The Business Simulation Blog

Probably now more than ever, companies require their new recruits to have experience in business decision making. As this prerequisite might prove difficult to comply for higher-education recent graduates, business simulations can come in handy to provide students with experience in the complexities, uncertainties, and ambiguities of decision making in an intricate business world even before entering the working life.

The use of Business Simulation Games can make learning goals more achievable for higher-education students according to a meta-study by researchers of the University of Utrecht (Netherlands). Simulations have become a vital part of academic courses in different business and management fields, the researchers from the Dutch university point out, and after reviewing a series of studies on Business Simulations, they have also identified 3 best practices for their successful use: specificity of the game, integration in the course, and role of the instructor.

We have previously explored how a Brazilian University brings Business Simulation Games to the next level. Yet, this is not the only instance in which educators using Cesim Simulations have found interesting ways of combining online and offline tranining. DBA Jose A. Flecha Ortiz, professor at the National University College in Puerto Rico, has combined online training using Cesim Global Challenge, our International Business and Strategy Simulation Game, with offline activities as part of the capstone course of his business students.

Choosing your Business Simulation provider can be a long-term decision and you should consider the lifetime value of the relationship. Below are ten things we believe you should look for in order to maximize your benefit and get what you deserve.

Participants left full of ideas from our workshop organized in Paris on June 15, 2017. This training day was intended for an audience discovering Business Simulations.

Our training revolved around our Cesim SimBrand simulation. Our facilitator, Danielle Fish and the Cesim France team were present throughout this workshop to present the different subjects addressed and to discuss with the participants in a convivial atmosphere.