Barnga

Subgroup Size

Small Group

Duration

1 hour and 15 minutes

External Cost

No

Lesson Plan

Source

Thiagarajan, S. & Thiagarajan, R. (2006). Barnga: A simulation game on cultural clashes. Intercultural Press.

 

Also found at:

LSA Inclusive Teaching Initiative, University of Michigan: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/inclusive-teaching/sample-activities/barnga/

Tags:

  1. ambiguity
  2. assumptions
  3. conflict
  4. conflict resolution
  5. emotional resilience
  6. jolt
  7. playing cards
  8. power
  9. self-awareness
  10. Thiagi
  11. values
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  1. User shanegsanders's profile picture shanegsanders 8:23 am 12 February 2020

    I have used this on the first day our preparation for cross-cultural immersion course and it has been quite a success. It is a great tool to get students thinking about how the culture they're preparing to enter will have a different set of rules than the culture they're coming from, so they need to be aware of that. Since many of our students are starting at zero, this is a great basic activity to start with.