Blog
Posts about science-of-learning
-
Top 3 Reasons Why Teams Fail
Whether you’re managing a startup or work for a major corporation, putting together a successful business team can be a daunting task. Though it may be easy to …
-
Teamwork: Not doing their fair share
Reducing social loafing
-
Teamwork: Just showing up isn’t enough.
Running an Effective Meeting
-
Teamwork: Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?
When teams at General Electric’s corporate university in Crotonville, NY, begin an assignment, the first thing they do is discuss their “ground rules,” capture …
-
Teamwork: Faith vs. Fact
While 92% of professors teaching with a business simulation believe teamwork skills are critical for business graduates, and 82% use team-based assignments in …
-
Webcast: The 5 Ts of Effective Team-based Projects
Dr. Erich Dierdorff, a professor at DePaul University and team training expert, discusses why team-based projects fail, what the characteristics of an …
-
5 Tools for Building an Effective Team
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos told us team size should be limited by the two-pizza rule (if it needs more than two pizzas at lunch, it’s too big). Facebook’s Mark …
-
Soft Skills: The Future of Business Education
Even though hard skills, or technical skills, can influence hiring decisions, studies suggest organizations place greater value on a candidate’s soft skills. …
-
Top 5 Reasons Professors Choose to Use a Capsim Business Simulation in Their Classroom
Every year, close to 2,000 business professors choose to use Capsim’s business simulations in their classroom. To understand why, we surveyed our users and …
-
Capsim's TeamMATE: Evidence-Based Approach To Developing Team Competencies
Team based assignments, team activities and team presentations are integral to most business school programs for one reason: business requires graduates to be …
-
Can a Simulation Save Lives?
Simulations have been used as training tools for years in fields such as aviation, biomechanics, engineering and, of course, business. Even in the medical …
-
The Dilemma Of Business Ethics
Previously, we introduced a framework that you can use to shape ethical discussions in your classroom. Today, we will talk about why these discussions are …