Finding Silver Linings in Global Catastrophes
A client recently participated in a business simulation that included a global pandemic scenario, and the ideas generated were innovative and surprising. Read More
The Speed of Change, and How to Respond
We all know the world is changing, and that the speed of change is increasing. Or at least, we say we do. But not everyone embraces change. If you are already at the top of the heap, you might prefer … Read More
Income-Outcome at the EMBA Council Conference
For the fifth year, Andromeda has been a Corporate Member of the Executive MBA Council with a presence at the annual global conference. The event was held this week at the Omni Galleria in Houston (with a side trip to … Read More
Teaching Business Acumen in Universities
In the past two weeks Eliza and I have worked with professors in Aalborg, Denmark and Tromsø, Norway to help run three Income/Outcome workshops. Scandinavia has a justifiable reputation for innovative designs that are interesting, elegant and functional (as in … Read More
Business Simulations: Go Ahead, Bite Off More than You Can Chew!
Business simulations provide golden opportunities to make connections to the real-world business. Here, Ana Leiderman talks about how game dynamics lead to insightful decisions about sub-contractors. ===== In a business simulation teams will push the limits, such as deciding to … Read More
Teaching business acumen – is it valid everywhere?
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
Do Finance managers ever go bankrupt in Income/Outcome?
When I was young and inexperienced in running business simulations, many years ago, I led a 3-day workshop for a Fortune 50 computer manufacturer in which the participants came from a variety of departments. People sat with their friends. The … Read More
What benefits do you get from Income/Outcome?
You get different benefits from attending an Income/Outcome workshop, depending on whether you are attending as an individual, as part of a team, or as part of an extensive rollout by your company. As an individual, you will learn “the … Read More
Why Income/Outcome is great in EMBA programs
Two weeks ago Andromeda Training was a corporate attendee in Paris at the annual conference of the Executive MBA Council. I’m illustrating it with the logo from the conference a couple of years ago, because I think that better captures the … Read More
Bureaucracy and Business Acumen
Americans and Canadians think they have problems with bureaucracy. I agree that bureaucracy can be an evil that prevents business development and stifles entrepreneurial initiative and limits an entire country to being an economic backwater. I’m not talking about an … Read More