Learn through serious games: the importance of group dynamics in a business
The world of work changes at break-neck speed and challenges are becoming ever-greater. Soft skills like efficient communication and teamwork have become essential. It’s clear that we need a transformation of our work culture. In many organisations, however, employee training is still stuck in obsolete methods with the same old structure - someone shows a Power Point while others listen. Convenient for those that don’t want to participate, maybe, but not efficient.
Why is it important to change our way of learning?
The key question is: How can we integrate this transformation into our training procedures? And above all: How can we convince the various types of employee that it’s worth it? When you as a team manager or personnel director take a step forward, you make change possible.
We have always learned through playing. Firefighting crews train with fire simulations. In aviation, pilots start off with simulators before flying real planes. Throughout our life, play is our natural way of learning how to live. It offers a safe environment in which to experiment, fail, and improve. So, why don’t we use the same logic in business?
Serious Games: innovation in team training
Serious Games encourage meaningful learning through active and participatory experiences. Team members put their decision making ability, collaboration strategies and conflict resolution into practice. It is a tool, an innovative learning methodology, used in creative business consultancythat aims not just to transfer knowledge but also to transform the way in which team members work together and motivate themselves.
Many organisations still doubt it. Nevertheless, neuroscience has shown that playing releases dopamine, which increases memory, creativity, and motivation. Making mistakes in a safe setting and learning from them also improves our capacity to adapt and activates processes of innovation.
Transform your internal culture through play
Traditional training rarely causes profound changes. In comparison, group dynamics and serious games offer experimental learning with methodologies that have been proven in the social, educational and even aerospace sectors.
It’s not a question of whether you personally like these methods, or if you are interested in gamification, but if they can be useful for your organisation at this time. Because teamwork, collective intelligence and cohesion are what really sustains an organisation in times of crisis.
Both online and in person, real-time group dynamics that lead a group not just to work together cooperatively but also to reflect on what has happened, what they have learned and realised, allows true progress.
The question is clear: Are you ready to transform your company’s training methods and open up the way for new forms of learning, participation and strategic reflection?
Let’s talk about participatory methods. We can plan a tailor-made experience, designed to confront the specific challenges that your organisation faces.