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Blue vs. Red Ocean Strategies in our games

Jan 26, 2022

Participants will experience the real dynamics of competition, when in a red ocean, having to face some tradeoffs between cost and value, and the dynamics of a blue ocean, where buyers’ value generates new demand. Find out how.

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Participant testimonial: Manuel Oberascher

Nov 23, 2021

Following a workshop we facilitated at ESCP Business School in September, we collected Manuel's testimonial. Manuel is a 2nd-year student in the Master in Management and tells us about his experience playing with us.

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Synchronous and asynchronous learning

Synchronous and asynchronous learning: which is better?

Oct 1, 2021

Education is undergoing a substantial transition, as more learning journeys are taking place online. Online education made asynchronous easier to roll out: is it better than synchronous learning?

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Experience matters in business, and we help you get it

Sep 21, 2021

Many skills that are essential to successful business leadership can only be developed through experience. We offer an experience where you can learn those specific skills in a shorter amount of time, thanks to game-based learning.

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Teaching with a business simulation - A testimonial by Dr Espinoza-Ramos

Sep 14, 2021

Dr Gustavo Espinoza-Ramos uses our business simulations in one of his classes at Westminster Business School. We asked him about his experience and that of students playing our business games.

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4 tips for a winning business game strategy

Aug 26, 2021

Have you ever played a business game or a business simulation? Have you felt overwhelmed by the amount of information to process? Getting game participants quickly onboard is fundamental: here our some of our best tips.

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How does business simulation development with a partner work?

Aug 19, 2021

Some of our partnerships were born from, or lead to, business game developments with leading academic and corporate institutions. Here is the story of our partner Ralph M. Sabatino.

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Develop your business acumen with business simulation games

Aug 11, 2021

We develop business simulations to teach business acumen, and we partner with organizations that specialize in interactive workshops. Find out more about our partnerships!

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Human capital in business simulation games: why it matters

Jul 30, 2021

Business education focuses too often on the financial aspects of business, but business is made of people. Here is why we think it should be taught, using our games.

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Are business simulations realistic?

Jun 29, 2021

Does playing a business simulation teach concrete skills? Is it comparable with the reality of an organization? These are the questions we answer in this blog entry.

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What is a Business Simulation?

May 31, 2021

You have seen us write about business simulations, but you are not exactly sure what a business simulation is? Say no more, this article will explore all the things a business simulation is, what it is used for, and what it does.

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Healthcare Strategy

Our healthcare management simulation is now available!

May 17, 2021

Co-developed with the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, this new simulation aims at teaching students how to find the balance between serving the community, developing the human capital, and ensuring profitable activities.

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Accessibility

Accessibility: the case for better user experience (part 2)

May 10, 2021

In the second part of our Accessibility story, we are dealing with screen reading and evolved interfaces, to allow for smoother decision-making in the business simulation, especially for non-sighted users.

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How much does MEGA Learning support me with the facilitation?

Apr 27, 2021

In this entry, we explore the different support schemes MEGA Learning offers, from full educator independence to 100% facilitation by our consultants!

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Accessibility

Accessibility: the case for better user experience (part 1)

Apr 10, 2021

The first part of our story to more accessible interfaces, the challenges users were facing and the solutions we developed to ensure a smooth, playful, and immersive learning experience

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Sustainability in our business games

Feb 9, 2021

We explore how a student led us to reconsider our approach to sustainability, and how it led us to re-think, and revamp an existing business simulation into one about sustainable car manufacturing.

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How to implement a business simulation in my class?

Jan 25, 2021

We explore some of the questions, challenges and opportunities education professionals might face when implementing a business simulation into their curriculum.

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Finance simulations in corporate trainings: how does that work?

Jan 8, 2021

We asked Damien Jelsch, a training professional with close to 30 years of career in key Finance roles, to walk us through one of his programs incorporating our games in finance.

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Is online education the new normal? It is at least an opportunity.

Dec 9, 2020

We explore how 2020 has disrupted the way we approach education, and the opportunities that can be seized when transitioning to online environments. Business simulations can play a role doing that.

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What are the benefits of business simulations?

Oct 1, 2020

Business simulation games enable participants to learn in an engaging, challenging, dynamic, and risk-free environment, while applying concepts that they may have been taught in their course curriculum.

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What is the ROCE?

Sep 3, 2020

Success is not an easy task to define, as we often realize with participants of our business games [...], an organization’s success can be assessed against a wider range of criteria, among which the Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) holds a special place.

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Webinar: Learning with a business simulation

May 7, 2020

Our webinars attract inspiring actors of the learning industry, from academics to corporate trainers: an opportunity to discuss the possibilities offered by business simulations to engage learners, online or not.

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“Experiential learning takes place when a person involved in an activity looks back and evaluates it, determines what was useful or important to remember, and uses this information to perform another activity.” John Dewey - Educational Reformer
Organization Performance

Integrating an HR simulation into my class, by Professor Lorraine Uhlaner

April 16, 2020

We address how our HR simulation, Human Capital Challenge, was adapted for and integrated into the course, Organization performance for consultants: assessment and improvement, led by Prof. Lorraine Uhlaner, Professor of Management at EDHEC Business School.

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MEGA Learning at EURAM

Meet us at Euram in Lisboa

June 26, 2019

The European Academy of Management is a learned society founded in 2001. It aims at advancing the academic discipline of management in Europe. With members from 49 countries in Europe and beyond, EURAM has a high degree of diversity and provides its members with opportunities to enrich debates over a variety of research management themes and traditions.

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MEGA Learning at AOM Boston

Meet us at AOM in Boston

August 9, 2019

The Academy of Management is the most well-established and largest global association devoted to management and organization research.

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“Business is a game, played for fantastic stakes, and you're in competition with experts. If you want to win, you have to learn to be a master of the game.” Sidney Sheldon - writer
MEGA Learning and Nexans

What we offer: Partnerships for training companies

February 20, 2019

Create a wow effect among your clients by integrating our modern and engaging business simulations. With a focus on either strategy, finance, customer value proposition or human resources, have participants compete to win the game, while learning key fundamental dynamics of operating a multiproduct company. Our multi-decision games integrate perfectly in leadership programs, executive education and academic curriculae.

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