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The Vortex Simulation™ Operations
The Vortex Simulation™ is an active one day learning experience
designed to provide participants with a dynamic opportunity to learn
and practice new skills and behaviors in a ‘learning laboratory’
environment. Vortex provides an engaging opportunity to design and
run a new organization by developing marketing strategies, product
designs and products to address a changing and demanding marketplace.
The Vortex Workshop: Scenario and Process
A rapidly declining company launches a new division of newly hired
employees to create its future. As members of seven functional areas,
this new division (called Vortex) begins its work as it is overloaded
with information from its Distributors, Customers, and Suppliers,
as well as from Market Research and Competitive Intelligence sources.
Beginning with a new employee orientation that provides insight
into the past, the Vortex Division operates for a series of quarters
(1 month = 10 minutes), separated by ‘out of simulation’
debriefs, discussions and facilitator-led presentations. In addition,
‘real life’ application work is integrated throughout
the simulation experience.
The process concludes with cross-functional teams developing and
delivering compelling presentations for the Company CEO.
The Vortex Workshop: Learning Objectives
- To enhance understanding and practical application of using
a systems perspective when leading and/or working in a complex
organizational setting.
- To discover new ways to enable knowledge, information and decision-making
across traditional boundaries, i.e., geography, departments, i.e.,
‘silos’, businesses, culture,
- To increase awareness of the role of leadership under dynamic,
changing conditions.
- To increase comfort and confidence in dealing with continuous
change.
General Areas of Focus
- Building Commitment, Alignment and Performance across Boundaries
- Strategic Thinking, Decision-making and Action
- Navigating Change
- The New Role of Leadership
- Designing the Agile Organization
- Leader as Change Agent
- Enabling Innovation and Creativity
Additional Design Features & Options
- Vortex incorporates the 3D Learning ‘Perspective in Action’
Model™, along with opportunities to develop strategies and
actions for later use.
- The design is easily customized to meet learning objectives
as defined by the context within which it is utilized.
- Alternative designs have been developed for Strategic Thinking,
Team Development and Virtual Team Effectiveness.
- An Assessment Tool, related to the ‘Perspective in Action’
model is available for both inside and outside (real life) the
simulation experience.
- Performance tracking via The Vortex Scoreboard
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