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Testimonials
"The Lost Dutchman is unquestionably the best training game I have ever seen for
teaching teamwork."
- Sam Tolbert, Director of Planning, Self Memorial Hospital
"I ran my first Dutchman today! YEEEHAHHH!!! I had 12 people whom we split into 3
teams of 4. Let me compliment you on a great game! The timings were perfect, the
debriefing was awesome, and everyone was happy! They were so impressed!
YEEEHAHHH!!!
Thanks again - I'm fired up!"
YEEEHAHHH!!!
Thanks again - I'm fired up!"
- Eugene Zanozin, Australia
Benefits
- Exercise plays in less than 2 hours. A total of 3.5 hours allows for extensive debriefing in a morning or afternoon session.
- Uses a variety of clean metaphors that link to organizational issues and opportunities for improvement through better interactions among people.
- Effective presentations for groups from 6 to 600+!
- Allows for low reading level; no math required; simple enough for the shop floor yet powerful and elegant for the boardroom.
- Stimulates discussions about how things really work (and solutions!)
- Comes packaged with very complete support materials.
Applications
- Organizational Development Retreats
- Teaching motivational strategies and systems thinking
- Organizational Learning and Quality Improvement
- Programs on inter-departmental collaboration
- Teaching on interpersonal communications and thinking styles
- Leadership development programs of all types
- Strategic Planning and Team Building
- Optimizes Profit Performance
The Search for The Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine
Proven as a top team building exercise worldwide since 1993.
Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Money Back!
Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Money Back!
Use this powerful team exercise to boost:
- Teamwork, communications
- Collaboration, planning
- Organizational profitability
Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine is an engaging challenge, focused on mining gold and
having fun but with the serious purpose of generating ideas that improve workplace
performance. It readily links to issues such as changing goals, leading and
motivation and demonstrates the benefits of trust and good interpersonal
communications.
Dutchman's key themes are explained as:
The role of the Expedition Leader is to help teams be successful.
The Goal is to mine as much Gold as We can.
The Goal is to mine as much Gold as We can.
The Search for The Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine sets up a journey to mine Gold in
the Superstition Mountains of the American Southwest. It's based on a true story
of Jacob Waltz and his gold mine, lost when he attempted to describe its location
on his deathbed in 1892.
Overview:
Dutchman participants play in teams consisting of 5 or 6 people. Teams are provided
with a mission and a challenge, given resources and information and then asked to make
a variety of choices to develop and execute their plan. By making assumptions,
decisions and choices, they develop a sense of ownership and involvement.
The essence of the game is to work together and have fun, planning and collaborating
with each other during the planning and play, not competing. It's a game of
abundance, not scarcity. All teams will be successful; those that plan and
collaborate will be more successful than the others!
The Scenario:
Debriefing Dutchman to
Organizational Effectiveness:
Teams learn that they will
have 20 days of 2 minutes each to manage their journey to
the mine and back home to Apache Junction. They can choose from 3 paths with
different risks, planning for weather changes and focusing on the optimal use of
resources. We have a detailed
scenario available for you to read as well.
Debriefing Dutchman to
Organizational Effectiveness:
The Expedition Leader/Facilitator has many choices as to debriefing and can readily
link the behaviors in the exercise to situations for workplace improvement. The
debriefing makes this exercise truly unique and extremely
powerful as a tool for change and improvement. Often
discussed is how this game parallels the need for
leadership, clear missions and visions, and issues of
teamwork and collaboration.
Read More on Debriefing.
The simulation has been continuously improved, with worldwide clients in all sorts of
industries and situations. A client list is available on this website, as well as
testimonials. Follow the lead of organizations such as Microsoft, Michelin, 20th
Century Fox, Mayo Clinic, Luxottica Retail, Bank of Montreal and hundreds of others
who continue to feature this proven team exercise in their training.
Dutchman is a dynamic half-day program that allows ample time for debriefing. It forms a strong base for a full day or multiple day training or leadership session because of its energy and wonderful metaphors.
Dutchman is a dynamic half-day program that allows ample time for debriefing. It forms a strong base for a full day or multiple day training or leadership session because of its energy and wonderful metaphors.
Satisfaction Guaranteed. Internationally Applauded. Fun to deliver!
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Lost Dutchman is priced according to how many people will be participating
in the event at one time. The various versions are designed for specific
numbers of players and are correspondingly named for the most number of
teams participating. Typical teams have 4 to 6 players.
Please call us at 800-659-1466 or email Scott@SquareWheels.com if you have any questions about which version you will need. You can speak directly with the game's developer and designer, Dr. Scott Simmerman.
The exercise is CD-based and contains everything necessary to run the exercise: facilitator's guide and instructions, presentation materials in PowerPoint, debriefing outline and questions, etc. You also receive a complete set of ready-to-use Team Materials that include laminated forms for team packs, resource cards, grub stake envelopes, poster maps, and toy trinkets for tabletop fun.
Please call us at 800-659-1466 or email Scott@SquareWheels.com if you have any questions about which version you will need. You can speak directly with the game's developer and designer, Dr. Scott Simmerman.
The exercise is CD-based and contains everything necessary to run the exercise: facilitator's guide and instructions, presentation materials in PowerPoint, debriefing outline and questions, etc. You also receive a complete set of ready-to-use Team Materials that include laminated forms for team packs, resource cards, grub stake envelopes, poster maps, and toy trinkets for tabletop fun.
LD-3 is for 2 or 3 teams (up to 18 people) --- $995
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LD-4 is a CD edition for 2 to 4 teams (up to 24 people) --- $1695
Take a look at all that comes with your LD-4 purchase
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LD-6 is a CD edition for 2 to 6 teams (up to 36 people) --- $2895
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LD-Professional Edition comes packed with laminated, reusable Team Materials for
15 teams of up to 6 people each. You can also print more materials as needed and
many of the included items can be easily expanded for larger groups. There's no
limit as to how many people you can use this Pro Edition for.
LD-Professional Edition --- $6,995
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Take a look at all that comes with your LD-Professional Edition purchase
Rental of The Search for The Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine
Rental of Dutchman is also an option when it makes better sense to rent the exercise
rather than purchase it. The rental version is packaged with all
the support and materials you need to deliver Dutchman. It can
also be customized by us to meet special needs.
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