Team Building with Large Groups - Does LDGM work?
A resounding YES!
You can easily provide memorable Team Building Events for Large Groups with PMC's flagship exercise, The Search for The Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine. And it is surprisingly impactful, easy to deliver and inexpensive. We get a lot of feedback saying, "Memorable" and "Best Ever Event!"
Dutchman is considered one of the top team simulations worldwide and one of the very few focused on issues of inter-team collaboration and performance improvement. You'll find it's extremely useful for coaching leadership, communications, project management and motivation.
Companies who have used us Dutchman for large groups include: - Luxottica -- 600 people playing
- INROADS -- 900 people participating
- WiPro Technologies -- 870 participants
- Family Christian Stores -- 240 players
And we have rented games for a wide variety of companies, including Cox Communications, PayPal, Cargill, Radford University, Genentech, Manulife, Enterprise Bank, PON, Caremark and the US Census Bureau, as well as renting it to consultants like TL Olson Associates and Middle Path Consulting for use with their clients.
Use Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine for your large groups in one of these three ways: - We'll deliver it for you! Dr. Scott Simmerman, Lost Dutchman's creator, will seamlessly facilitate Dutchman for groups of any size. Contact Scott for more information (email)
- Purchase the Lost Dutchman game for a one-time cost to deliver yourself with no restrictions on reuse. All you need to run the game as well as options for debriefing are included.
- Rent the exercise for a one-time use for any size group. We do all the packaging, include all needed materials and offer as much telephone support as you want. Contact Scott for more information (email)
Dutchman offers: - Key themes of "Mining as Much Gold as We Can" and "Optimizing total ROI" along with metaphors for planning and collaboration making it a valuable business game
- More than 100 debriefing slides allowing for a flexible and customizable debriefing readily tailored to your specific desired outcomes
- High levels of individual and team participation thereby increasing transformational impact
- A fun, engaging and superb learning program that integrates neatly with conference or retreat themes or can be used in the classroom for teaching
- Solid opportunity for involving your management team in the actual delivery, guaranteeing a higher impact while costing much less than every other presentation design we know
One of the games often compared to Dutchman is a game by Eagle's Flight called Gold of the Desert Kings. One cannot find out much information about GDK from their website but a lot of their former customers now use Dutchman and share information comparing costs and game design features with us. See More.
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A Brief Description of the Exercise:
The theme is a challenging journey to find the lost gold mine of Jacob Waltz (The Dutchman) in the Superstition Mountains of Arizona. Through information, planning and decision-making, players discover how this expedition links to their real work behaviors, communications and teamwork. After play, the flexible debriefing becomes motivating for performance improvement initiatives of all kinds, with direct links to inter-team collaboration, strategic planning and the importance of clear missions and visions. (More information)
Some of the Features Include: - Action-filled, fast-paced tabletop exercise
- Works exceptionally for any number of players
- High levels of individual and team participation thereby increasing transformational impact
- Different versions allow you to control costs of acquisition -- very low cost per participant if used repeatedly
- No annual fees and or required certification training
- Works in all sorts of company cultures (translated with permission only)
- Plays and debriefs in 3-3.5 hours but can easily be the core event in a multi-day workshop delivered by PMC or your people
- Powerful debriefing capabilities with included PowerPoint slides
- Focuses on inter-table/team collaboration, communications, strategic planning and is certified by the Project Management Institute for continuing education credit in PM courses
- Recognized worldwide for over 18 years used by consultants and trainers for a wide variety of desired outcomes
- Exclusive representatives in India, Switzerland, China, Korea, Romania, Poland, Japan and elsewhere
 Lost Dutchman Is Powerful and Proven Effective. And Fun to use!
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