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Culture Shock
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28 Feb 2019 |
Posted by Annette Benson
Participants are given one of five colors of paper with cultural rules to follow while trying to find out the favorite color, movie, and food of participants with a different color of paper.
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The Cocktail Party
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28 Feb 2019 |
Posted by Annette Benson
In this activity, participants are assigned to different groups and asked to enact various nonverbal communicative behaviors while engaging in a cocktail party simulation. Participants then...
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Mingle
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28 Feb 2019 |
Posted by Annette Benson
This Thiagi "Jolt" can be found a in his book Jolts! Brief activities to explore diversity and inclusion (pp. 72-75) and is not the same as the Thiagi "Jolt" called...
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Rockets and Sparklers
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28 Feb 2019 |
Posted by Annette Benson
Stringer and Cassiday's version of this type of simulation, which they call "Rockets and Sparklers," can be found in their book 52 Activities for exploring values...
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Toothpicks
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28 Feb 2019 |
Posted by Annette Benson
Stringer and Cassiday have published another version of this type of cultural simulation, this time called "Toothpicks," in their book 52 Activities for improving cross-cultural...
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What Is the Message?
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28 Feb 2019 |
Posted by Annette Benson
"What Is the Message?" is another version of this type of activity, published in Stringer and Cassiday's 52 Activities for exploring values differences (pp. 91-94).
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The Emperor's Pot, aka Eastern and Western
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26 Apr 2019 |
Posted by Annette Benson
In this simulation, participants visit a culture that differences from their own (“East” culture vs. “West”). They become aware of some dimensions of culture (e.g. time,...
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Albatross
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29 Apr 2019 |
Posted by Annette Benson
T. Gochenour's cultural simulation in Beyond Experience features a Welcoming Ceremony between the members of the Albatross culture and guests.
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Alpha-Beta Partnership
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29 Apr 2019 |
Posted by Annette Benson
This activity from Stringer & Cassiday's 52 Activities for improving cross-cultural communication also examines cultural patterns between different groups.
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Bafa Bafa
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29 Apr 2019 |
Posted by Annette Benson
The simulation BaFa BaFa, published by Simulation Training Systems, examines cultural stereotypes, language, and communication between different groups.
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Rafa Rafa
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29 Apr 2019 |
Posted by Annette Benson
RaFa RaFa is another simulation from Simulation Training Systems and is similar to BaFa Ba Fa.
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Chatter
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29 Apr 2019 |
Posted by Annette Benson
Thiagi's simulation Chatter analyzes group interactions and communication.
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Dividing the Spoils
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29 Apr 2019 |
Posted by Annette Benson
Dividing the Spoils, an activity by C. Storti in Figuring foreigners out, examines individualist vs. collectivist cultures.
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How to select and prepare a simulation
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29 Apr 2019 |
Posted by Annette Benson
In this chapter resource, readers learn how to select and prepare a simulation.
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Role Playing
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08 May 2019 |
Posted by Annette Benson
In this activity by Hofstede, Hofstede, and Pederson, participants will role-play conflict-prone situations and learn about synthetic cultures.
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Archie Bunker's Neighborhood
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04 Jun 2019 |
Posted by Annette Benson
This activity teaches participants to express feelings about being unfairly treated or experiencing discrimination, as well to understand privilege and stereotypes.
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Two decades of using simulation games for cross-cultural training
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11 Jun 2019 |
Posted by Annette Benson
This article by Sandra Fowler "defines cross-cultural training and briefly traces its history. The power of using simulation games for cross-cultural training is described. The...
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Journey to Gizmoland
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10 Jul 2019 |
Posted by Annette Benson
This simulation, created by Aletha Stahl, is an adaptation of Journey to Sharahad. Participants role play intercultural communication barriers.
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Sharahad
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10 Jul 2019 |
Posted by Annette Benson
Sharahad is a simulation by Phil Darg in which participants role play intercultural communication barriers.
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Co-Opoly
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28 Oct 2020 |
Posted by Annette Benson
This board game simulates players running a democratically managed cooperative business. It allows participants to practice communication, conflict resolution, team building skills, and...
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Classic simulations
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18 Jan 2022 |
Posted by Kris Acheson-Clair
More kinesthetic options include these simulations that have been around forever in different forms: BaFa BaFa requires quite a bit of accoutrement, but Toothpicks and Cocktail party are easier and...
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A simulation that highlights assumptions
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18 Jan 2022 |
Posted by Kris Acheson-Clair
Albatross is another oldie but goodie - it is relatively easy to perform and adapt to different contexts. The learning is both in the discomfort of the simulation itself and especially in the...
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Card game that stimulates conflict
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18 Jan 2022 |
Posted by Kris Acheson-Clair
Another great simulation is Barnga, especially if you want to highlight how different cultures "play by different rules" and "define winning in different ways". It is easy and...
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Misconceptions About Simulations
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27 Feb 2023 |
Posted by Annette Benson
This article from Thiagi is excellent for trainers, addressing and debunking misconceptions about simulations.
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Games, Training Games, Simulation Games,…
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27 Feb 2023 |
Posted by Annette Benson
This article delineates important characteristics of games, training games, and simulations.
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Albatross
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25 Oct 2023 |
Posted by Annette Benson
This activity challenges participants to be open to unfamiliar experiences and reflect on how they might react to cultural difference. They will participate in a scene acted out by a simulated...
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Martians at the Airport
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17 Mar 2024 |
Posted by Kelsey Patton
This creativity-training activity was designed for a Spring Break study abroad program at Purdue University titled Amsterdam: Creative Thinking & Innovation in Collaborative Leadership....
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Albatross
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17 Mar 2024 |
Posted by Kelsey Patton
This activity challenges participants to be open to unfamiliar experiences and reflect on how they might react to cultural difference. They will participate in a scene acted out by a simulated...
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Mingle
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18 Mar 2024 |
Posted by Kelsey Patton
"Participants in this jolt pretend they are attending a party and must follow the instructions on a secret Etiquette Card provided by the facilitator. Some of the behaviors the participants...
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Empathy and DEIB
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01 Apr 2024 |
Posted by Kelsey Patton
Archie Bunker's Neighborhood, an activity
Considering History: “You Got to Go There to Know There” — Creating Empathy for Our Hardest Histories, an article
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