Some problems only show up when work gets busy. A handover gets missed. A manager ends up checking every small task because instructions keep getting lost. A sales team agrees to a deal that looks good today and costs you a good client tomorrow. Or the team keeps doing things the way they always have, even when it no longer works.
These are hard habits to change through a meeting or an email. So we created three indoor business simulations that bring them to the surface in a few hours, in a safe setting, followed by an honest conversation about what to do differently back at work.
Stack ’Em Up: leading when people can’t see the whole picture
How it works: Teams take on what looks like a simple building challenge, except some people can’t see the goal clearly. They have to rely completely on their leader’s spoken directions, and on trusting each other, to finish the structure.
What teams usually discover: How clear (or unclear) instructions really are, and how much depends on the person giving them. Newer team leads often see for the first time how their directions land with the people doing the work.
Good for: improving communication between managers and staff, clearer delegation, and helping new team leads settle into the role.
Coffee Traders: negotiating in a market that keeps changing
How it works: Teams step onto a coffee trading floor where customer tastes keep shifting. They trade beans between trading posts, form and break alliances, and negotiate deals to build up the most wealth by the end.
What teams usually discover: The tension between winning today’s deal and keeping a good partner for the long run. It’s a lively, competitive session, and the debrief is often where sales and operations people start to understand each other.
Good for: sales teams, procurement teams, account managers, and departments that need to work together more commercially.
Warp Speed: when “the way we’ve always done it” isn’t fast enough
How it works: Teams start with what seems like a basic task done in sequence. Then our facilitators raise the bar and cut the target time in half. To succeed, teams have to let go of their first approach and rethink how they work.
What teams usually discover: That a much better way was there all along. They just had to stop defending the old one. It’s a positive way to talk about change without anyone feeling blamed.
Good for: teams going through process or system changes, breaking out of comfortable routines, and building a habit of improving how work gets done.
Where we can run it
All three simulations run indoors, so there’s no outdoor travel to plan and no weather to worry about.
- In your own office, training room or multipurpose hall. We bring everything we need to you. No venue to book, and no travel time for your staff.
- A meeting room in the CBD. Useful if you’d like your team away from their desks while staying close to the city.
- A venue near your business park. We can also run sessions at venues in areas such as Changi Business Park, one-north or Jurong East, to keep things close to your office.
Programme length
You can choose:
- Half day (morning)
- Half day (afternoon)
- Full day
- Two days
- Overseas programmes
- Something else that suits your schedule
These simulations also pair well with a DISC, MBTI or Emergenetics profiling session or our leadership workshops.
Still checking every small task yourself?
If you run a small business or a department, you may be the person everyone comes to for every decision. It wasn’t meant to be that way, but instructions get lost, handovers slip, and it feels quicker to do it yourself. Then there’s no time left for the bigger work.
Tell us where things keep getting stuck. “Handovers between sales and operations” or “my supervisors wait for me to decide everything” is enough. We’ll suggest which simulation fits, or whether something else would help more.
You get a clear proposal. Every cost is itemised line by line, and what we quote is what you pay.
The goal isn’t a good afternoon. It’s a team that can carry more of the load without you, starting the following week.