Live Webinar July 13, 2011 – 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by: The Training Magazine Network
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU Free
Earn up to 7 PDUs for reading the companion book for this presentation
Jolts! Activities to Wake Up and Engage Your Participants 272 pages

If you are working with and agile team and are looking at using Business Games and Learning Simulations than look no further than Thiagi The Mad Scientist of the Thiagi Group. Thiagi has published 40 books, 120 games and simulations, and more than 200 articles including the definitive chapters on simulations and games for ISPI’s Handbook of Human Performance Technology, ASTD’s Training & Development Handbook, and the American Management Association’s Human Resources Management and Development Handbook.

The Problem: Simulations are the best way to prepare a team for new experiences, however Experiential Exercises require such a long time to prepare and to conduct and often there is no time is available for debriefing. These Simulations create a shared experience for the team that can create bonds and assist with team problem solving.

The Solution: Use a jolt! Participate in different activities, each conducted in a few minutes and giving you a long-lasting wake-up call. Learn about the advantages of using brief simulations called jolts. Locate several ready-made jolts and create your own. Master a powerful model for debriefing to maximize team learning.

The Book: Jolts! Activities to Wake Up and Engage Your Participants

“Only Thiagi and his co-author, Tracy, could have devised a list of 50 magical learning moments that are concise and certain to JOLT learners into new perspectives and profound insights. If you facilitate group learning or change management, you won’t want to miss this one!” —Elaine Biech, author of Business of Consulting and Training for Dummies

Click to see a list of Thiagi’s Simulation and Business Games Books

The Presenters/Authors:

Sivasailam “Thiagi” Thiagarajan, Ph.D., (LinkedIn profile) is Resident Mad Scientist at the Thiagi Group, a Bloomington, Indiana-based organization with the mission of helping people improve their performance effectively and enjoyably. Thiagarajan has published forty books, including Thiagi’s 100 Favorite Games (Pfeiffer Essential Resources for Training and HR Professionals)
and Teamwork and Teamplay: Games and Activities for Building and Training Teams, as well as numerous games, simulations, and articles.

Tracy Tagliati, CPLP, is a Senior Associate at the Thiagi Group, where she specializes in designing and delivering training to international clients. Prior to working with the Thiagi Group, Tracy was a corporate trainer for Mercury Insurance Group and Mindset development, a franchise of Crestcom International.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 9 – Human Resources

• 4.3 Direct and Monitor Project Execution
• 9.3 Develop Project Team
• 9.4 Manage Project Team

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