Large group events and team building are themes I've written quite a lot about. Some focus on the...
large group team building events
About Scott Simmerman, Ph.D.
Dr. Scott Simmerman is the creator of the Square Wheels illustrations about organizational...
Debriefing Teams for Optimizing Impact – some thoughts on facilitation, planning and debriefing
Debriefing teams playing the game is about generating an optimal impact. Here, I share some...
Teamwork and Square Wheels and Implementation
It was a nice surprise to have a customer put up a really nice blog about my Innovate and...
Trust is the Residue of Promises Fulfilled – An Update
My friend Frank Navran once quipped that, Trust is the residue of promises fulfilled. and that...
Maximizing Team Building Impacts with Senior Managers
A discussion of the use of metaphors in debriefing The Search for The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine team building exercise. It includes links to information about the virtual version of the exercise, designed for remote workers and team building and motivation.
Thoughts on assigning players to tabletops in team building exercises
How do you put tabletops together to optimize team building impacts and meet your goals for a...
Updates to our Lost Dutchman Handouts – files you can download
I occasionally get "The DO The Update Bug" which commonly starts out with me doing one small and...
Dot-Voting and Square Wheels for Innovation Ideas and Improved Shared Ownership
I will suggest you use Dot-Voting and Square Wheels for Innovation Ideas and Improved Shared...
Avoiding Deep Vein Thrombosis and Death by Powerpoint
Exciting and Engaging and Large Corporate Event are phrases that are seldom linked together. Put...
Thoughts on Team Building – Cross-Cultural Impacts of Lost Dutchman
The Search for The Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine really works well cross-culturally and I was reminded...
Thoughts on Hiring the Right Presenter for a large event
Here are some ideas for hiring the right presenter and improving impacts at large events and...
Debriefing and Facilitating for Organizational Improvement – Games versus Exercises
Fun versus Value. Activity versus Learning. These seem to be age old mysteries anchored to...
Military Team Building Games – some thoughts on alternatives
Good Governance, rather than autocratic leadership, is one of the keys to creating value and...
Large Group Team Building Events – Using Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine and Square Wheels
I was asked about using the Lost Dutchman game for working in large group team building events a...