Hewlett-Packard is in the news at the moment over a reassessment of the value of UK-based Autonomy which it bought last year. Autonomy is a world leader in “meaning-based computing”, the analysis and use of all the unstructured information that … Read More
We have started working with the Acumen Fund, based in New York, who provide developmental training and opportunities in a variety of countries. Let me point you to their blog for a chatty overview of their activities… and to give … Read More
As part of helping people visualize how they impact the business they work in, our Income/Outcome simulations all use little wooden figures to represent a company’s various job functions. Some stand on the Balance Sheet, for example if their labor … Read More
Google has been buying companies at the rate of one a week for the past couple of years. Most of these companies are bought for under $10 million, but there have been larger high profile acquisitions for nine to 11 … Read More
A couple of weeks ago I ran across a great People Management news video from this spring. In it three learning and development pros comment on their biggest challenges and one makes some interesting observations on trends. In this People … Read More