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The Babson College Mindset Game

Fostering an Entrepreneurial Mindset

Simulation Overview

The Babson College Mindset Game is designed to foster an entrepreneurial mindset, sharply contrasting it from the traditional managerial mindset.

Players

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Multiplayer

Languages

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English, Spanish

Simulation Time

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Total Time: 1.5 hours

Intro 10 minutes, Gameplay 1 hour, Debrief 15-20 minutes

Accessibility

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WCAG 2.0 Compliance

Price

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$165 per person

Simulation Categories

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Entrepreneurship

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Leadership and Teamwork

The Story

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In this game, learners are part of a team and compete against other teams. Speed is most important in some parts of the game, while imagination is paramount in other parts. This game is beneficial for individuals working in organizations historically dominated by managerial thinking and aims to shift them towards a more entrepreneurial or design-thinking approach.


The simulation will balance a variety of learning objectives including innovation, embracing risk and failure, iterative processes, and value creation.

Core Competencies

Entrepreneurship

Design Thinking

Collaboration

Learning Objectives

Innovation: Entrepreneurial leaders are driven to innovate in business models, products, or services, while design thinking provides a structured approach to creating innovative solutions.
Embracing Risk and Failure: Entrepreneurial leaders take calculated risks and learn from failures. Similarly, design thinking involves prototyping and testing ideas, knowing that failure is a valuable part of the process to refine and improve the final product.
Iterative Processes: The entrepreneurial mindset and design thinking rely on iterative processes. Entrepreneurial leaders pivot and adapt their business strategies based on feedback and changing market conditions. This is mirrored in the cycle of ideation, prototyping, testing, and refining ideas in design thinking.
Value Creation: The ultimate goal of both the entrepreneurial mindset and design thinking is to create value — whether social, economic, or cultural.

Resources to Power Your Simulation

This simulation comes with a Facilitation Guide along with 1:1 facilitator training and free trial accounts.

Available with this simulation

Facilitation Guide

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Free Trial & Demo

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