Enhance Your Experience at GBSN Beyond
This year, Marketplace Simulations is offering a special opportunity to attendees at GBSN Beyond. On November 6, GBSN Beyond attendees are invited to join a free, one-day workshop to discover how to turn your classroom into an entrepreneurial launchpad with a new venture simulation. Marketplace Simulations is also hosting a three-day version of the workshop beginning on the same day, which you can also elect to attend for no charge.
For more information and to register, visit the Marketplace Simulations website.
Abstract
Adding a venture simulation can be a game-changer for your school’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. It can give students a holistic vision of a new venture and the skills they need to make it a success. In this one-day workshop, you will learn how to design and deliver a simulation experience that will transform students into entrepreneurial enthusiasts with the skills to launch their business ideas. You will discover which factors to consider when choosing a simulation, best practices to create maximum impact in your classroom, and the role of the instructor as entrepreneurial coach.
An expert team of experienced coaches will guide you as you:
- Play the Venture Strategy simulation like a student
- Experience coaching strategies that elevate learning
- Share stories and insights with faculty who care as much as you do
- Leave with fresh tools – and a clear sense of purpose
Training Faculty
The entrepreneurial workshop will be guided by Ernie Cadotte, Ph.D., Author and CEO of Marketplace Simulations, and Emeritus Professor of Innovative Learning, University of Tennessee and Bindu Agrawal, Ph.D., Visiting Professor, Manav Rachna University, India and Marketplace Distributor and Collaborator. Several other educators with extensive simulation experience from Africa and around the world will join the training program.
Background
More than 1,500,000 students and executives have participated in one of Marketplace’s entrepreneurial simulations. The recommended pedagogy that will be introduced during the workshop can be found in the following Journal of Entrepreneurship article, How to use Simulation Games in the Classroom? and in the AACSB article Simulations Spark Engagement and Real Learning.
For those wanting entrepreneurs to learn about social responsibility, consider the training guidelines in the AACSB article, The Practice of Conscious Leadership. Marketplace’s Conscious Capitalism Simulation recently won the Silver Medal at the International Serious Play Awards.