strategy
    ÖKONOMIKUS                                                          TM




Improve your strategic thinking and gain a                  As a simulation-result, participants learn how vital
                                                            strategic, liquidity and investment planning are to overall
new awareness of the „big picture“.                         operations. By making strategic (financial) decisions and
ÖKONOMIKUS strategy is a compelling                         managing the effects of those decisions participants gain
executive simulation that leads to better and               a new awareness of the “big picture” that drives their
                                                            organisation and those of their customers. They also
faster business decisions through improved
                                                            obtain important insight into their personal role in helping
coordination between executives. It is a                    their organisation’s ROI.
guide to business economics, a competition
in business strategy and a lesson in                        KEY RESULTS
                                                            Numerous companies have employed ÖKONOMIKUS
decision-making. !                                          strategy. Frequently seen results include:

                                                            •!Improved leadership and management of teams
PREFACE                                                     •!Improved productivity through better teamwork and
ÖKONOMIKUS strategy is an intensive simulation during            better allocation of limited resources
which participants manage a company over a simulated 4      •!Increased responsiveness to internal and external
– 10 year period. The company has to succeed in a highly         customers needs
competitive marketplace. Participants are required to       •!Improved coordination between departments
manage the strategic, operational and financial variables   •!Developed and showed better control over
that will help the company to lower costs and penetrate          implementation of strategic decisions, strategic
new markets. The board game fosters spontaneous                  reviews and adaptation to the competitive market
interaction between team members as they discover the            environment.
interrelated nature of business functions and how
financial actions in one part of a company impact
operations overall.




game solution ltd.
Wilhelmstrasse 6       Phone +41 43 366 92 20
CH-8005 Zürich         info@gamesolution.ch
Switzerland            www.gamesolution.ch
© 2005 game solution
                                                                                                                All rights reserved



                             Simulation overview   Decision parameters Strategy
                                                   Decision parameters Market Positioning
                                                   Decision parameters R&D
                                                   Decision parameters Supply Chain Mgmt. / Production
                                                   Decision parameters Marketing and Sales
                                                   Decision parameters Financial Management
                                                   Decision parameters Human Resources



LEARNING OUTCOMES                                              AUDIENCE
ÖKONOMIKUS strategy is a highly engaging and intensive         •!Senior and middle management
simulation that helps participants:                            •!Managers and decision-makers from different
•!Improve strategic decision-making based on a better              departments
    understanding of business economics                        •!Management candidates from all areas of a organisation
•!Increase collaboration with other executives and             •!Employees who have financial responsibility
    departments                                                •!Trainees, students (business schools, universities,
•!Better mobilise resources, combine business models,              academies)
    and allocate limited resources
•!Improve the way they lead and manage their teams             APPLICATION!!
•!Develop a deep understanding of the overall business         •!Workshops with groups of 2 – 4 persons per team
    impact of their strategic (and financial) decisions        •!Each seminar consists of 3 – 6 teams with a total of 8 –
•!Gain insight view into the roles played by other                 24 participants. Multiple seminars can be run
    executives                                                     simultaneously
•!Make decisions that will maximize overall return on          •!5 – 10 simulated periods experienced in 12 – 24 hours
    investment!                                                •!Development of customized scenarios on demand
•!Understand when compromises of their own objectives
    are necessary to help achieve a better overall result      LANGUAGES!
•!Enhance their personal impact on your organisation’s         •!English
    bottom line                                                •!French
                                                               •!German
                                                               •!Chinese

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  • 1.
    strategy ÖKONOMIKUS TM Improve your strategic thinking and gain a As a simulation-result, participants learn how vital strategic, liquidity and investment planning are to overall new awareness of the „big picture“. operations. By making strategic (financial) decisions and ÖKONOMIKUS strategy is a compelling managing the effects of those decisions participants gain executive simulation that leads to better and a new awareness of the “big picture” that drives their organisation and those of their customers. They also faster business decisions through improved obtain important insight into their personal role in helping coordination between executives. It is a their organisation’s ROI. guide to business economics, a competition in business strategy and a lesson in KEY RESULTS Numerous companies have employed ÖKONOMIKUS decision-making. ! strategy. Frequently seen results include: •!Improved leadership and management of teams PREFACE •!Improved productivity through better teamwork and ÖKONOMIKUS strategy is an intensive simulation during better allocation of limited resources which participants manage a company over a simulated 4 •!Increased responsiveness to internal and external – 10 year period. The company has to succeed in a highly customers needs competitive marketplace. Participants are required to •!Improved coordination between departments manage the strategic, operational and financial variables •!Developed and showed better control over that will help the company to lower costs and penetrate implementation of strategic decisions, strategic new markets. The board game fosters spontaneous reviews and adaptation to the competitive market interaction between team members as they discover the environment. interrelated nature of business functions and how financial actions in one part of a company impact operations overall. game solution ltd. Wilhelmstrasse 6 Phone +41 43 366 92 20 CH-8005 Zürich info@gamesolution.ch Switzerland www.gamesolution.ch
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    © 2005 gamesolution All rights reserved Simulation overview Decision parameters Strategy Decision parameters Market Positioning Decision parameters R&D Decision parameters Supply Chain Mgmt. / Production Decision parameters Marketing and Sales Decision parameters Financial Management Decision parameters Human Resources LEARNING OUTCOMES AUDIENCE ÖKONOMIKUS strategy is a highly engaging and intensive •!Senior and middle management simulation that helps participants: •!Managers and decision-makers from different •!Improve strategic decision-making based on a better departments understanding of business economics •!Management candidates from all areas of a organisation •!Increase collaboration with other executives and •!Employees who have financial responsibility departments •!Trainees, students (business schools, universities, •!Better mobilise resources, combine business models, academies) and allocate limited resources •!Improve the way they lead and manage their teams APPLICATION!! •!Develop a deep understanding of the overall business •!Workshops with groups of 2 – 4 persons per team impact of their strategic (and financial) decisions •!Each seminar consists of 3 – 6 teams with a total of 8 – •!Gain insight view into the roles played by other 24 participants. Multiple seminars can be run executives simultaneously •!Make decisions that will maximize overall return on •!5 – 10 simulated periods experienced in 12 – 24 hours investment! •!Development of customized scenarios on demand •!Understand when compromises of their own objectives are necessary to help achieve a better overall result LANGUAGES! •!Enhance their personal impact on your organisation’s •!English bottom line •!French •!German •!Chinese