This post is from an email my colleague Solomon Salvis sent to a prospect on team building and Dutchman — The Search for The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine.

I thought it well done and it carries most of the messages and key themes of our world class simulation. Solomon wrote:

I understand you may be evaluating the LDGM (The Search for The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine) simulation for your organization. If you need to highlight key points to your Director or decision-makers, here are a few compelling reasons why it’s a smart long-term investment:

1. Proven Global Impact

   This simulation is one of the most powerful tools for building collaboration. It has been run in over 40 countries with more than 500,000 corporate professionals experiencing its impact — from onboarding to leadership offsites.

2. One-Time Cost. Unlimited Impact.

   Unlike many other simulations that require ongoing royalty fees, LDGM comes at a one-time cost. You can run it multiple times for hundreds of employees without additional charges.

   For context, Cognizant has used the same kit for over 40,000 professionals, bringing down their cost to less than $1 per employee over time.

3. Ongoing Support and Innovation

   You’ll receive full support from our team — whenever you need. We also share updated debriefing approaches and are even exploring AI-enhanced debriefing options to keep your sessions fresh and future-ready.

4. Affordable and Facilitator-Friendly

   We’ve intentionally kept the LD4 kit pricing unchanged for nearly two decades to make it accessible for facilitators who want to create deep engagement, build high-performing teams, and foster a culture of collaboration.

Let me know if you need any more information or assistance to move forward. I’d be happy to support you in making this a success.

This is obviously a top-view of the game and you can find dozens of blogs of my writing about how it works and what it can do. We believe that it is the very best team building game in the world focused on inter-team collaboration and alignment to shared goals and outcomes.

If this is remotely of interest, pop me a note. I first designed this more than 30 years ago to be, “An excuse to do a debriefing,” and the support materials we can provide along with my personal support are exceptional.